July June 29 - July 1, 2009 AWRA 2009 Summer Specialty Conference: Adaptive Management of Water Resources II Snowbird, Utah This conference will include discussions on lessons learned plus new technologies, methods and information that have become available since our last gathering. Most importantly we will look forward to see what opportunities and challenges are before us and how they can be met utilizing adaptive management principles and tools for water and natural resources systems. Contact: Gerald Sehlke E-mail:Gerald.Sehlke@inl.gov
July 7-9, 2009 2009 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois This conference will address urban water management issues faced by cities in the US and abroad. Topics will include quality and quantity, storm water management, water conservation, local, state, and regional water supply planning, water security, monitoring, and the ever-tightening relationship between water and energy. Participants will gain a broad understanding of the status of urban water management and research in the U.S. Contact: Lisa Merrifield Phone: 217-333-0045 E-mail:lmorrisn@illinois.edu
July 11-15, 2009 Soil and Water Conservation Society 2009 Annual Conference Dearborn, Michigan The Soil and Water Conservation Society’s 2009 Annual Conference includes workshops, concurrent sessions, symposia, posters, plenary sessions, and technical tours designed to raise the awareness of conference participants to recent developments in the science and art of natural resource conservation and environmental management on working land. Contact: Daniel F. Kesselring E-mail:DFKesselring@aol.com
July 18, 2009 Family Festival Day at Inland Seas Suttons Bay, Michigan The 2009 Inland Seas Summer Festival and Celebration of the Great Lakes will take place on Saturday, July 18 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the Inland Seas Education Center on the Suttons Bay waterfront.
Contact: Kim Biocchi Phone: 231-271-3077
July 19-23, 2009 Coastal Zone 09 Boston, Massachusetts Our coastal and ocean landscape is changing, whether it's the climate, shoreline, habitat, or even the people setting and implementing policy. Join us for Coastal Zone 09 as we explore the many facets of change and share tools and information to help in managing our changing coastal and ocean resources. Contact: Gale Peek Phone: 843-740-1231 E-mail:Gale.Peek@noaa.gov
July 20-24, 2009 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration Los Angeles, California Large scale ecosystem restorations including the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta will be highlighted in interactive panel discussions. Contact: Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton Phone: 352-392-5930 E-mail:bmt@ufl.edu
July 20-25, 2009 As the World Turns (Warmer and Colder): Past, Present and Future Patterns of Climate Change Georgetown, South Carolina Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) South East is teaming up with regional marine and climate scientists to offer a weeklong investigation into past, present and future climate change topics - specifically, those issues pertaining to the southeast region! Warming sea surface temperatures, ocean acidification, rising sea level and tropical cyclone frequency and intensity will be explored. Contact: Elizabeth Vernon Bell Phone: 843-953-2078
July 23, 2009 Indiana Public Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Merrillville, Indiana You are invited to participate in a meeting on the President's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to learn about the Initiative as well as provide us feedback on the Initiative's plans and programs. Contact: Anthony Kizlauskas E-mail:kizlauskas.anthony@epa.gov
July 27, 2009 Ohio Public Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio You are invited to participate in a meeting on the President's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to learn about the Initiative as well as provide us feedback on the Initiative's plans and programs. Contact: Anthony Kizlauskas E-mail:kizlauskas.anthony@epa.gov