> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Wilson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:20 PM
> Subject: Please attend wise development lecture series
>
> Please see below for the upcoming sessions in the Wise
> Development lecture series for Maryland's Lower Eastern
> Shore. Bill Jenkins, who will talk this Thursday, is one of
> the best in his field. He will show where some of the highest
> quality bird, mammal, and reptile habitat is left on the shore.
> I hope to see you there.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dave Wilson Jr.
> Public Outreach
> MD Coastal Bays Program
> 410-213-2297
>
> "Wise Development for MD's Lower Shore"
> Thursday evenings, March 2-30 7-8:30pm
> Salisbury University, Henson Science Center, Rm 103 For info
> contact: Lori Lilly - 410-543-1999 or As
> more people move to the Delmarva Peninsula, growth - and how
> it is managed - is becoming one of the leading and most
> pressing issues facing Eastern Shore. This year's series will
> tackle the topic of growth on the Eastern Shore and will
> provide a unique opportunity to hear from regional
> professionals, share information and talk among community
> leaders, professionals, and the public. Please help us spread
> the word by inviting friends, neighbors, professionals and
> anyone else you'd like to join us to share thoughts about how
> the area can, and should, encourage its communities to grow
> and develop. The series is co-sponsored by the CBF's Heart of
> the Chesapeake Project, Friends of the Nanticoke, Maryland
> Coastal Bays Program, Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and
> Wicomico Environmental Trust.
> Costs (per person): $5/lecture; $18 for all 5 Members (of any
> host organization): $3/lecture; $12 for all 5
> Students: n/c
> 3/2-Vienna, Md: A Good Local Plan: Vienna Mayor Russ
> Brinsfield and Joel Dunn, Chesapeake Bay Associate with The
> Conservation Fund, will walk through the steps of creating
> good community plans, such as the town of Vienna, which
> developed an award-winning Community Vision Plan for future
growth.
> 3/9-Eastern Shore Agriculture, Viable & Vibrant: Eddie
> Johnson, extension agent for Wicomico County, and Bill
> Satterfield, Executive Director of the Delmarva Poultry
> Industry, will discuss the value of agriculture to our
> communities and its future with growing development on the
> Eastern Shore.
> 3/16-"Green Infrastructure" - The Natural Life Support System for
Our
> Communities: Bill Jenkins, Chief of the Environmental
> Information and Analysis Branch of the U.S. Environmental
> Protection Agency, will share how "green infrastructure"
> contributes to long-term ecological and economic health.
> 3/23-Planning Our Rural Communities: Dr. Molly Foraker,
> Assistant Professor of Geography at Salisbury University, and
> Sandy Coyman, Director of Comprehensive Planning for
> Worcester County, tackle the role of planning in a rural
> economy and how the public can become more involved in the
> planning process.
> 3/30-Land Values & Rural Lands: How Do We Protect Both? Dr.
> Sarah Taylor Rogers, Assistant Director of the Maryland
> Center for Agro-Ecology, explains "downsizing," or limiting
> the number of homes that can be built per acre.
> Alan Girard, CBF's Heart of the Chesapeake Project Manager,
> will release the "Vanishing Lands" report.
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