WETLANDS WORKSHOP PLANNED FOR MAY 4

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 weekend wetlands workshop
and help save our last remaining wetlands! National and state 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 the weekend of May 4 for this essential and exciting training
opportunity. The meeting will be held next to Carney Marsh area near the
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities building at 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 registration and information.

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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