[PCA] RESTORATION EQUIPMENT WEBAST - WED Jan 11, 11:45 to 1pm EST

[NAP]

Please feel free to distribute the following notice about an online
presentation and discussion about winter ecological restoration tomorrow 
WEDNESDAY, January 11 2006 from 11:45 to 1:00 pm Eastern time. Follow this 
link: <http://www.instantlyglobal.com/msuwebconference8>
We're using new software, so I encourage you to join a little early and 
give time for the slides to download.


Hi All-
Thinking about restoration? Planning and purchasing equipment for the 
coming field season? Then please join the Stewardship Network for our next 
webcast on Tools & Equipment of the Restoration Trade...

What sources do people use to buy tools? What tools have people had 
good/bad luck with? What tools should I buy? Is there a difference among 
the many backpack sprayers? Etc. Just like learning from people who have 
loads of experience caring for natural areas?

Then please join The Stewardship Network ONLINE on this Wednesday, January 
11, 2006 from 11:45 to
1:00 pm Eastern time for a presentation and discussion on tools & equipment 
of the the ecological restoration trade.

Leading the webcast will be the following panel of experts: -Bob Clancy,
Ecological Restoration Specialist, Michigan Department of 
Natural Resources, State Parks Stewardship Program
Bob has been involved in all aspects of restoration on state lands 
throughout Michigan and is in the midst of buying tools for this next year.
-TBA. -Lisa Brush, Executive Director of the Stewardship Network who has
been 
working to bring groups and individuals together to build capacity to 
manage our natural areas.

To join the meeting, please click on the following link:

<http://www.instantlyglobal.com/msuwebconference8>

and log in anytime after 11:45am Eastern time.

If you
encounter any technical difficulties,
please contact Todd Shunneson at 414-254-0122. We'd also encourage everyone 
to do a quick trial run AHEAD OF TIME (by going to 
http://www.instantlyglobal.com/system_test ) to make sure you are able to 
access the meeting on your computer. If you try beforehand and encounter 
difficulties Todd will be able to help you discover what the problem is.

We know that some people have had problems accessing similar presentations 
when trying to enter from their company's servers because of strict 
"firewall" configurations. Most of these people who had problems were 
trying to access the presentation from government buildings. If you are 
having problems accessing the presentation, some helpful tips can be found 
here: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19546
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Once you have logged in to the meeting, you will be able to ask questions 
of and share information with these experts and others who join us online. 
You will be able to hear Bob, the other presenter, and Lisa through 
speakers on your computer (make sure they are turned on!). You will be able 
to share your thoughts, ideas, questions, and
perspective via your keyboard. Participants will be able to see everyone's 
typed comments.

This webcast of The Stewardship Network is again hosted and sponsored by 
MSU Global Ventures. We plan to continue offering new webcasts on a variety 
of ecological restoration topics on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. While 
you may never have participated in a
webcast or online meeting we are excited to continue exploring this
innovative outreach/networking technology and encourage you to try it out.
You may also want to check out the archive of our past webcasts: September 
2005, mgt planning and measures of success
http://breeze.cvm.msu.edu/p17259605
July, planning a prairie planting <http://breeze.cvm.msu.edu/p68862504/>
June 2005, controlling purple loosestrife at
<http://breeze.cvm.msu.edu/p72861972/>
May 2005, controlling Garlic Mustard at http://breeze.cvm.msu.edu/p37329821/

If you have questions please feel free to email Lisa at lbrush at umich.edu.

Hope you can join us!
Lisa

Lisa Brush
Executive Director
The Stewardship Network
1831 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI  48103
734/395-4483

The Stewardship Network - pulling together for nature! The Network was
established in 1998 to build the capacity of organizations, individuals, and
private businesses to preserve, restore, and manage natural lands and 
waters.
Since its inception, the Network has collaborated with nonprofits large and
small, governmental agencies and units, private businesses, and dedicated
individuals to achieve that goal.

The Stewardship Network connects a broad range of groups, rallies 
volunteers,
and fills the gaps in today's preservation efforts. Every day we're out on 
the
land - making connections, providing hands-on training, building 
relationships,
sharing tools, and passing along new information. Why? So that the many 
groups
and individuals that protect our natural areas can become even stronger and
more effective.

The Network brings expertise in natural areas management and community 
building
to increase the effectiveness of organizations, agencies, businesses, and
individuals doing on-the-ground management.


Lisa Brush
Executive Director
Stewardship Network
1831 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI  48105
734/395-4483
lbrush at umich.edu
www.stewardshipnetwork.org

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