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> Subject: Big River Week 2001 - Agenda and
> Registration Form
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 17:43:12 -0400
>
>
> ANNOUNCING BIG RIVER WEEK 2001 ? (registration and
> agenda form attached
> below)
>
> We apologize for multiple postings
>
> Melrose Hotel
> 2430 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
> Washington, DC
>
> TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON TO PROTECT THE MISSISSIPPI
> RIVER & IT'S WATERSHED
>
> On June 8-12, 2001 Sierra Club is sponsoring Big
> River Week, a
> conservation, leadership and effectiveness training,
> in Washington, D.C.
>
> At Big River Week you will:
>
> * Meet other Sierra Club activists from all over
> the country
> * Learn and improve your effectiveness as you start
> or enhance your local
> campaigns to protect the Mississippi River watershed
> * Fight for protection and restoration of our
> rivers, farmland, forests,
> floodplains and more
> * Have an unforgettable time in Washington, DC!
>
> (Please scroll down to find registration form and
> agenda)
>
> Big River Week is an opportunity for you to learn,
> share, network and
> devote your ideas, energy, and passion to protecting
> the Mississippi River
> and it's watershed. This includes everything from
> Corp Reform, to stopping
> CAFO's to protecting critical areas from pollution,
> development and
> destruction.
>
> You'll start your Washington DC experience with a
> Friday afternoon overview
> of where we have been, how we got to where we are
> now and what we want in
> the future. Saturday and Sunday will be filled with
> more in-depth
> discussion and training on various issues. Sunday
> afternoon we will
> prepare you for Monday and Tuesday's trip to the
> hill to discuss our issues
> with decision-makers. Friday and Saturday night
> dinners will share
> information of other important events by featuring
> keynote speakers that
> are fun and informative.
>
> This is your chance to learn more about the issues
> in the watershed to make
> your activism stronger and more focused. You will
> leave the conference
> with enthusiasm and ways to get involved and to
> involve your Chapters and
> Groups in many Sierra Club campaigns.
>
> Registration will be $50.00 per person. Room rates
> are $149.00 for singles
> and $159.00 for doubles. Please contact Susan
> Patton (606)859-8700 about
> scholarships. Please ask your Chapter or Group to
> assist in your expenses.
> Don't wait to let us know YOU want to come to Big
> River Week! Please fill
> out and mail the registration form TODAY!
>
>
>
> BIG RIVER WEEK 2001 REGISTRATION FORM (agenda below)
>
> Please fill out this registration form and mail this
> it, along with a check
> for $50.00 payable to Sierra Club to: Sierra Club,
> 408 C Street, NE,
> Washington DC, 20002, ATTN: George Sorvalis
>
> Name
> Organization
> Address
> City State Zip
> Phone Fax Email
>
> YES, I plan to attend the Big River Week 2001. I
> will attend (check all
> dates that you plan to attend):
>
> _____ Friday, June 8, 2001
> _____ Saturday, June 9, 2001
> _____ Sunday, June 10, 2001
> _____ Monday, June 11, 2001
>
> Lodging
>
> I will be staying at the Melrose Hotel
> _____ Thursday night, June 7
> _____ Friday night, June 8
> _____ Saturday night, June 9
> _____ Sunday night, June 10
> _____ Other nights (please specify)
> _____ Please find me a roommate
> _____ I have my own plans for lodging
>
> PLEASE NOTE: The Sierra Club will be making
> reservations for all
> participants.
>
> We hope to see you in Washington DC!
> Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities
>
>
> (please note that the agenda is also attached as a
> word document)
>
> AGENDA(See attached file: agenda2001.doc)(See
> attached file: BIG RIVER WEEK
> 2001registration form.doc)
>
> Mississippi River Ecoregion Task
> Force
> Big River Week Agenda
> June 8 ? 12, 2001
> Melrose Hotel
> 2430 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
> Washington, D.C.
> "RESTORING THE WATERSHED"
>
> Friday Morning
> Mississippi River EcoRegion Task Force Meeting
> ? All members and
> representatives to the Task Force should plan to
> attend.
>
> Friday Afternoon
> 1-1:30 Introductions & Overview of Weekend ?
> Sheila Bosworth
> 1:30-3:30 "Restoring the Watershed" Overview
> · What has happened (historical)
> · Where we are now (current)
> · What do we want (future)
> 3:30-3:45 Break
> 4:00-4:45 Federal Farm Policy 2001
> 4:45-5:00 Wrap Up
> 6:00 Dinner, Speaker
> Chad Pregrecke, Founder of Living Lands &
> Waters and the
> Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration
> Project and the Ohio
> River Beautification & Restoration Project.
> Chad will give a lively
> presentation about his project of cleaning
> trash out of the nation's
> major rivers.
>
> Saturday Morning
> 7:30-8:30 Breakfast
> 8:30-9:15 CAFO Overview
> 9:15-9:30 Break & Move to Classes
> 9:30-10:30 Session I
> · Education Consumers: "Do you know where your
> food has been?"
> · Stopping CAFO's: The Toolkit & Keeping Score
> 10:30-10:45 Break & Move to Classes
> 10:45-11:45 Session II
> · Watershed Watch in Kentucky: How one Chapter
> has done it
> · Litigating CAFO's
>
> Noon ? 1 Lunch, Networking
>
>
>
>
>
> Saturday Afternoon
> 1:15-2:00 Corps Reform Overview
> 2:00-2:15 Break & Move to Classes
> 2:15-3:15 Session III
> · Navigation Study
> · Wetlands & Floodplains Restoration/Preservation
> 3:15-3:30 Break & Move to Classes
> 3:30-4:30 Session IV
> · Corps Reform 102
> · Dredging (Lakes, streams & coasts)
> 4:40-4:50 Review, etc.
> 6:00-6:45 Reception, Social Hour
> 7:00 Dinner, Speaker
> Florence Robinson
>
> Sunday Morning
> 7:30-8:30 Breakfast
> 8:30-9:15 Critical Lands/Areas Overview
> 9:15-9:30 Break & Move to Classes
> 9:30-10:30 Session V
> · Bottomland Forests
> · Lewis & Clark Program
> 10:30-10:45 Break & Move to Classes
> 10:45-11:45 Session VI
> · Upriver Impacts on Downstream Water Quality
> · Headwater Forest Protection
> · Sustainable Ag, Farmland Protection
>
> Noon ? 1 Lunch, Networking
>
> Sunday Afternoon
> 1:15- 3:15 Effectiveness Training
> 3:15-3:30 Break
> 3:30-4:45 Current Hill Issues
> · Defending the Clean Water Act
> · Farm Bill
> · Farm Bill Appropriations
> · Nav Study
> · Corps Reform
>
> Monday
> 10:00 Press Conference
> Hill Visits
>
> Tuesday
> Hill Visits
> Travel Day
>
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/msword
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> ATTACHMENT part 3 application/msword
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