The Tennessee Council Of Trout Unlimited

Land and Water Protection Conference From: Claudia Schenck To: cs@southeastwaterforum.org Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:43 PM Subject: SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST & WATERSHED ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2005 SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST & WATERSHED ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2005 "Building Partnerships for Land and Water Protection" March 17-19, 2005 Chattanooga, Tennessee Co-sponsored by the Land Trust Alliance and Southeast Watershed Forum for Southeastern U.S land trusts and watershed associations The Land Trust Alliance and the Southeast Watershed Forum invite you to join more than 100 of the Southeast's conservation leaders for a unique gathering of land trust and watershed association professionals, volunteers, board members, local, state and federal agency staff and allied conservationists. The Southeast Land Trust & Watershed Association Conference is an unmatched opportunity in the Southeast to hear expert speakers, network with colleagues, share lessons learned, and build new partnerships for protecting our southern landscapes. HIGHLIGHTS · Partnerships in Land and Water Quality Protection Panel · Network with your peers at the world famous Tennessee Aquarium · Keynote Speaker Kathy Blaha, Senior Vice President for National Programs, Trust for Public Land · Pre-Conference Seminars (on Thursday, March 17) including: o Changing Development Patterns in Your Community o Advanced Public Outreach Techniques for Land Conservation and Watershed Associations o Diversifying and Expanding Fundraising o Conservation Easements: Design for Permanence o Federal Conservation Funding Opportunities: panel presentation on federal conservation dollars available to land trusts and watershed associations More than a dozen Workshop sessions (on Friday, March 18) on topics including strategic conservation, understanding the new code of the Land Trust Standards and Practices, conservation easements, fundraising, land stewardship, volunteers recruitment and management, board development, designing successful local open space ballot referenda, and forest management and conservation connections. Breakout sessions to facilitate networking and explore collaboration possibilities between land trusts and watershed associations, including the Land Trust Standards and Practices, Land Protection Priorities for the Southeast, and Successful Fundraising Plans. Saturday field trips to local areas of interest. REGISTRATION INFORMATION More details about the conference and a registration brochure can be downloaded at www.southeastwaterforum.org/pdf/lta.pdf (0.8 MB) I hope to see you there! Dawn Lemke Southeast Watershed Forum One Vantage Way Suite D-105 Nashville, TN 37228 Ph: (615) 627-1310 Fax: (615) 248-6545