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Sorry for any cross-postings. <br><br>
This event covers a collection of issues important to people interested
in forest sustainability, including invasive plant issues. Please
forward this announcement onto applicable lists and colleagues.<br><br>
Rachel<br><br>
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<b>SAVE the DATE<br>
National Network of Forest Practitioners<br>
15th Annual Meeting<br><br>
Sustaining Rural Communities in a Changing World:<br>
A Holistic Perspective<br><br>
September 7-10, 2005<br>
Burr Oak State Park<br>
Glouster, Ohio<br><br>
</b>This year’s meeting will bring together forest practitioners from
around the country to learn about cutting edge developments in the field,
share strategies and approaches, and have fun. The meeting will help
build a deeper understanding of the diversity of people and work involved
in community forestry, provide hand-on skill development and help to
create a stronger foundation for support of our mutual efforts. Session
topics and field trips include:
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<li>Social Justice and Access to Natural Resources
<li>Forestry as Sustainable Income from your Land
<li>Mediation
<li>Enhancing Rural Livelihoods with Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)
<li>Fundamentals of Grant/Proposal Writing
<li>Youth and Leadership
<li>Watershed and Community Revitalization
<li>Invasive Plants: Control Strategies and Combating Indiscriminate
Chemical Use
<li>Forest Workers: Regional and National Perspectives
</ul>For more information contact: Kim Ziegelmayer, 888-252-1008,
<a href="mailto:kim@nnfp.org">kim@nnfp.org,</a>or go to
<a href="http://www.nnfp.org">www.nnfp.org</a> for the meeting
agenda.<br><br>
The mission of the National Network of Forest Practitioners is to promote
the mutual well-being of workers, rural communities, and forests by
supporting individuals and groups that build sustainable relationships
between forests and people.<br><br>
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<font color="#808080">Rachel Orwan<br>
Appalachian Forest Resource Center<br>
Research Coordinator<br>
P.O.Box 21, Glouster, OH 45732<br>
740-767-2090<br>
<a href="http://www.appalachianforest.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.appalachianforest.org<br>
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