Monday, March 10 , 2008                                     Greetings from FREP!

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Linking Watershed Conference 2008: Connecting the GREEN Dots
Tuesday, April 22 at NIU's Prairie Stone Campus in Hoffman Estates
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM    

Join colleagues for a full-day, interactive conference on issues relevant to the watersheds in northeastern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, and southeastern Wisconsin. Building on the collaborative network of Chicago Wilderness and the ecosystem partnerships, this program will bring together managers, scientists, educators and others to share information, discuss challenges, and promote models to advance cooperative and collaborative watershed projects in our region.

Presentations & Sessions to include the following and more:
Keynote: Connecting the Dots to Watershed Management:
                Child’s Play or Advanced Science?
                Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Watershed
Management Ordinance, Richard Lanyon
Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision
Northwest Indiana’s Greenways and Blueways Plan
Brownfields, Re-Development, Retrofits
Local Watershed Planning
Economics of Green Development

SPONSORS:
Tallgrass Restoration, LLC
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.
Hey & Associates

We are currently recruiting additional sponsors for this event. To receive a sponsorship packet, please contact Becky Hoag at 630-482-9157 or Email: foxriverinfo@comcast.net   Deadline for sponsor commitments is March 17.


A final brochure with complete agenda and registration will be distributed by Email and posted the week of March 17th. Please go to this link for updates, directions, and a link to online registration, when available. http://foxriverecosystem.org/conference.htm


Save the Date flier                 Sponsor Packet

Becky Hoag, Communications Manager, Fox River Ecosystem Partnership    630-482-9157
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