Happy New Year! I hope everone enjoyed the holidays. thanks again to Clayton for hosting the Wild Ones party - it was a ton of fun not to mentioned all the delicious food. I tried out Clayton's hawaiin pork recipe for New Year's Eve and it came out great.

A couple of things to consider and get on your calendar as appropriate:
1. HARTLEY PLANTING PLANNING Mtg. is coming up soon: Wednesday January 17, 7:00 PM at Hartley Nature Center. I received Erik Hahn's "Knuckey Nature Trail Proposal" today which will provide a good starting piont. We can use all the help we can get to get the ball rolling on this again AND to get in our hours so that we can continue to use the building for free (thus saving big bucks). Please let me know if you are hoping to make it to the meeting on the 17th OR if you can't come that date, but are interested in helping in the future. We can start an email list just for this subgroup perhaps at some point.

2. FEB. 3 LIVING GREEN CONF: Wild Ones has signed up to set up our info and staff a table in the exhibitor's room, so we will need a few people to help staff the table. I can do it much of the time, but I'm speaking during one of the workshops and it's just more fun w/ more people. Please let me know if you can help out and I'll get your name on the list of workers at the door. We need to set up between 10:30 and 11:30 and staff the table until 5:00. we get one free pass plus 2 more at discounted rate ($5). Let's say that the first person to offer to help gets the free registration, so HURRY, the race is on!

3. Per my recent email, the next regular monthlhy meeting and program will be on Jan. 24 w/ the meeting at 6:30 and Bob Olen, speaking on deer and varmit control starting at 7:00. I need to check notes from the last meeting to see what action items we had; I think there were a few related to purchase of a sign for the comm garden in particular. We had 60 people (counting hartley staff) at the Nov. meeting when Sam Thayer presented. Thank to everyone that spread the word and attended - it was great info and very entertaining, wasn't it? let's try to get 20+ at this meeting if we can.

4. Including the Living Green Conf I have 4 speaking engagements lined up between now and end of February, which is great as far as getting the word out. I received a call from Barb Akers w/ the Superior/Douglas Co master gardeners group asking for a WO rep to speak at their April 16 evening meeting on spring wildflowers and other exciting things to look for in the world of native plants early in the year. If anyone else is interested in doing that presentation please let me know. I can do it if need be, but I hate to hog all the fun AND I know some of you (Clayton....) have some great photos of spring wildflowers.

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From: carrie@eagle-ecosource.org [mailto:carrie@eagle-ecosource.org]
Sent: Thu 1/11/2007 2:31 PM
To: janklam@wwlt.org
Cc: gina.temple-rhodes@wlssd.com; shannon@wholefoods.coop; Carol Andrews; Carol Andrews; ddix@tds.net; wei@w-e-i.org
Subject: Living Green Conference Exhibitor Information

 

Greetings 2007 Living Green Conference Exhibitors,

Here are the specifics for tabling at the 15th Annual Living Green Conference:

When: Saturday, February 3rd

11:30a.m.--5p.m.

Where: "Coppertop" First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway

Set-up: Between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The exhibit hall doors will be closed and locked at 11:30. You will need to completely set up by then! There will be food sold and music playing from 11:30am to 12:00pm. You will then be able to listen to the keynote speech until 12:45. The exhibit hall will re-open immediately after the keynote speech.

Please enter at the East entrance, on the parking lot level. Signs will be posted.

This year, each organization that is tabling will receive one free admission to the Conference. Any one else from your organization will have to pay the special reduced price of $5 for admission (two person limit). Please check in at the door to let us know that you are tabling with an organization. We will have a list with your organization's name on it.

Here is the Conference schedule:

11:30am -- Sanctuary opens. Musician plays.

12:00-12:45 -- Introductory remarks and Keynote speech by Lonnie Dupre (THERE WILL BE NO TABLING DURING THIS TIME, EXHIBIT AREA WILL BE CLOSED.)

1:30-2:15 -- First workshop session

2:30-3:15-- Second workshop session

3:30-4:15 -- Third workshop session

5:00 -- Conference closes

Please let me know if you have any requests or concerns as soon as possible! If you need to be against the wall, near an electric outlet, or next to another exhibitor, and you haven't already informed us, please do so. We are still accepting donations to the silent auction! This is another opportunity to showcase your goods or services! I can be reached by phone at 726-1828 or email at carrie@eagle-ecosource.org.

Sincerely,

Carrie Slater Duffy LGC Coordinator, EAGLE

Carrie Slater Duffy
Safe Lawn & Garden Campaign Coordinator
Living Green Conference Coordinator
EAGLE - The Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education
394 Lake Ave S #222
Duluth, MN 55802
218-726-1828
carrie@eagle-ecosource.org
www.greatlakesdirectory.org

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