The National Wildlife Federation and South Dakota State University
are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the
upcoming "America's Grasslands: Status, Threats, and Opportunities"
conference, to be held in Sioux Falls on August 15-17. The conference
will bring together biologists, policy experts, ranchers, federal and
state agency staff, representatives of elected officials, and
conservationists for a two days to discuss the latest information on
the status, threats and opportunities related to North American
grasslands in order to raise the national profile of this endangered
ecosystem and inform those interested in developing a roadmap for its
conservation. The event will be immediately followed by a "Grasslands
Policy Summit" on August 18th sponsored by the National Wildlife
Federation, Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund.
We welcome you to visit our website
(<http://www.sdstate.edu/wfs/grasslandconference>http://www.sdstate.edu/wfs/grasslandconference)
and register for this important event. We have an impressive array of
speakers lined up for the conference, so be sure to check out our
conference agenda. Early bird registration ends on July 8th, 2011.
We look forward to seeing you in Sioux Falls this August!
Regards,
Aviva
** Please forward this to any colleagues who may be interested**
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Aviva Glaser
Agriculture Policy Coordinator, Climate and Energy Program
National Wildlife Federation
901 E St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
202-797-6616
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
