Land Conservation and Clean Water Summit coming to U of M

FMR is pleased to be an endorsing partner for the Land Conservation & Clean Water Summit 2009. This exciting event, to be held on September 24th and 25th at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, will help communities and natural resource professionals better manage our land and water resources and maximize new funding and technical opportunities. This event will feature a number of nationally regarded speakers on land and water resource protection, including:

• Michael Kilgore, Chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (invited)
• Ellen Anderson, Minnesota State Senator (invited)
• Will Shafroth, Assistant Deputy-Secretary, US Department of Interior (invited)
• Don Shelby, WCCO TV
• James Oberstar, U.S. Representative, District 8
• Tom Schueler, Chesapeake Stormwater Network
• Michael Mucha, Director of Public Works, City of Olympia, WA, and Chair, American Public Works Association's Center for Sustainability

FMR members are encouraged to attend. For more information or to register, please visit:
http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/landconservationcleanwater.aspx