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Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23, 2008
Berry College, Rome
Speaker Presentations
Early Registration
Deadline Extended: February 8, 2008
Agenda
Registration and Scholarships
Lodging
Auction
Directions
The conference will feature:
- Keynote Speakers
•The
Rich Biological Diversity of the Coosa River Basin -
Anna George, Director of the Tennessee Aquarium Research
Institute
• An Update on Georgia's Statewide Water Plan and Current State
Legislative and Policy Issues - Neill Herring,
Sierra Club and Jill Johnson of Georgia Conservation Voters
• Georgia Watershed Groups - Making a Difference and Turner
Minigrant Program - Judy Adler, Turner Foundation and Steve Fleischli, President
of the Waterkeeper
Alliance
•A
Decade of Working Together for Healthy Rivers -
Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
- Three
informative tracks on Saturday:
•Statewide Water Plan: Ensuring Enough
Clean Water - Featuring presentations
on interbasin transfers, strategies for water
conservation,
instream flow policy, and regional water
planning
•Shared Lessons - Featuring presentations on stormwater
messaging, using model ordinances to improve water quality, and presentations
from groups around
the state who are addressing nonpoint source pollution in their watersheds.
• Beyond the Basics , hosted by Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
- Featuring presentations on volunteer recruitment, using volunteer
data for regulatory purposes, and workshops on Bacteria
monitoring and using Adopt-A-Stream’s new online
database to analyze your data.
- Friday Workshops
“Big Money for Small Organizations” with
Andy Robinson,
Where’s the money?How do I ask for
it? Turning members into major donors
“Get the Dirt Out: Train the Trainer”
Train people in your community to spot problems on local construction sites,
who to call if you see a problem, and how to follow up with the authorities to
make sure the problems get fixed. Field trip incuded!
- A
Friday Night Party and Auction featuring Awards,
River Jam, food
and drinks
- Fourth Annual River Celebration
Awards honoring
Georgia’s watershed groups, volunteers and
river conservationists
- Networking
opportunities
- Full Moon Paddle on February
21st from 6:30-8:30, Join CRBI
Riverkeeper Joe Cook for a six mile paddle on
the beautiful Etowah River.
Bring your own boat, or rental canoes available
for $30 each. For registration details contact
Joe Cook at CRBI: 706.232.2724
- Exhibits
Sponsors:
The
support of the following have made this conference
possible:
Berry
College
Environmental Support Center
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
Institute for Conservation Leadership
Presenting
Sponsor
Stack & Associates
Building the Grassroots
Sponsor
Georgia Wildlife Federation
REM
Stormwater Systems Inc.
Party
and Awards Sponsor
The Georgia Conservancy
Satilla Riverkeeper
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Lunch Sponsor
REI
Breakfast Sponsors
American Rivers
Broad River Watershed Association
The Wilderness Society
UGA Fish Action Response Team
Contributing Sponsor
Ogeechee Canoochee Riverkeeper
Special
Items Donor
Garden & Gun Magazine
Sweetwater Brewery
For questions on the
conference, contact Jesslyn Shields
For registration
questions, contact: Dana
Skelton
Georgia River Network, 706/549-4508.
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