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THE GREAT LAKES MARCH
TO CAPITOL HILL
Next
week will be monumental for the Great Lakes
on Capitol Hill. First off,
the 2006 Great Lakes Day will be held on March 16 in Washington, D.C. Great Lakes Day is an annual tradition
providing the opportunity for the region’s policymakers, leaders and members
of Congress to discuss priorities for our precious natural resources. This year, the focus of the Great Lakes Day is the Great Lakes
Regional Collaboration (GLRC).
Discussions on Capitol Hill will emphasize the importance of
advancing the GLRC to help restore and protect the Great
Lakes ecosystem. Additionally,
the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a
hearing on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration’s strategy to
restore and protect the Great Lakes
on Thursday, March 16.
In
coordination with the Great Lakes Day in Washington,
Healing Our Waterssm-Great Lakes Coalition is pulling
together approximately 100 citizens representing a variety of
organizations that have joined forces to restore and protect the Great Lakes.
We will be taking over Capitol Hill for 2 days advocating to
members of Congress to fund Great Lakes
programs (recently cut in the President’s proposed 2007 budget), pass
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act, and introduce a bill that
will implement the GLRC’s recommendations.
TRANSCRIPT
OF SUPREME COURT WETLAND CASES AVAILABLE
We
have included numerous updates on the U.S Supreme Court cases that
will make a determination on national wetlands protection. In the 34-year history of the Clean
Water Act, the most important decision now rests in the hands of the
Supreme Court justices. For
those of you who have been following the Rapanos and Carabell case
closely but were unable to attend, you can now read the transcript of
what transpired when the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments on
February 21, 2006. To view the
transcript visit: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/04-1034.pdf.
The transcript will also be available on the MWAC website at http://michiganwetlands.org/.
A
decision is expected this summer and we will be sure to provide you
with more updates as they develop.
SAVE THE
DATES
 International Symposium
WETLANDS 2006
Applying Scientific, Legal, and Management Tools
to the Great Lakes and Beyond
August 28-31, 2006
Grand Traverse Resort
Traverse City
For
more information, visit:http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2006/wetlands2006.htm
Restore America's
Estuaries presents
The 3rd National Conference on
Coastal
and Estuarine Habitat
Restoration
Forging The
National Imperative
December 9-13,
2006
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more
information, visit:
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