<http://micorps.net/> http://micorps.net/email/images/micorps-header-a1.gif A bulletin of the Michigan Clean Water Corps October 5, 2011 Announcements Registration Now Open! MICHIGAN'S CLEAN WATER CHALLENGES: The Seventh Annual MiCorps Volunteer Monitoring Conference & Training October 24-25, 2011 Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Higgins Lake, Michigan Register Online: Visit our conference webpage <http://www.micorps.net/conference2011.html> for the full conference program and to register for the conference and training. Registration Deadline: Friday, October 14, 2011 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 24th, and presentations and dialogue on lake and stream monitoring activities in Michigan on Tuesday, October 25th. The conference will celebrate the work of MiCorps volunteers and take a closer look at some of the current efforts and targeted uses of monitoring around the state to protect Michigan's lakes and streams. This year's conference will follow a general theme of "Michigan's Clean Water Challenges" and will feature topics such as native species and invasive species monitoring; leading, managing, and inspiring volunteerism; and much more. In addition, the conference will include presentations from volunteers around the state; regional experts; and DEQ, DNR and MiCorps staff. 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 http://www.micorps.net/conference2011.html. <http://www.micorps.net/conference2011.html> http://micorps.net/email/images/micorps-logo.gif The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps <http://micorps.net/> ) was created through Michigan Executive Order #2003-15 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/Sept11_conf.html to view this message in your web browser. Staff Contact: Laura Kaminski, Great Lakes Commission, (734) 971-9135 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20111005/dd4fbc4d/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5849 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20111005/dd4fbc4d/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/20111005/dd4fbc4d/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/20111005/dd4fbc4d/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/20111005/dd4fbc4d/attachment-0003.gif