[CPEO-BIF] Wildlife Habitat Council Conference: RESTORING GREENSPACE 2003

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THE WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL PRESENTS:

RESTORING GREENSPACE:
USING ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS
AT REGION 5 CONTAMINATED SITES

September 15-17, 2003

Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza
800 East 81st Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410

WELCOME:
Join the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for the fourth conference on
ecological enhancement for site remediation. Participants at this
invigorating, action-oriented meeting will discover how to remove
institutional barriers and begin implementing enhancement projects at
sites. Remediation projects, which apply natural resource-based
approaches are achieving substantial cost savings as well as improving
the social, economic and environmental value of sites. Encouraging
sustainable development through ecological approaches also creates
valuable benefits for communities, such as green space and opportunities
to learn about the environment.

Visit www.wildlifehc.org/events/restoringgreenspace.cfm to view the
agenda and register.

This conference will build on the accomplishments of the first three
meetings, with a focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 5. The goals of the conference include the following:
  1.. Present findings of leading technical experts on benefits and
lessons learned based on specific case studies where ecological
enhancements have been implemented as interim remediation measures and
end uses.
  2.. Provide a first hand look (via field trip) at projects in EPA
Region 5 where ecological enhancements have been successfully
incorporated as part of site restoration efforts.
  3.. Provide landowners and regulators with the tools to implement
ecological enhancements by identifying contaminated sites where natural
technologies can be implemented.
  4.. Establish a multi-stakeholder workgroup to develop a Region
5-specific action plan to increase the use of ecological enhancements.
  5.. Establish Team members and work schedule for an ITRC Ecological
Enhancement Team to develop a Technical and Regulatory Guidance for
Ecological Enhancements within the Design, Construction and Monitoring
of Remediation Systems.

www.itrcweb.org
The Wildlife Habitat Council is a nonprofit, non-lobbying organization
dedicated to increasing the quality and amount of wildlife habitat on
corporate, private and public lands. WHC devotes its resources to
building partnerships with corporations and conservation groups to
create solutions that balance the demands of economic growth with the
requirements of a healthy, bio-diverse and sustainable environment.
www.wildlifehc.org

Please e-mail greenspace@wildlifehc.org if you have any questions.

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