"Our Wetlands Protect Us - Help to Protect Them"
Members of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and the general public are encouraged to attend this annual spring conference! WHAT: A restored wetland tour and conference for the public, with expert speakers and panelists, free of charge. WHEN: Saturday, April 10, 9:30 am - 4 pm. WHERE: Canoga Marsh and Kuneytown Sportsmens Club, Fayette NY, about 45 minutes north of Ithaca. 9:30 am: Guided Tour of the Canoga Creek Conservancy's Canoga Marsh Restoration project. Meet Keith Tidball between 9:15-9:30 at 3208 State Route 89, two miles south of Cayuga Lake State Park. 12:00 noon: Lunch (optional, cash) at Kuneytown Sportsmens Club (3735 Hoster Rd, Fayette). 1:00 pm: Presentations at Kuneytown Sportmens Club begin at 1 pm, with a break for coffee and snacks, followed by a panel discussion. 4:00 pm: Cash bar open for mixing and mingling. PRESENTATIONS: . 1:00 pm - Tom Jasikoff, Montezuma Refuge: Keynote Address . 1:35 pm - Keith Tidball, Canoga Creek Conservancy & Cornell University, Civic Ecology Lab: Citizen Wetlands Restoration . 2:00 pm - Andy Buss, Applied Ecological Services, Inc.: Corporate Wetlands Restoration . 2:25 pm - BREAK: Cookies, fruit, beverage courtesy of the CLW Intermunicipal Organization . 2:35 pm - Jon Negley: Farm Wetlands Management . 3:00 pm - Panel discussion including above speakers and Kris West, Finger Lakes Land Trust; Darby Kiley, Tompkins County Water Resources Council and IO; Peter Kleinman, Agricultural Research Service; Dan Delawyer, Ducks Unlimited. . 4:00 pm - Cash bar and informal discussions following the conference WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Farmers, landowners, sportsmen and women, municipal officials and community leaders, interested public, and agency personnel. Information and expertise will be available for landowners seeking information. Check the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network's Website for details and directions www.cayugalake.org Contact: [email protected] Co-sponsored by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization www.cayugawatershed.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
