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***********SAVE THE DATE************ Visit area farms and learn
about the following: FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
available to land owners and communities for : Letter from the President: April 2006 Greetings! I am writing this letter to celebrate, encourage, and invite everyone to attend our next La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership meeting on May 24 at which we will begin the implementation phase of our Watershed Plan. This will be the FUN part, and we need all of your ideas on what to tackle first.
When: May 24, 2006 ------ 6:30 – 8:30 pm
This La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership Plan was written over the past two and a half years with the assistance of a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ C-2000 Program and a very dedicated group of local stakeholders. It is a comprehensive Plan that oversees the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership for years to come. Thank you to all who helped develop this plan. This Partnership includes all of Schuyler and Brown Counties and portions of McDonough, Fulton, Adams, and Hancock. It is the hope of this LMREP Board and all the working committees, that the citizens of this Partnership will utilize this Plan to secure future available funding for this geographic area and to support on-the-ground conservation projects that will fulfill the goals and objectives contained within it. Currently, six conservation projects within our Partnership have been funded and implemented (through IDNR C-2000 grants). With this Plan in-hand now, many more opportunities lie ahead for us as we partner with willing landowners, an increased number of committed stakeholders and additional funding sources. Our Plan will serve as a great tool to inform others about the importance of a protected watershed and assist us in developing increased partnerships and collaboration with landowners, municipalities, the commerce community and other decision makers within our Partnership. As our region grows and develops both economically and demographically the importance of protecting our watershed is paramount. We need your help in determining what we will accomplish in year one of our Plan implementation. These will be the on-the-ground projects that many of you have shown interest in initiating or participating in. Please attend this meeting and assist us in this process. Also, learn what possible funding sources are out there that we might pursue in order to make these projects attainable to our land owners. RSVP by May 17 if you plan to attend so we can send out a more detailed agenda before the meeting. E-mail or call: Tim Sullivan at tsullivan@sid5.com or 217-322-2865 If you e-mail your RSVP, we will be able to send the agenda out quickly via email. Sincerely, Tim Sullivan President - La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership Our new logo:
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