January
10, 2008
Greetings
from FREP!
I'm using a new Email service - Constant
Contact - I hope will make sending this newsletter a lot
easier. It was taking hours to send one FREP email blast via
my personal email service. I noticed more organizations and
businesses are using this service and I hope this message gets
through to you! There is a remove/update feature at the bottom.
You can send new names to add to the list directly to me. --
Thanks- Becky Hoag, FREP Communications Manager
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 1 PM, Streamwood Village Hall, 301 E. Irving Park Road.
Mapquest Link
Annual Elections. Program: Poplar Creek Watershed Plan, presented by John White & Jesse Elam.
The minutes from our last meeting on 11/14/07 are posted on the FREP Website
Nominating Committee's proposed slate of officers:
President: Karen Miller; Vice President: Tim Pollowy; Secretary: Cindy Skrukrud; Treasurer: Jason Pettit
C2000 FY08 Grants - the latest word is that FY08 grants are in doubt and FY08 applicants are urged to resubmit their grants for FY09. Those applicants from the Fox watershed should have already received an email with information about this. If you did not receive this information, or have questions, please contact Nancy Williamson, Ecosystem Administrator at
847-608-3100 ext. 2051
C2000 FY09 Grants - We had 18 preliminary proposals presented at our meeting in Barrington Hills on November 14. Each proposal was assigned to a FREP committee and Tim Pollowy, FREP Grants Chair, will coordinate follow-up and committee meetings to continue the process. The online grant application deadline is: Friday, February 29, 2008. C2000 information and a link to the application can be found at: http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/ecosystem/fy09/
Grants in the Fox River Watershed need to go through FREP, and a description of our process can be found at: http://foxriverecosystem.org/c2000_main.htm If you have questions or are a new applicant still wanting to get in on this process, please contact Tim at 630/262-1747.
FREP's community newsletter Fox River News, is being relaunched in the coming week and will be in the mailboxes of those of you on the FREP mailing list. It is also posted on the FREP Website LINK. We hope to continue to publish it at least bi-annually, as funding permits. This issue features highlights from the Fox River Summit, Tips on Feeding Winter Birds, water issues, and more. Please check it out.
FREP Noon Network, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, Noon to 1:30 PM, Dundee Township Senior Center, 665 Barrington Rd., Rts. 68 & 25, Carpentersville
Program: Conservation Easements - Protecting in Perpetuity
presented by Lisa Haderlein of The Conservation Foundation of McHenry County
Please join us for the free program. Bring your lunch to eat during the program. Time for Q&A and networking. No reservations required.
Annual Conversations About Conservation With Our Legislators - date in March to be set soon, on a Friday when our legislators will be back home in their districts.
Hosted by Friends of the Fox River
January 31 & February 2, McHenry County College Conference Center, Crystal Lake Details of FOFR's Website and more information about the films at:
http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/
Protecting
Farmland In Northeastern Illinois 2008 Conference sponsored
by Openlands
Friday, February 1 and Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 at
Elgin Community College.
LINK to brochure with details on the Agenda,
Speakers, cost and way to register
Cultivating Conservation Close to Home
March 6-9, 2008, Mundelein, IL Website Link
FREP Website "GREEN" Page - A new page has been created to provide links to GREEN resources. If you have any link suggestions, please email them to Becky
FREP Summit Resource CDs - There are still CDs available from the FREP Summit, packed with a lot of resource materials. To request one, please contact Becky.
FREP MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: Thanks to all who have responded with their annual dues. We are getting a great response, but hope to continue to expand support and participation in FREP. If you haven't yet paid your 2007-08 Dues - the form is at this link: http://foxriverecosystem.org/PDFs/FREP-07-08memberform.pdf
Becky
Hoag
Communications Manager, Fox River Ecosystem Partnership
630-482-9157
foxriverinfo@comcast.net Plese
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