Weathering the Change: Adapting to Climate Change in the Mississippi Valley

Almonte, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Saturday, September 15, 2007

Mississippi Valley Conservation and the Mississippi Valley Fields Naturalists present

An informative workshop series designed
to inform and engage participants
on the effects of climate change at the local level.

The workshops will be held in beautiful Almonte, Ontario on Saturday, September 15th and Saturday, September 22nd, 2007.

The exciting list of distinguished speakers will provide an overview of climate change studies within their area of expertise at a regional, provincial, or national scale as well as discuss how climate change may affect the Mississippi Valley in a number of important sectors. Afternoon breakout sessions will provide participants an opportunity to discuss climate change issues within their area of interest.

Invited Speakers: Paul Egginton (NRCAN), Paul Gray (MNR), Bob Stewart (retired Canadian Forestry Service), Mike Brklacich (Carleton Univeristy), John Casselman (Queen’s University), Beth Lavender (NRCAN), Jim Bruce (Soil and Water Conservation Society), Stephen Dolan (Health Canada), Phillipe Crabbe (University of Ottawa), Brenda Jones (University of Waterloo)

cost $20

For further information please visit the Mississippi Valley Conservation website at www.mvc.on.ca, or contact the project coordinator:
Jackie Oblak,
4175 Hwy.511, RR#2
Lanark, Ontario K0G 1K0
t. 613.259.2421 f. 613.259.3468
joblak@mvc.on.ca