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news and events Upcoming Conferences and Workshops international watershed management research symposium The purpose of this inaugural event co-hosted by University of Georgia's River Basin Center and the University of Costa Rica's Integrated Environmental Management Program (ProGAI-CICA) is to provide an opportunity for select personnel of both institutions to share their expertise in a specific scientific, methodological or programmatic sub-field of water resources management at the watershed level. 2nd Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology, This two-day symposium will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss recent research advances in the field of urban stream ecology. We will present and refine an urban stream conceptual model that is being developed based on current scientific understanding. Feedback from scientists and local practitioners (engineers, regulators, planners, and developers) during the meeting will help to identify and prioritize future research needs. The format of the meeting will include presentations on the current understanding of urban impacts on stream ecosystems as well as interactive discussions. The symposium will be held in the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel on May 23-24, just prior to NABS 2008. A social event on Thursday evening (May 22nd) is also planned. Registration is free, but advance registration (through the NABS website: www.benthos.org/Meeting/, available soon) is necessary. Discounted rooms ($90/night) are available at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel (www.plaza-hotel.com) for the evenings of May 22-24 under the meeting name (2nd Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology). For more information, email Allison Roy: roy.allison(at)epa.gov. In the News Runoff Limits:An ecologically based stormwater management program, March/April 2008 And you thought the drought was bad? Georgia's outlook as the Earth warms: storms, floods and disease, Dec. 5, 2007 Fishing for change: Ecology faculty help guide local conservation policy in Ecuador, November 12, 2007 Op-Ed: Mussels can't be sacrificed for poor water planning, October 18, 2007 Community Rallies to Protect Farm (with help from Upper Altamaha Practicum students), October 2007 River Basin Center Distinguished Fellow Judy Meyer testifies before Congress on Clean Water Restoration Act, Aug. 20, 2007 UGA River Basin center receives national award for species protection, May 25, 2007 River Basin Center Co-director Laurie Fowler receives 2007 Merit Award from the Georgia Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, April 19, 2007 Septic or sewer? UGA, A-C to flush out pros, cons: Waste study, 3/17/06 State law reducing stream buffers hurts trout population, study says, 1/25/06
UGA River Basin Center to manage Initiative for Watershed Excellence; 52 counties to benefit, 8/22/05 Op-Ed: Natural economy's payoff exceeds cost, 6/9/04 Governor appoints River Center's Fowler and Howard to Georgia Land Conservation Partnership, 1/28/04 Attorney General names River Center Co-Directors to Special Council for Water Issues, 8/27/03 Judy Meyer named a Clean Water Act Hero, 10/18/2002 |
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