Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of Freshwater FutureThe Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News is the newsletter of Freshwater Future, published four times per year. The News is intended to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas among citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. Volume 16, Number 2 • Summer 2008 Freshwater Future's 5th Annual Grassroots SymposiumOn May 2, Great Lakes advocates gathered at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio for the 5th Annual Grassroots Symposium, which was held in conjunction with River Network's National River Rally. It was an inspirational and educational experience for everyone that attended. Participants were updated on legislation concerning the Great Lakes. The 5th Annual Grassroots Symposium also marked the launch of Freshwater Future's Advocate Mentor Program. The Symposium provided an opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet face-to-face and begin the mentoring process. They were able to learn about each other's projects and start strategizing how best to accomplish their goals. The day concluded with the presentation of the Grassroots Citizen Advocate of the Year Awards, which went to April Fideli of Residents for Responsible Government and Janet May of Pesticide Free Ontario. |
Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. For more information, please contact: info@freshwaterfuture.org |