[APWG] Register Online for the first-ever Mid-Atlantic Highlands Biodiversity Conference!

[Melissa Shontofski]

Community Stewards, 

Register now for the first-ever conference... 

Mid-Atlantic Highlands Biodiversity: Making the Connection in Your Community 
June 16-18, 2005 
The Conference Center 
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 

*	Come and learn how and why biodiversity conservation should play a vital role in your Highlands community.  
*	Share your unique conservation experiences for the benefit of others striving to improve their own communities. 
*	Featured Presentation: Hollows, Peepers & Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology by George Constantz, PhD 
*	A diversity of informative presentations on biodiversity and how it connects to virtually every aspect of a community, including ecology, economics, recreation, education, aesthetics, and quality of life 
*	Four exciting tracks, each with many real-life examples of successful conservation: Projects & ; Community & Economics; Impacts & Connections; and Technology & Innovation. 
*	Field trips featuring a selection of successful and challenging local restoration projects 
*	Enjoyable and beneficial networking during breaks, but especially during..."Social Hour & a Half", followed by a "Local Fare" Welcome Dinner on the evening of June 16th AND during... the entertaining Friday June 17th evening event at the nearby Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center, featuring entertainment by historical folk singer and Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speaker Paula Purnell  
	

To register via credit card online, click here: www.acteva.com/go/Biodiversity 

To view the conference website, updated weekly, click here: www.naturalbiodiversity.org/conference.htm 
This site contains the latest agenda, registration form, housing reservation fax form, and directions to the conference site.

To register via check by mail, simply download and complete the registration form and send it with your check.  

Whether paying online via credit card or by mailed check, don't forget to download and fax the housing form and also to download directions.

Thank you! 
Hope to meet you there! 
Kristin Sewak 

Kristin Sewak, Director

ksewak at naturalbiodiversity.org

Natural Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

430 Main Street, 1st Floor

Johnstown, PA 15901

(814) 532-5049 X307

Fax: (814) 536-5764

NEW! www.naturalbiodiversity.org

Assessment ~ Conservation ~ Engagement