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Watershed
conference connects statewide management efforts
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[DEC.
6, 2003]
URBANA --
"Connecting Illinois Watersheds," the
first statewide conference on watershed management, will be in
Peoria at the Holiday Inn Brandywine on Feb. 5 and 6, 2004.
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Organizers of the conference hope to
provide an educational setting where watershed planning groups can
learn more about watershed management and network with others
interested in preserving and improving watershed health. Invited
speakers include Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and Joel Brunsvold, director of
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Participants will discuss current and
future watershed issues such as total maximum daily load, phase II
storm water, pollutant trading and geographic information systems
technology. They will also learn how to access watershed management
tools online, develop funding sources through grant writing and
motivate volunteers.
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Registration for the conference is
$25. Registration forms are available through local Extension
offices. For additional information online, go to
www.watershed.uiuc.edu.
The
conference is sponsored by 16 agencies, including the University of
Illinois Extension, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois
Department of Agriculture.
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of Illinois news release] |
