Thursday, March 27 , 2008                                     Greetings from FREP!

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Linking Watershed Conference 2008: Connecting the GREEN Dots
Tuesday, April 22 at NIU's Prairie Stone Campus
Hoffman Estates
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM  
Post-conference social at the new Cabela's in Hoffman Estates

Join colleagues for a full-day, interactive conference on issues relevant to the watersheds in northeastern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, and southeastern Wisconsin. Building on the collaborative network of Chicago Wilderness and the ecosystem partnerships, this program will bring together managers, scientists, educators and others to share information, discuss challenges, and promote models to advance cooperative and collaborative watershed projects in our region.

This conference is co-presented by Chicago Wilderness & FREP
A great way to spend EARTH DAY 2008!

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OTHER NEWS:

Be a part of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 8 - 9 PM. The details of the world wide initiative can be found at www.earthhourus.org.  

“Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.  This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8 PM March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

Chicago will serve as the U.S. flagship city for Earth Hour in 2008, with Atlanta, Phoenix and San Francisco joining as leading partner cities. But everyone throughout the US and around the world is invited and encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour on March 29 at 8 p.m. local time--whether at home or at work, with friends and family or solo, in a big city or a small town.”
An introductory workshop for a new user-friendly Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Chicago Wilderness       FLIER
Saturday May 3 from 10:00am to 4:00pm, St. Charles
The FREP membership meeting for April is being combined with the May Noon Network.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008  1 PM
 Valley Community Bank, lower level, Oak St. & Randall Road, North Aurora
 Program: North Aurora Town Center Wetland Mitigation Project,
 Tim Pollowy, Hey & Associates

LEGISLATIVE FYI:  OSLAD/NAAF funding has been the subject of hearings this week. FREP will be sending a letter in support of the programs to our legislators. Individuals and other organizations should also lend their attention and voice to this issue.

Becky Hoag, Communications Manager, Fox River Ecosystem Partnership    630-482-9157
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