Posted by Jane Clark -- please contact me if you are interested in attending
this workshop.
Please note, this has been changed to May 18 (originally scheduled for May
4).
Thanks,
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Des Moines

WETLANDS WORKSHOP PLANNED FOR MAY 18

Come and Develop the Skills You Need to Protect One of Iowa's Most Important
and Most Threatened Resources-- Wetlands!

Iowa was once a state rich with productive wetlands. In 1780 Iowa had 4
million acres of wetlands. In 1990 it was estimated that number had dwindled
to just 400,000 acres. Iowa is one of the nation's leaders in wetlands
destruction-- 89% of Iowa's wetlands state-wide have been destroyed and that
number jumps to 99% if only the prairie potholes are considered.

Come join Iowans from throughout the state for a wetlands workshop and help
save our last remaining wetlands! National wetlands experts will conduct a
workshop on the basics of reading and commenting on proposed permits for
wetlands destruction, the basics of wetlands law and regulation, the basics
of Iowa state legislation regarding isolated wetlands and other waters, and
how to use the media to get across your message and save your wetland.

Please reserve Saturday, May 18 for this essential and exciting training
opportunity. The meeting will be held next to Carney Marsh area at the Iowa
Association of Municipal Utilities building, 1735 N.E. 70th Avenue between
Ankeny and Des Moines. A small registration fee will be charged to cover a
light breakfast and lunch.   Contact Jane Clark at [log in to unmask] or
515-223-5047 for more information and registration.

The Iowa wetlands workshop is being funded by the Clean Water Network and
will be presented by Julie Sibbing of the National Wildlife Federation and
Daniel Rosenberg of the Natural Resources Defense Council, co-chairs of the
Clean Water Network Wetlands Workgroup.

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