[APWG] CONFERENCE: Annual Meeting of the NNFP Sept 7-10 (Ohio)

[Olivia Kwong]

Please see the message below, there is an invasive plant topic of
interest.  For brochure and registration files, look at the NNFP website
at http://www.nnfp.org/

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From:  Rachel Orwan <rachel at ruralaction.org>

Sorry for any cross-postings.  Please forward this announcement onto any
applicable lists, organizations and people.

Rachel

  You're Invited!

    The National Network of Forest Practitioners’ (NNFP) 15th Annual
Meeting, “Sustaining Rural Communities in a Changing World: A Holistic
Perspective” will explore regional and national efforts to maintain,
restore and preserve rural communities and working landscapes.
Practitioners will gather in Burr Oak State Park in Glouster, Ohio from
September 7-10, 2005. Organizers anticipate well over one hundred people
from all over the country will gather for this important community
forestry event.  We hope you will be one of them!  Topics of interest
include:


Invasive Plants: Intro to the Issue and Strategies for Control
Forest Polices that Reflect Our Values
Youth and Leadership
Sustainable Forest Income
Non-Timber Forest Products
Watershed and Community Revitalization
Grant Writing

    If you are interested in attending the NNFP Annual Meeting, this
message is a reminder that you have until August 5th to guarentee your
room reservation at Burr Oak State Park.  (Meeting registrations will be
accepted until the start of the meeting)  If you plan to stay at the
lodge, please respond by sending the registration form from the NNFP
website to cynthiab at ruralaction.org to the address below:

  Rural Action Forestry
  NNFP Registration
  P.O. Box 21
  Glouster, OH 45732

  Or call: 740-767-2090 to make your reservation over the phone.

On the website you will also find the most current agenda and scholarship
information.  Some scholarships may still be available and are granted on
a first come, first served basis.  Don't hesitate to send your application
to:

  NNFP
  AM05 Scholarship
  305 South Main Street
  Providence, RI  02903  or to Ajit at nnfp.org

    We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to meet with people
all over the country who are working to build a sound forest economy.

Rachel Orwan
Appalachian Forest Resource Center
Research Coordinator
P.O.Box 21, Glouster, OH 45732
740-767-2090
www.appalachianforest.org