Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 12, Number 4 • Early Fall 2004
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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The annual symposium for GLAHNF grantees and other grassroots activists will focus on aquatic habitat issues such as wetlands and factory farms, skills development such as fundraising and communications, and recharging ourselves for our work. Meetings will include a grassroots grantee panel, keynote speaker, workshops, networking, recreation, good food, and opportunities to learn from other activists doing similar work. Visit www.glhabitat.org (click on “Grassroots Symposium”) For more information and to download the registration form.
Scholarships are available!
Be sure to visit www.aqua.wisc.edu/waterpolicy soon to view the new Wisconsin Water Policies Inventory (WWPI). The WWPI, which made its debut early this summer, is a new web-based tool that is available to citizens to research Wisconsin’s major policies pertaining to water. For easy browsing, policies are organized by categories including: watersheds and components, unique waters, water allocation and use, water quality, and state agency management activities. Specific issues may be also found by freely searching the inventory with keywords.
October 5, 2004, Great Lakes Commission 2004 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario. Held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, this year’s meeting is held in conjunction with the binational State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC), immediately following at the same location. Contact: Mike Donahue, phone: 734-971-9153, E-mail: mdonahue@glc.org.
October 6-8, 2004, State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference 2004, Toronto, Ontario. The 6th biennial State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC), in which the governments of Canada and the United States of America will assess and report on the condition of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. E-mail: SOLEC@ec.gc.ca.
October 14-16, 2004, Urban Waterfronts 22: Gathering By the Waters, Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Meet the pioneers, the movers and shakers in the field of urban waterfront management and learn about the issues and new approaches involved. An optional workshop will provide an opportunity to share concerns and knowledge while learning first-hand about the difficulties faced in a lake/river environment. E-mail: mail@waterfrontcenter.org.
October 19-22, 2004, Wetlands 2004: Protecting Wetlands of International Significance, Kansas City, Missouri. This national symposium and optional field seminar, held along the Central Flyway, is designed to help build the capacity of states, local governments, federal agencies, and others to help monitor, assess, protect and restore wetlands of international significance. Contact: Sharon Weaver, phone: 518-872-1804, e-mail: sharon.weaver@aswm.org.
November 16-18, 2004, Safe Water: At What Cost? Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Hosted by the Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network (ULERN), this conference will focus on a range of issues of interest to small water system users. Renowned scientist and environmentalist David Suziki will be the lead speaker. Contact: Angie Wagner, phone: 705-541-5762, e-mail: awagner.ulern@nrcan.gc.can
November 30 - December 1, 2004, Great Lakes Beach Association Meeting, Parma, Ohio. The purpose of this free meeting is to share local, county, state, and regional beach information between beach managers, coordinators, researchers, and other interested people. Contact: Shannon Briggs, e-mail: briggssl@michigan.gov.