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Meetings and Events


Calendar of Meetings for October 2001

Basin Meetings

Mississippi River Basin Alliance River Conference
October 13
St. Paul, MN, Hamline University
Choose from a broad selection of diverse workshops conducted by seasoned community organizers, environmental policy experts, educators and dedicated individuals who are making a real difference!  For a full agenda, click here.  For a registration form, click here.
E-mail:  mrbaoffice@mrba.org
Phone:  612-334-9460

St. Croix Energy & Environment Forum
October 13
Bayport, MN, Bayport Public Library (corner of 4th St. and hwy. 95)
Take the opportunity to discuss your environmental concerns and solutions with other interested community members!
Contact Sarah Welch
Phone:  651-649-1446

Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee
October 16
Conference Building Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO
Contact Darlene Schaben
E-mail: nrschad@mail.dnr.state.mo.us

Orientation to Environmental Assessment
Oct 18-19
Chicago, IL
Basic NEPA course for local governments 
Contact: eugene goldfarb, HUD, 77 W Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604 
Call: 312-353-1696, Fax: 312-353-5417
E-Mail: eugene_goldfarb@hud.gov

Mississippi River Basin Alliance Regional Meeting
October 20
St. Louis, MO, Washington University Law School
Topics will include watersheds, water pollutions, habitat protection, environmental health & justice, and many other issues affecting the river system and the communities that depend on it.
E-mail:  mrbaoffice@mrba.org
Phone:  612-334-9460

National/International Meetings

11th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
October 1-4
Hilton Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Call: 800/868-8776

Second International Nitrogen Conference (N2001)

Oct 14 to Oct 18, 2001
Potomoc, Maryland.
N2001 will bring together a diverse array of scientists, policy makers, and nitrogen producers and users under the theme;"Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Food and Energy Production and Environmental Protection.
Contact: Rhonda Kranz, Ecological Society of America, 1707 H. Street, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006
Call: 202-833-8773, Fax: 202-833-8775

E-Mail: n2001@esa.org