IUSB Community Film Screening and Discussion on local water quality issues.
Join special guest speaker Deb Marr, Biology Department Professor and Faculty member of the Center for a Sustainable Future, for a film screening and discussion on the documentary Waterlife. This award-winning documentary examines the story of the Great Lakes and our sustainable future. Locally significant water quality issues will be explored in light of the St. Joseph River feeding into Lake Michigan.
Although the event is FREE, reservations are encouraged. Call 574-291-7444 ext. 3 or visit www.ourwaterlife.com
Event Details:
Indiana University South BendIU South Bend, Wiekamp Hall1700 Mishawaka AvenueSouth Bend, IN 46615August 5, 20105:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Organized By:
St. Joseph County (IN) SWCDThe Michiana Stormwater PartnershipIUSB's Center for a Sustainable Future
Monthly meetings of the Board of Directors and Watershed Council are usually held on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Three Rivers (Michigan) Public Library at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
Agenda forthcoming
Click here to see the June 2010 Minutes.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
Is your message being heard?
Is it being heard by the people who need to hear it?
What makes people respond to environmental messages?
The key to successful outreach campaigns is targeting your message to specific audiences and getting those audiences to respond to your message. Based on EPA’s Getting In Step – A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns, this popular workshop will review the basic building blocks for developing effective outreach campaigns through social marketing techniques.
A special focus will be placed on:
Current examples of successful campaigns and outreach materials will be provided throughout the day including Clear Choices Clean Water provided by J Hoffman and L Crighton. Interactive group exercises will jump start your own outreach campaign.
Workshop Details:
Register by e-mail and include your name, organization and phone number to Lschmidt@idem.in.gov.
IDEM’s Shadeland Office2525 North Shadeland AvenueIndianapolis, IN
Download a copy of the Getting in Step Guide at www.epa.gov/watershed/outreach/documents/
Click here to download event flyer.
Join the Elkhart Environmental Center for the annual St. Joseph River cleanup between Island & McNaughten Parks in Elkhart, IN.
Cleanup begins at 9:00 a.m. at Island Park in downtown Elkhart, and ends at 3:00 p.m. at McNaughton Park. Lunch will be served at the Sherman Street boat lunch.
Volunteers are welcome to bring their own watercraft and personal floatation devices, but there will also be several canoes and PFDs made available by the City of Elkhart.
Friends of the St. Joe River Association, Inc.P.O. Box 1794South Bend, Indiana 46634
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