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LUU4 Lakes and Rivers Conference • Citizen Stewards .for Minnesota's Waters <br />9 <br />Citizen Volunteer Monitoring <br />Programs: Learning By <br />Example <br />From recruiting and managing <br />volunteers, to advice on starting <br />a monitoring program. or <br />celebrating successes, a panel <br />of experienced volunteer <br />monitors and coordinators will <br />discuss what works and what <br />doesn't work in monitoring <br />programs. <br />Building Success With Local <br />Decision-makers (continued <br />from previous session) <br />Real-life stories and examples <br />of working effec"lively with <br />local decision-makers. Learn <br />to share and present your own <br />story effecdvely. <br />12:00 CONFERENCE A OS <br />What's New In Our Waters? <br />Humans have been polluting <br />their waters for centuries, but <br />along with new technology <br />comes new kinds of pollution. <br />Learn about the new pollutants <br />in our waters, such as mercury, <br />PCBs, and endocrine disruptors <br />and what can and can't be done <br />about these problems. <br />Building <br />Healthy <br />Organizations <br />Healthy Choices foe Healthy <br />Organizations <br />Should we became a registered <br />non-profits What are the legal <br />and reporting issues? What kind <br />of insurance is needed? What <br />is the role of board members? <br />These often asked questions and <br />more will be addressed by a <br />panel of experts in an interactive <br />format. that will also foster <br />peer-to-peer learning: <br />Challenging Issues <br />For Citizen <br />Lake Management <br />Exotics On The Go <br />Eurasian watermilfoii is het <br />to stay, zebra mussels have <br />invaded Minnesota's seconr <br />inland lake, and other exotic <br />are on the way Learn more <br />about old and new exotic: <br />and hear the experience of <br />lake association coping wit <br />milfoil as well as one "that ha: <br />a proactive plan to prevent <br />the spread of exotics to their <br />lake. Following the session, <br />those interested can stay fbi <br />a demonstration by the DNR <br />of a watercraft inspection. <br />Enjoy a leisurely lunch, (op~m:aLnot included in c <br />sta -and la onference fees, jiurehase on re~isb~-atitm forrn) or if lodging at Ruttger's, <br />Y p y golf foe free on the Alex Nine golf course or at reduced rates on the championship 1&hole Lakes course. <br />12c30.4:00 Post-Conference MLA COLA Meeting; by special invitation. <br />at's Supposed #®1lappen? ~ <br />5trategfc Communica~ioti for <br />#i Bencarnarkirr`g Your OrgatilZatlotl's,. <br />e ~srilding Su~cass vii#h !ea <br />el <br />s <br />on <br />This highly mteracuve <br />two~ession work <br />h <br />r <br />s Dev <br />lopment , s <br />®~CtSi®~ ~n1Bke(`S ' \ <br />. <br />s <br />o <br />e <br />ented <br />P P <br />by Action Media will .help participants develop <br />communrcahon strate <br />ies th rust, as dtere are indicators of lake and stream health <br />there-are matiy indicators of organizational health Building relationships rs the key to influenctiig the <br />lo <br />a <br /> <br />g <br />at serge theiradvocacy <br />and organizational goals: The workshop provides <br />o <br />i . <br />Whether ail volunteer or staffed, marry indtcators"of <br />success cart be'used to track h <br />w w <br />ll ' c <br />l decisions that i;npact the quality of our lakes <br />and rivers. Cindy Bigger, Dou~Ias Cbunf <br />Extension <br /> <br /> <br />an <br />r <br />ginal analysts of the: role of rlie news media in <br />advocacy work; and it demonstrates how advocates <br />o <br />e <br />our o <br />~' rganization <br />is doing with communications, programs,-fundraising <br />and aaministia <br />i <br />n~ y <br />, <br /> <br />has ,presented this-:highly acclaimed three-hour <br />worksh across the <br />coun <br />to h <br />l <br />g <br />~ t <br />-can effectively use the mass media and highly targeted <br />media, such as thetr own` newslette <br />i <br />int <br />~ t <br />o <br />. Worksho <br />P P~oipants wtIl work <br />with a set of "benchmarks to -use~fn assessin their <br />g y <br />e <br />p ci <br />izen,groups <br />~etteo~ e wh a eir stork <br />~ eholders are,.wliat they have <br />rs, <br />n <br />e <br />rated <br />~ g <br />conitrtunications, campaigns. Workshop participants <br />will have an opportunit <br />t <br />dis .. <br />organtz~tnon's capacity to achieve its goals,and.how to <br />take appropriate steps for attaining those T~enchmark _ on an holy groiips sari develop a relationship <br />withloral decision tnaken; to meet their lake and river <br />i <br /> <br />y <br />o <br />cuss their oivn- <br />communication- iieed_s in light of the Action Media • <br />anal <br />i <br />Th s <br />The, workshop tuiil_be led by the Insttute~for <br />Conservation Leadershi <br />'in W <br />hi <br />n D mar <br />agerrien t goals. 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