Making
Locally Led Conservation Work!
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
A forum on community-based conservation action and why such
bottom-up activities succeed or fail
June
3-5, 2001
Arbor Day Farm TM - Lied Conference Center
Nebraska City, Nebraska
http://www.arborday.org/programs/llcNatlConfBrochure.html
An event to
discuss how local groups can assume some responsibility for
assessing the condition of natural resources in their
community—prioritizing which conservation issues are most
important to address, and working with public and private
organizations at local, state, and/or national levels to
marshal the necessary technical, educational, and financial
resources to deal with those issues.
Who
Should Attend?
·
Conservation district leaders
·
RC&D council leaders
·
City officials and planners
·
County leaders
·
State conservation and environmental agency personnel
·
NRCS and Forest Service personnel
·
Extension personnel
·
EPA personnel
·
Fish and wildlife conservation agency leaders
·
Watershed council members
·
Coordinated Resource Management committee members
·
Conservation and environmental organization leaders
·
Agricultural organization leaders
·
Irrigation district officials
·
Drainage district officials
·
Urban foresters
·
Nonpoint-source pollution control personnel
·
Drinking water watershed managers
·
Land trust leaders
·Anyone
concerned and involved in natural resources management |
