[BCNnet] Wild Things Winter Workshops

[bobolnk at ix.netcom.com]

Chicago Wilderness and Audubon will host a series of Winter Workshops at the Brookfield Zoo for advocates, stewards, monitors and other habitat volunteers.

All sessions will feature expert volunteers and staff, brief presentations and lots of discussion. Learn what others are doing and share your own experiences. Please join us!

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2006

Bocaditos at The Brookfield Zoo

10:00am-12:00pm

Friends and Politics: advocacy, communications, the political process and dealing with the public.

Benjamin Cox, Friends of the Forest Preserves
Bob Fisher, Bird Conservation Network
Sam Oliver, Citizens for Conservation
Facilitator:  Stephen Packard

Lunch is available for purchase in this section of the Zoo.

1:00pm-3:00pm

New Faces: recruitment, outreach, partnerships and community and youth involvement.

Dick Riner, Bartel Grassland
Logan Lee, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Renae Frigo,  St. Charles Park District
Facilitator: TBA

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SATURDAY MARCH 4, 2006

The Discovery Center at The Brookfield Zoo

1:30-3:00pm

Invasive Species:  Comparing notes on what works and what doesn't. Evaluating and improving the region's "Best Management Practices."

Dave Hodge, Turning Leaf Restoration
Joe Neumann, Palos Restoration Group
Al Wilson, Lake in the Hills Fen
Deb Nelson, IDNR
Facilitator:  Kent Fuller, Glenview Air Station Prairie; Miami Woods

3:00-4:30pm

Restoration Planning: Local examples of restoration plans that have improved the work (and sometimes attracted special funding).

Mary Zaander, Witness Tree Native Landscapes
Barbara Birmingham, Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project 
Ken Klick, Lake County FPD 
Jane and John Balaban, North Branch Restoration Project 
Roger Keller, Palos Restoration Project
Facilitator:  Chris Mulvaney, Chicago Wilderness 

Please RSVP for any or all of the four sessions to Maggie Kurcz at chicagowildthings at yahoo.com chicagowildthings at yahoo.com

Judy Pollock
bobolnk at ix.netcom.com