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Meetings and Events
Calendar of Meetings for April 2002
Waterkeeper
Alliance Summit for Sustainable Hog Farming
April 5
Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa
Info: Program starts at 9 a.m., and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., WA president,
will speak at 7 p.m.; $25/person; call (914) 422-4410 or log on to www.waterkeeper.org
State
of the River Meeting, Red Wing, Minnesota
April 10, 2002
Red Wing Public Library.
Find out what’s happening on the Mississippi River near Red Wing.
Sponsored by the volunteer Mississippi River Citizen Commission.
For more information, contact Robin Grawe, Secretary, 507-454-4141
State
of the River Meeting, Winona, Minnesota
April 11, 2002
Winona City Council Chambers, 207 Lafayette St.
Find out what’s happening on the Mississippi River near Winona.
Sponsored by the volunteer Mississippi River Citizen Commission.
For more information, contact Robin Grawe, Secretary, 507-454-4141
Mississippi
River Citizen Commission
April 16, 2002
The next meeting of the Mississippi River Citizen Commission will be
Tuesday, April 16 at 10:00 AM in the Wenonh Room of the Winona City Hall,
207 Lafayette. The agenda will focus almost entirely on organizational
issues. MRCC
mission.
Robin A. Grawe, Secretary
Mississippi River Citizen Commission
678 Sioux St.
Winona, MN 55987
507-454-4141
NRCS
Third Party Vendor Public Meeting
April 17, 2002
Wed., 1 pm Room 209
USDA NRCS State Office, 6515 Watts Road, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, WI . . .. USDA is asking farmers to comment on a new "Third
Party Vendor" option for conservation technical assistance. Pat Leavenworth,
State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,
welcomes comments from farmers and anyone participating in USDA farm programs,
either in writing or at a public meeting on April 17 in Madison.
Contact: Renae Anderson, NRCS, 608-276-8732x227
Greater
Blufflands Forum
April 18-19, 2002
Holland Town Hall, Holland, WI
Contact Judy Martinson [judy.martinson@ia.usda.gov].
Farm
Bill Science Symposium
April 25-26, 2002
Please find attached the agenda and invitation for the farm bill science
symposium. The symposium will be held April 25 and 26, 2002 in the Jefferson
Auditorium of the USDA South Bldg, Washington, D.C. Please pass this on
to any of your colleagues that may be interested. Thanks.
Don Steck, Environmental Protection Specialist
Conservation and Environmental Programs Division
USDA/FSA/CEPD/0513
1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-0513
(COM) 202-690-0224
(FAX) 202-720-4619
E-mail: don_steck@wdc.usda.gov
ReVisioning:
Building Community for a Sustainable Future
April 26-28, 2002
Macalester College, Kagin Commons, St. Paul, Minnesota
Discover, explore, and practice democratic, participatory, and earth centered
ations to ensure a sustainable future. Featured Speakers: David Korten,
Michael Albert, Marjorie Kelly, Ronnie Dugger, Polly Mann, Mel Duncan
Panels, workshops, and more . . .
E-mail: ReVisioning@yahoo.com
Phone: Ann Martinson at 612-827-1894
The
Living Green Expo
April 27, 2002
Minnesota State Capitol Grounds and Armory will highlight information,
ideas, resources and products for Minnesotans to live more sustainably.
A number of e
E nvironmental groups, government agencies, natural food coops, advocacy
groups and other organizations are collaborating to put on the event.
It will feature exhibitors, workshops, displays, entertainment and the
"Taste of Sustainability" food court.
Ned Brooks, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, (651) 296-8709.
For exhibitor information, call Krista Leraas, Alliance for Sustainability,
(612) 331-1099.
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