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Fri Mar 2 2007 8:00 AM -- Mar 3 2007 Coast Conference Central in Florence, March 2 - 3 |   Talks on everything from the nitty-gritty of land use planning to the potential effects of global warming will be offered at Coast Conference Central, coming up in Florence March 2-3 at Lane Community College's Florence branch.
There are two activities on Friday, March 2. At 8 a.m. Friday morning, those interested in the beached bird survey, or who are simply curious about those intrepid souls who volunteer to spend their time with dead bird carcasses, are invited to join the monthly survey at Baker Beach for the day. See the following item.
 At 4 p.m. on Friday, Oregon Shores' land use director, Cameron La Follette, will lead a very basic, how-to-do-it workshop on citizen involvement in Oregon's land use planning process. This is the event to attend if you want to know how to speak up and make a difference on land use issues.
The main event is Saturday, March 3, beginning at 10 a.m. Speakers include Nancy Steinberg on rocky shore ecology; former Sea Grant educator Vicki Osis on the current state of our knowledge about climate change (including impacts on coastal areas and the possible causes of the "dead zone"); and geologist Roger Hart on Oregon's changing sandy shoreline. Workshops in the afternoon will include one led by marine ecologist Cynthia Trowbridge on invasive species of the shoreline, and one involving both Cameron La Follette and Paul Robertson, manager of the Devils Lake Water Improvement District, on the link between land use planning and protecting clean water.
Except for the beached bird survey, all talks and workshops will be held at the Lane Community College Florence Center, 3149 Oak St. in Florence (next to Siuslaw High School, one block west of Hwy. 101). The conference is free and open to all; please invite others who might be interested.
Complete Conference Agenda
Article in February 21, 2007 Newport News-Times
Articles on topic 'Coast Conferences':
Nov 8 2012 Ancient Coastal Resident to Be Focus of Annual Meeting
Sep 17 2011 2011 Coast Conference Scheduled for September 17
May 7 2010 2010 Coast Conference Features Big Changes
Jun 6 2009 2009 Coastal Climate Action Conference Set for June 6-7, in Newport
Aug 15 2008 CoastWatch joins NAME to present ‘Sharing The Coast’
May 31 2008 2008 Coast Conference South slated for Coos Bay
Apr 14 2007 Curry County Land Use Conference, in Brookings-Harbor
Mar 2 2007 Coast Conference Central in Florence, March 2 - 3
 Contact: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director - (503) 238-4450 |
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