Saturday, March 12, A Symposium on the Lake Cochituate Watershed, Natick Town Hall, 8:30am-3pm.

Keynote Speaker:  Mike Lowery, Wayland Surface Water Quality Committee, Topic: Consensus Strategies for Invasive Species Management

Other Workshops:

  • Stormwater and What We Can Do About It –Nancy Bryant, Exec. Director of The SuAsCo Watershed Community Council
  • Sustainable Backyards -How Homeowners Can Eliminate Toxic Chemicals From their Backyard Diet and Establish Wildlife Diversity –Risa Edelstein, President – Ecological Landscaping Association
  • The NOI Program: How it Works –Mike Lowery, Carole Berkowitz,
  • The Johnson School Story – Kathy Branagan, Jennifer Takasaki, and Kathy Lee, Johnson School Outdoor Classroom Committee
  • Watershed Organizations -Common Challenges and Strategies For Success -Gay Gillespie, Westport River Watershed Alliance
  • Saving Turtles and Amphibians – Emily Norton and Jennifer Pettit, Friends of Willard Brook
  • Critical Issues Facing our Massachusetts Lakes and Ponds. — Tom Flannery and Jim Straub (DCR – Lakes and Ponds)
  • Mobilizing Volunteers to Take Back our Local Trails and Waterways plus Promote Vigorous Outdoor Recycling Programs in Massachusetts – Pat Conaway

Coffee and snacks at Registration.   Sack Lunch and drink provided.   Door Prizes

No Registration Fee, but contributions welcome.  Make checks payable to: LCWC, a (501c3) non-profit (Tax exempt # 320-303-380)

To Register: contact bpconaway@gmail.com or online at lcwcs.org or write: Attn: P. Conaway, PO Box 183, Natick, Massachusetts 01760

Click here for the Symposium Flyer

Share:

Leave a Reply (full real name required)

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *