<http://micorps.net/> A bulletin of the Michigan Clean Water Corps <http://micorps.net/email/images/micorps-header-a2.gif> September 23, 2009 Announcements <http://micorps.net/email/images/events.gif> Registration Now Open! NEW STEPS IN VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORING: The Fifth Annual MiCorps Conference & Training October 26-27, 2009 Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Higgins Lake, Michigan Register Online: Visit our conference webpage <http://www.micorps.net/conference2009.html> for the full conference program and to register for the conference and training. Registration Deadline: Friday, October 16, 2009 About the Conference The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) conference and training is an annual event featuring afternoon training sessions (free of charge) for interested volunteer coordinators on Monday, October 26th, and presentations and dialogue on lake and stream monitoring activities in Michigan on Tuesday, October 27th. This year's conference will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Bryan Burroughs, Executive Director of Michigan Trout Unlimited, as well as presentations from volunteers from across the state of Michigan. We will celebrate the amazing work that is being done by MiCorps volunteers and look at new steps in volunteer water monitoring to protect Michigan's lakes and streams. In addition, the conference will include presentations and training from regional experts, MiCorps staff and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Who Should Attend The conference is intended for volunteer monitoring program leaders, citizen volunteers, water resource professionals, and others interested in the health and protection of Michigan's rivers, lakes and streams. For More Information For more information on the conference or volunteer training, please contact Laura Kaminski, MiCorps staff, Great Lakes Commission, 734-971-9135, laurak at glc.org or visit the conference website at www.micorps.net/conference2009.html. <http://micorps.net/email/images/micorps-logo.gif> The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps <http://micorps.net/> ) was created through an executive order by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to assist the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs. Unable to view this message? Visit http://www.micorps.net/email/Sept09_conf.html to view this message in your web browser. Staff Contact: Laura Kaminski, Great Lakes Commission, (734) 971-9135 or laurak at glc.org _____ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090923/72527885/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5487 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090923/72527885/attachment.gif -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 1502 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090923/72527885/attachment-0001.gif -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 2550 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090923/72527885/attachment-0002.gif -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 4151 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090923/72527885/attachment-0003.gif