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October 15, 2008 • 8am - 12pm
Milwaukee Art Museum • Milwaukee,
WI
Register | Agenda | Speakers | Field
trip | Hosts | Sponsors | Directions
 River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee
Area Land Conservancy and Gathering Waters Conservancy invite you
to join us on October 15th for the Milwaukee Great Lake
Gathering.
The Gathering will be from 8am to 12pm at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Everyone who shares a common love for the natural
treasures in the Lake Michigan basin is encouraged to attend: business
owners, elected officials, landowners, economic development organizations,
conservation groups, chambers of commerce, community organization
members, and the general public. The Great Lake Gatherings will
introduce participants to new partners who are working to protect
that treasure in our shared back yard.
Agenda
| 8-9am |
Continental Breakfast Reception |
| 9-Noon |
Program |
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| 12:30 - 1:30pm |
Optional Field trip (limit 50
people)
Seminary Woods Property
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Speakers
Mayor
Tom Barrett -- In 2004, Tom Barrett was elected to lead the City
of Milwaukee. As
Mayor, Barrett is committed to creating family-supporting jobs,
strengthening neighborhoods and making Milwaukee a safe and healthy
environment for every resident.
Mayor Barrett created the Milwaukee Office of
Sustainability to position
Milwaukee as a leader in environmental sustainability and performance
in the 21st Century. The Office is charged with coordinating efforts
to improve Milwaukee's water quality, reduce energy consumption,
and stimulate economic development in the green technology sector. The
Office of Sustainability emerged from the community input received
from the Milwaukee Green Team, commissioned by Mayor Barrett in
2004.
G. Tracy Mehan III is
an attorney who has worked on natural resources and environmental
issues for almost 20 years. He is a principal in the consulting
firm The Cadmus Group, and served as Assistant Administrator for
Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as director
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan
Office of the Great Lakes. He is a member of the Environmental
Law Institute, the Water Environment Federation, and the Potomac
Conservancy. Mr. Mehan also is an Adjunct Professor of Environmental
Law at George Mason University School of Law.
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Delene Hanson is the President of the Milwaukee
Area Land Conservancy (MALC), a conservation organization, founded
by local Milwaukee volunteers, that offers several alternatives
in land protection. Delene is the past president of the Wehr Chapter
Wild Ones, a volunteer at Wehr Nature Center, the past president
of the Hales Corners Historical Society, has served on the Historical
Society board, has worked for Prairie Future Seed Co. as a Natural
Landscape Consultant for 10 years, has done natural area restoration
in the Village of Greendale, and is the former president of the
Hawthorn Garden Club. Delene is a Master Gardener and a Master
Naturalist. As the former Vice President of Stahl Conrad Homestead,
a historical property in Hales Corners and the MALC office location,
she is working to recreate the site's native historical landscape.
In addition, she serves on the Village of Hales Corners Environmental
Committee and Historic Preservation Commission.
Kimberly
Gleffe is Executive Director
of the River Revitalization Foundation and has earned degrees in
Psychology, Sociology and a Masters in Cultural Foundations of
Education. The River Revitalization Foundation was established
in 1994 by two of the larger service clubs in Wisconsin: Kiwanis
Club of Milwaukee, and the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, in response
to recommendations made by the Milwaukee River Revitalization Council
to improve the environmental quality of the Milwaukee River Basin.
These recommendations are found in the Riverway Plan (1991), the
Foundation's guiding document.
The Milwaukee River Work
Group (MRWG) is a coalition
of organizations concerned with the Milwaukee River, including
representatives from the Urban Ecology Center, Friends of Milwaukee’s
Rivers, and River Revitalization Foundation, along with other state
and federal agencies, businesses and individuals. The coalition
advocates a comprehensive plan that includes public policy, zoning,
preservation guidelines and a stewardship plan for the future.
Together, they are recommending these specific goals for the creation
of a Milwaukee River Central Park.
The Milwaukee 7, launched in September 2005,
was formed to create a regional, cooperative economic development
platform for the seven counties of southeastern Wisconsin: Kenosha,
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha and Washington.
Its mission is to attract, retain and grow diverse businesses and
talent.
Hosts
The River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee Area Land
Conservancy, and Gathering Waters Conservancy with support from the
Joyce Foundation, are hosting one in a series of open forums this
fall in four Wisconsin communities: Green Bay, Sheboygan, Mequon
and Milwaukee.
Land trusts play an important role in preserving
and improving the ecological, economic and human health in the
area. One goal of the Gatherings is to encourage community leaders
to look to their land trusts as a resource.
Sponsors
The
Joyce Foundation
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Energy Foundation
Directions
Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N. Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-224-3200
The Milwaukee Art Museum is in downtown Milwaukee,
90 miles (1.75 hours) from Chicago, 75 miles (1.5 hours) from Madison,
and 120 miles (2 hours) from Green Bay. The Museum is located on
Lincoln Memorial Drive at Michigan Street, on the Lake Michigan
shore.
Questions? Call Liz
Walsh at (608) 251-9131 x12 or email liz [at] gatheringwaters.org.
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