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<td><span class="newsbodycopy"><b>SAVE the DATE</b><br>
<span class="newsbodycopy"> <b>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</b><br>
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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: <br>
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<li> Social Justice and Access to Natural Resources</li>
<li> Forestry as Sustainable Income from your Land </li>
<li> Mediation</li>
<li> Enhancing Rural Livelihoods with Non-Timber Forest
Products (NTFPs)</li>
<li> Fundamentals of Grant/Proposal Writing</li>
<li> Youth and Leadership</li>
<li> Watershed and Community Revitalization</li>
<li> Forest Workers: Regional and National Perspectives</li>
</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><br>
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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.</span></span></td>
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