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Early Bird Registration Ends Oct 17th - Restore America's Estuarie=s 3rd Nationa
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There is still time to get in on the Early Bird Registration for the=20
3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration=20
in New Orleans, December 9-13! Sign-up by October 17th at=20
www.estuaries.org/conference and Save $100.
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RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY!
The Conference is filling up, so be sure to reserve your room early!=20=20
A block of rooms has been reserved for Saturday, December 9 through=20
Wednesday, December 13 at $109 per night + tax, single or double=20
occupancy. Guests wishing to arrive early may do so starting=20
Wednesday, December 6 and depart as late as Saturday, December 16=20
(based on availability).=20
CITY PARK RESTORATION EVENT
Join with more than 250 local volunteers and conference participants=20
from around the country to help plant native vegetation in New=20
Orleans' City Park - one of the largest urban parks in the United=20
States. For more information, go to http://www.estuaries.org/?id=3D150
HELP US HAVE A CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CONFERENCE
By investing in carbon sequestration projects, Restore America's=20
Estuaries will offset 100% of the carbon dioxide emitted due to=20
Conference activities, and you can help by donating $10, $25 or $50 to=20
our Conference Climate Fund when you register. If you have already=20
registered for the Conference and wish to make a donation, simply log=20
back in on the registration page through www.estuaries.org/conference,=20
or contact Mindy Quinnette at 703-536-4992.=20
FIELD SESSIONS ARE FILLING UP FAST
Don=92t miss your opportunity to learn about the restoration of Coastal=20
Louisiana and Mississippi first-hand. Knowledgeable local leaders=20
will guide field sessions on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December=20
10. For details, visit http://www.estuaries.org/?id=3D150. To register=
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for a field session, access online registration at=20
www.estuaries.org/conference.=20
SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABILITY - APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER=20
13th
Restore America's Estuaries has limited funding available for partial=20
scholarship assistance to Conference Attendees. Please email=20
app-@estuaries.org to request further details.
RESTORATION FINALE: CELEBRATING HUMAN INGENUITY AND NATURE'S RESILIENCE
Join us in celebration of our coasts, cultures and spirit! This=20
special evening, sponsored by Evans-Graves Engineers, HDR and PBS&J,=20
will feature the art, music, food and fun of New Orleans and Coastal=20
Louisiana.
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Restore America's Estuaries 3rd National Conference - Forging the=20
National Imperative - will bring timely national attention to the=20
challenges and opportunities to comprehensive coastal ecosystem=20
restoration throughout the U.S., and will emphasize the challenges=20
ahead in strengthening a national commitment to coastal restoration.=20=20
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Join 1,500 participants from all sectors of the restoration movement:=20
community organizations; businesses and consultants; local, tribal,=20
state and federal agencies; scientists and researchers; educators; and=20
students and volunteers.
For further information regarding registration, please contact Mindy=20
Quinnette at (703) 536-4992.
For further information regarding the Conference, please contact=20
Kristin Hoelting at (206) 624-9100, ext. 3# or=20
confe-@estuaries.org.
For sponsorship and/or partnership information, please contact Harvey=20
Potts at (206) 624-9100, ext. 2# or hpo-@estuaries.org.
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