Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 11, Number 5 • Early Winter 2003
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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Seize the Initiative by Gregory L. Colvin and Lowell Finley, a publication by The Alliance for Justice. This book is a tool for nonprofit organizations on the legal do’s and don’ts of “seizing the initiative” in their communities. Seize the Initiative is offered in recognition of the growing activism among nonprofit organizations and their experiences in ballot measure campaigns. Phone: (202) 822-6070, E-mail: alliance@afj.org,Website:www.afj.org
Worry-Free Lobbying for Nonprofits by the Alliance for Justice was written to stimulate the interest of foundations and public charities to explore how lobbying can be conducted legally and effectively via the 501(h) election. Phone: (202) 822-6070, E-mail: alliance@afj.org,Website:www.afj.org
Bookmark www.GreatLakesDirectory.org for information on Great Lakes funders, articles on important issues within the Great Lakes Basin, a directory of over 1,000 Great Lakes organizations, stories of successful grassroots projects from around the Basin, and more.
Bookmark www.glhabitat.org for the latest funding information from the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund and for an up-to-date listing of groups and projects that have been funded. You will also find grant application and reporting forms.
January 29-30, 2004, Water for a
Sustainable and Secure Future:
a National Conference on Science,
Policy and the Environment,
Washington, DC
Sponsored by the National Council for Science
and the Environment (NCSE), the 4th National
Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment will explore
the role of science in achieving sustainable relationships among
water, people, and the environment. This unique event will bring
together a diverse group of stakeholders—both specialists and
non-specialists in water resources—united by their common
concern over issues of water sustainability.
Contact: Peter Saundry, Phone: 202-530-5810
E-mail: info@NCSEonline.org
January 30-31, 2004,Wooded Wetlands-Wisconsin Wetlands
Association Annual Wetland Science Forum,Wausau,Wisconsin
Presented by the Wisconsin Wetlands Association and the
Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association. The 9th Annual
Wetland Science Forum will include two days of field trips,
seminars, and discussions that will focus on scientific research
on the ecology and hydrology of wooded wetlands as they
relate to the stewardship of wooded wetlands.
Contact: Derek Strohl, Phone: 608-250-9971
E-mail: derek@wiscwetlands.org
February 9-10, 2004, Great Lakes Clamwatcher’s Conference,
Porter, Indiana
The purpose of this mini-conference is to explore the existing
knowledge of Great Lakes mollusks, their role in the ecosystem
of the Lakes, the research needs that exist and how a
citizen-science project to monitor the presence and relative
abundance of native mollusks might be designed to meet
some of those needs.
Contact: Elma Thiele, Phone: 219-787-8983
E-mail: rwsa@myvine.com
February 21, 2004, Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival,
Dearborn, Michigan
Presented by the Ford Seahorses Scuba Diving Club, this 26th
annual festival will include fresh and salt water programs,
seminars, and underwater photo contest results. Exhibitors
will include maritime artists, historical and preservation
societies and shipwreck artifact collections.
E-mail: festivalchair@fordseahorses.org