Win a travel scholarship to the March Forum

Community-Based Watershed Management Forum

Poster Session

March 8th, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Baranof Hotel, Juneau

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The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC) and the National Forest Foundation (NFF) invite you to attend the Forum and participate in a poster session.

This is a free event for participants and there are travel scholarships available for those individuals/organizations who contribute to the forum by sharing their community-based watershed related projects during the Poster Session on March 8th.

There are numerous examples of community-based watershed projects being implemented across Southeast Alaska and the State. This poster session will provide an opportunity to inform other municipalities, tribes, watershed councils, and community-based organizations of your project and promote watershed resiliency and sustainable communities.

Posters that emphasize the following points will be entered in a drawing to win a travel scholarship!

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  • Highlights of project
  • Impact of project on watershed and community
  • Tips and Tricks to implement project
  • Specific resources required to implement project
[/list]Deadline: Submit Poster Abstracts by February 15th, 2012 to alaskawatersheds@gmail.com. Please call 907-766-3745 with questions.

The Community-Based Watershed Management Forum is a state wide event and is intended to build the capacity of community-based organizations, municipalities, tribes and the agencies, industry, private sector and regional organizations that these groups work with to carry-out strategic watershed restoration, development, and management projects.

For the Forum Agenda and event details

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Invasive Weeds: Juneau Cooperative Weed Management Area and United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Juneau AK

Pullen Creek Restoration Project: Taiya Inlet Watershed Council, Skagway AK

Biomass: Yakutat Salmon Board, Yakutat AK

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