[LCN Newscast] Watershed Workshop, Jun 05

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Lake Claire Neighbors is part of the Peavine Watershed Alliance, a
group of community organizations working to improve water quality
in our streams.  We will participate in a Community Watershed
Workshop (more information below) on 2003 Jun 05 Thu 6:00 - 8:00
p.m. EDT in the Piedmont Room at the Atlanta Civic Center, 395
Piedmont Avenue.  Come find out what is happening in other
watersheds as well as ours.  Parking at the Civic Center is FREE
and easy to use.  For a MAP and Written Directions:
http://www.atlantaciviccenter.com/

Community Watershed Network Hosts for the evening are City of
Atlanta, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, National Wildlife Federation and
Peavine Watershed Alliance.  You may contact any of the Hosts for
further information.

Paul Hayward
LCN Peavine Watershed Liaison
peavine@lakeclaire.org

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COMMUNITY WATERSHED WORKSHOP
2003 Jun 05 Thu 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Atlanta Civic Center - Piedmont Room
395 Piedmont Avenue   Atlanta, Georgia

Presented by the Community Watershed Network for citizens in Metro
Atlanta.

To learn more about what is happening in our neighborhoods and how
we participate together.

In order to restore and protect our watersheds.

"Our Success Stories"
Speakers and Display of Watershed Exhibits from Across Metro
Atlanta

6:00 - 6:15 PM    Welcome, Get Acquainted, Tour Exhibits, Enjoy
Refreshments

6:15 - 6:25 PM    City of Atlanta & USGS - "Long-term Stream
Monitoring Partnership with Southeast Waters Americorps" to
monitor and track water quality improvements for the "Clean Water
Atlanta" initiative...Sue Hartley

6:45 - 6:55 PM    Peavine Watershed Alliance - introduces "319
Grant and Collaborative Restoration Project for Lullwater Fork of
Peavine Watershed"...Paul Hayward and Nancy Boyd

7:15 - 7:25 PM    Georgia Adopt-A-Stream - "The Burnt Fork
Watershed Alliance and its Watershed Survey and Results"...Ted
Mikalsen

7:30 - 7:40 PM    West Atlanta Watershed Alliance - "Community
Collaboration results in 178 Acre Greenspace Buffer along Utoy
Creek"...Louversia Wiggins

Exhibitors for This Workshop include: City of Atlanta - "Clean
Water Atlanta," City of Atlanta - Greenway Project, Clayton County
Water Quality, Cobb County Adopt-A-Stream, Fulton County Adopt-A-
Stream, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Clean Water Campaign, Metro North
Georgia Water Planning District, National Wildlife Federation,
Peavine Watershed Alliance, USGS, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper,
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance

The Community Watershed Network (CWN) is a partnership between
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Peavine
Watershed Alliance, City of Atlanta, Clayton, Cobb, Fulton, and
Gwinnett Counties, Little River Valley Association and National
Wildlife Federation. Working together since 1997, CWN presents
quarterly Watershed Workshops in March, June, September and
December for citizens in the Metro Atlanta area.

Hosts for the June Workshop are City of Atlanta - Marilyn Johnson,
404-330-6980; Georgia Adopt-A-Stream - Kim Morris-Zarneke, 404-
675-1636; National Wildlife Federation, and Peavine Watershed
Alliance - Patricia Payne White, 404-876-7508. For MAP and
Written Directions, go to http://www.atlantaciviccenter.com/

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