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<br />-2004 Lakes and Rivers Conference • Citizen Stewards for Minnesota's Waters
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<br />The Minnesota Lakes Association. and the Rivers Council of Mu><n j g g
<br />bring you the third combined Lakes and Rivers Conference offering three-days of presentations
<br />in a variety of formats to help citizens be effective stewards of Minnesota's lakes, rivers, and streams.
<br />Who Should Attend? Citizens, lake and river groups; shoreland property owners, non-profit
<br />organizations, surface water resource management professionals, local governments, consultants,
<br />and educators-anyone who supports citizen stewardship for water resource protection.
<br />Five concurrent session.traeks will be featured throughout the conference to build citizen skills
<br />and an understanding of protection, restoration, and management of water resources.
<br />A special track "Citizen Sleuths: Monitoring the Health of Your Water" is designed for citizen
<br />monitors and citizen monitoring leaders to take them on a three-day journey to explore water
<br />monitoring goals and understand how data is stored, managed, analyzed and, most Importantly, used.
<br />Tracks and times may be subject to change.
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<br />i 1:00 a. REGISTRATION (Room check-in at 5:00 p.m:; earlier by availability)
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<br />Speakers: " Sheryl Corrigan, Coni~nuseoner, MrnazesotaF3of~utu,~i ~ itu~F.1 ,~ ~
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<br />! 3:30 • 5:00 SESSION 1: Concurrent Tracks
<br />Building Challenging Issue:
<br />Citizen Sleuths: orking.Locally: Diving In: For Citizen
<br />Monitoring the Health Threats, Opportunities Understanding Healthy •
<br />of Your Water & Solutions Lakes & Rivers- Organizations Lake Management
<br />How Do 1 Know My Water Is Impaired Waters: Local Basic Lake and River Fundraising to Meet Your Lakeshore Property Vah
<br />Organization's Mission and Water Quai'Itya
<br />Healthy? ConnecfionslLocal Solutions Ecology 101
<br />Explore the health of Son k ~e sta~~n~g7onaria 2percent your lake o~stream so letls get tonsnsiain an orgcanization or a recentstudy sponsored
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<br />of your waters through various on 1,123 water bodateLe for interrelate within and acrossy session will offer some ba is value of wateoquality of
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<br />for restoration.or protection. how nagtnes hips have been ake ohst eam un que? Whah a willpdent fyfiresour eg and e o omy Minnesota
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<br />improve water quality
<br />8:00 • 10:00 EVENING ACTIVITIES
<br />A bonfire awaits your enjoyment or join others for bridge, board games or informal discussion.
<br />Document the History of Your Area:
<br />Lake associations and other groups who have documented the history of your area, please bring your history books to share with o
<br />eroups that are interested in starting a history p^oject ^An infoTrmal~sesPion218-8245565 or lakes~mnlakes.org if you plan to a~tenc
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