Forum to Focus on Goals and Practices of Restoration

THE FIRST NATIONWIDE forum focused solely on the goals and practices of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration will be held April 13 – 16, 2003, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The non-profit group Restore America's Estuaries will host the Inaugural National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor Hotel.

Incorporating the non-profit, government, business and academic sectors, the conference will foster networking and communication throughout this growing movement.

Conference themes will include: best practices in restoration; information and resource needs; community outreach; national and regional policy strategies; funding opportunities; partnerships; and restoration science and practice, including monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management.

To sponsor a session, contact Rick Bates, development director, at (703) 524-0248 or rickbates@estuaries.org. For more details about the conference, check the Restore America's Estuaries Web site: www.estuaries.org.