Planners' Gathering Quarterly Meeting

                               Local Land Conservancies:
                        Protecting Our Natural Places 

A land trust or land conservancy is a local, non-profit organization formed by the citizens of a community to protect land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical, or agricultural value. They use a variety of preservation tools including, conservation easements, land donations or purchases, education, and stategic planning........  

Speaker Information:

                               Doug Pearsall (invited)
                              The Nature Conservancy                    

                                Sherri Laier
                               Michigan Nature Association                    

                                Donna Folland
                               Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy                    

                                Katie Anderson
                               North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy                    

                                Jim Lloyd
                               Highland Land Conservancy                    

                                Sharon Greene
                               Highland Equestrian Conservancy                    

                                                      
When:         Friday - December 5th, 2008


Time:           Networking          -   11:30 a.m.   
                     Lunch                 -   12:00 noon 
                     Program              -    1:00 - 2:00 p.m.


Where:        Bloomfield Open Hunt   
                    405 E. Long Lake Road     
                    Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 
                    (East of Woodward on the North Side of Long Lake Road)
                    Main Entrance is off Kensington Road.

Cost:             $21 due with registration
                     (no later than Monday December 1st)


Questions:    Call Julie Skene at 248-858-5437
                      or send email to skenej@oakgov.com  

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