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Registration Still Open, Hotel Deadline: Restore America's Estuari=es' 3rd Natio
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Registration is still open for the 3rd National Conference on Coastal=20
and Estuarine Habitat Restoration in New Orleans, December 9-13. The=20
response to this year's Conference has been tremendous, and there is=20
still time to join more than 1200 of the best professionals and=20
volunteers working to restore the health and abundance of our coasts.=20=
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Register online at: www.estuaries.org/conference.=20=20=20
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SPECIAL HOTEL RATE DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 17
A block of rooms at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside - where this=20
year's Conference is being held - has been reserved for December 6-16=20
at $109 per night + tax, single or double occupancy (based on=20
availability). However, this special room rate will only be available=20
until November 17th. The rooms are filling up quickly, so we=20
recommend you make your reservation as soon as possible. Go to=20
http://www.estuaries.org/?id=3D33 to reserve your room online - or you=20
can call 504-584-3999 and ask for the Restore America's Estuaries rate=20
of $109. For comparison, the federal government per diem lodging rate=20
is $133 per night for New Orleans.=20
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CITY PARK RESTORATION EVENT!=20=20
On Saturday, December 9 more than 250 people will help to restore New=20
Orleans City Park - one of the largest urban parks in the United=20
States. City Park has a special place in the hearts of generations of=20
New Orleanians - and was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It's=20
not too late to sign up and join with local volunteers and conference=20
participants from around the country to help plant native vegetation=20
and put City Park back on the road to recovery. For more information,=20
go to www.estuaries.org/conference.
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FIELD SESSIONS ARE FILLING UP FAST!=20=20
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.=20
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There is still room available in six field sessions: 1) Louisiana=20
Chenier Plain Tour; 2) Pontoon Boat Tour of Manchac Swamp and=20
Surrounding Marshes of Pass Manchac; 3) French Quarter Walking Tour;=20
4) Terrebonne Bay Research Cruise and Tour of the Defelice Marine=20
Center; 5) New Orleans Levee Tour; and 6) On the Road to Restoration:=20
Emergency Restoration Work.
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For details on these field sessions, visit http://www.estuaries.org/?
id=3D150. To register for a field session, access online registration=20
at www.estuaries.org/conference.=20
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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
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.
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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.
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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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