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News media contact: Monte Turner, 503-986-0195Communities Working for Healthy Watersheds—Oct. 25-27, Seaside Editors/reporters: See calendar of events note at end. People interested in protecting and improving streams, rivers, lakes and watersheds to benefit fish and other wildlife will gather Oct. 25-27 in Seaside at the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s biennial conference. The event will be held at the Seaside Convention Center. The conference is designed for a wide range of people involved in protecting fish habitat and improving water quality including scientists, technical experts from governmental agencies and non-profit organizations, staff from watershed councils and soil and water conservation districts, tribal representatives, landowners, students and volunteers. "Thirty conference sessions will focus on numerous technical and practical topics," said Tom Byler, OWEB executive director. "Many sessions are designed to allow participants to share their knowledge and interact with presenters," he added. OWEB's Web site provides a link to the conference registration brochure and access to on-line registration at www.oregon.gov/OWEB, or call 503-986-0178 to receive a mailed copy. Registration postmarked by Oct. 6 costs $125; after Oct. 6, registration is $175. The keynote speaker at the opening general session Oct. 25 will be L. Michael Bogert, counselor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. He is responsible for coordinating law and policy for Kempthorne in the areas of natural resources. The Thursday evening banquet speaker will be Michael Shellenberger, co-director of the Breakthrough Institute, a think tank, and co-founder of American Environics, a research and strategy firm. OWEB projects support the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds that emphasizes private, voluntary actions to restore wild salmon populations. OWEB is a state agency led by a policy oversight board. The agency provides grants and services to citizen groups, organizations and agencies working to restore healthy watersheds in Oregon. Funding comes from the Oregon Lottery as a result of a citizen initiative in 1998, sales of salmon license plates, federal salmon funds and other sources. FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS/CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Conference Focuses on Clean Water and Watersheds— People interested in protecting and improving streams, rivers, lakes and watersheds to benefit fish and other wildlife will gather Oct. 25-27 in Seaside at the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s biennial conference. The event will be held at the Seaside Convention Center. Thirty conference sessions will focus on numerous technical and practical topics. For a link to the conference registration brochure and on-line registration, visit www.oregon.gov/OWEB, or call 503-986-0178 to receive a mailed copy. Registration postmarked by Oct. 6 costs $125; after Oct. 6, registration is $175. |
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