2011 Maryland Streams Symposium

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The Third Maryland Streams Symposium and Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Monitoring Conference will be held August 10-13 at Carroll Community College near Westminster, MD.

Stakeholders from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia will meet to discuss stream-related issues. The theme of the Volunteer Conference is Sustaining Volunteer Involvement in Water Quality Management: Key Roles to Play in Critical Environmental Issues.

The four days will include plenary sessions, informative presentations, hands-on workshops and field trips to local streams. Attendees will also learn about state-of-the-art stream restoration techniques and see natice freshwater fish.

The event is sponsored by Maryland DNR, Carroll Community College, The Maryland Water Monitoring Council, U.S. EPA, and The Maryland Local Watershed Implementation Service.

Each day will start with a plenary session (except Saturday) and the kickoff plenary session for the Volunteer Conference will be held on Thursday, August 11th.

Poster sessions, with authors in attendance, will be held throughout the symposium and conference. There will also be plenty of displays from local and regional watershed associations, governmental agencies, and educational organizations.

Stakeholders interested in attending should RSVP to Josh Davidsburg at 410-260-8002 or jdavidsburg@dnr.state.md.us.

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