2005 Year in Review

2005 Governor’s Conference

Source: Bob Frazee, University of Illinois Extension, Natural Resources Management

The Governor's Conference on the Illinois River System, slated for October 4-6, 2005 at Holiday Inn City Centre in Peoria, Illinois, is designed to bring together concerned citizens, agricultural, conservation and environmental organizations, industry and government representatives, educators and resource management professionals.

The conference theme is “The Illinois River: Progress and Promise,” and includes presentations on Sediment Removal & Uses, Nature-Based Tourism, Watershed Planning & Implementation, Wetland Restoration Efforts, Volunteer Stewardship, 21st Century Resource Assessment, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, Community Economic Development, and Monitoring & Evaluation Techniques. Also featured will be numerous exhibits from the various organizations and agencies.

Registration materials are available now from sponsoring agencies or on the Web at Heartland Water Resources. Registration for the three-day conference costs $125, which includes six meals and a copy of the Proceedings. Daily rates are $85 for Wednesday and $55 for Thursday. Registrations submitted after Sept. 17 will require a $20 late fee. An all-day conservation tour on Oct. 4 costs an additional $20 and includes a guided, air-conditioned motor coach tour of rural and urban sites in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, and Putnam Counties as well as lunch at The Landings on the Henry riverfront. Tour attractions include the Hennepin Hopper Lake, Marshall County State Fish & Wildlife Area, Island Dredging & Construction, the Perdew Museum, Henry Lock & Dam, Consolidated Grain & Barge Company, Powley Sand & Gravel, IL River Gauging Station, CREP and EQIP sites, Breadbasket Barge Business, and the Chief Senachwine Burial Site. U of I Extension is one of more than 60 federal, state, regional and local agencies and groups working together to co-sponsor the tenth biennial Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System. For more information, contact the Heartland Water Resources Council, ph. (309)-637-5253 or Bob Frazee, University of Illinois Extension, ph. (309)-694-7501, Ext. 226.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
August 2, 2005