Meetings and Events

Calendar of Meetings for May 2001

Basin Meetings

ECO-INFORMA 2001
May 14-18, 2001
Argonne, Illinois
A unique environmental conference focusing on global risk challenges.The aim is to share risk analysis information among professionals and the public and define roadmaps for integrated solutions in the new millennium.
Contact: Dr. Alvin Young,US Department of Energy, 9800 S. Cass Ave, Bldg. 201, Argonne, IL 60439
Call: 630-252-2503, Fax: 630-252-2654
E-Mail: alvin.young@ch.doe.gov

Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee
May 15
DNR Conference Center, 1738 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO
Contact Darlene Schaben 
E-mail: nrschad@mail.dnr.state.mo.us

2nd National Conference: Nonpoint Source Pollution Information and Education Programs
May 15-17, 2001
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
E-mail abstracts to the Conference Program Chair, Barb Lieberoff
E-mail: epa1103@epa.state.il.us

Urban Wetlands: Protecting and Enhancing the Resource
May 27-June 1
The Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

National/International Meetings

Forest Utilization Conference 
May 1-3, 2001
Western Hills Guest Resort in Sequoyah State Park Wagoner, OK
Lopment, Inc. will sponsor its 6th annual Forest Utilization Conference and Equipment Exposition the Ouachita Mountains Resource Conservation and Deve of Lake Fort Gibson.
Contact Gary Garman, Coordinator for Ouachita Mountains RC&D Council, at (918)-423-2479, fax 918-423-0793, E-mail: omrcandd@icok.net

Urban Wildlife Management Conference
May 1-3
Lied Conference Center, Nebraska City, NE
This conference demonstrates management opportunities for urban habitats from small city parks in urban centers to large subdivisions with considerable open space. The roles of urban soils, vegetation, water quality, noise, open space, greenways, habitat, animal communities, and human communities will be discussed.

Izaak Walton League of America National Conference
May 16-18, 2001
Orlando, Florida
Topics include: wetland education, restoration, conservation, and international issues. To get on the mailing list for the conference call (800) BUG-IWLA (284-4952)
Contact: awm@iwla.org 

Seventh National Watershed Conference
May 20-23, 2001
Richmond, Virginia
The theme: "Small Watershed Programs: Past, Present, and Future." This conference will examine our Nation's rich history with upstream small watershed programs and will explore innovative ways of accomplishing watershed project objectives as traditional sources of assistance become harder to get.
Contact: John W. Peterson, (703) 455-6886, fax (703) 455-6888
E-mail, jwpeterson@erols.com