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PURPOSE
These are informational/educational sessions. The primary purpose is to share information about the Teaming with Wildlife Coalition and encourage participation from additional Wisconsin organizations. We will also share information about the Wildlife Action Plan and work being done through State Wildlife Grant projects.
TARGET AUDIENCES
The primary target audiences are the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation affiliates (140 groups) and the Teaming with Wildlife Coalition (> 200 groups).
WHEN & WHERE
All session will take place from 6:00 – 8:00 PM (buildings are reserved from ~5:00 – 9:00 to allow for set up and tear down).
West Central Region
Monday, December 4, 2006
U.S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2630 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, WI 54630
608-783-6451
Northern Region
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Governor Tommy Thompson Fish Hatchery
951 W. Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
715-635-4147
Directions: The hatchery is 1/2 milewest on Hwy 70 from the Hwy 53/63 and Hwy 70 stop lights in Spooner.
Meeting attendees should use the upper level parking lot on the south side of Hwy 70, take the walkway across the bridge, andgo inthe main entrance.
South Central Region
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Lussier Family Heritage Center
3101 Lake Farm Rd.
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
608-224-3604
heritagecenter@co.dane.wi.us
Northeast Region
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Brown County Library (lower level auditorium)
515 Pine Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-448-4400
Southeast Region
Monday, December 11, 2006
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center
640 S. 84th Street
West Allis, WI 53214
414-266-7042 (Cheri Gravitter)
cheri.gravitter@sfp.state.wi.us
SESSION FORMAT
Structured presentations will be followed by informal discussion opportunity and table top displays by conservation groups.
AGENDA (see below for details on each component of the agenda)
Time |
Item |
Who |
6:00 PM |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
George Meyer or WWF Representative |
6:20 PM |
Wildlife Action Plan Presentation |
Regional Ecologists & Tara |
6:40 PM |
Time for questions on WAP |
Attendees |
6:50 PM |
State Wildlife Grant Project Presentation(s) |
Invited Partner Organization(s) |
7:15 |
Time for questions on SWG Project(s) |
Attendees |
7:25 |
Closing Remarks |
George Meyer or WWF Representative |
7:30 PM |
Informal discussions/View displays |
All |
8:00 PM |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
The sessions will begin with opening remarks from WWF (George Meyer or Sue Foote-Martin). The purpose of their remarks is to welcome the audience and provide the background and context for the sessions, including information about the Teaming with Wildlife Coalition (TWW) and its goals.
Wildlife Action Plan Presentations
Following the opening by WWF, the regional ecologist (Tara Bergeson for SCR) will give a presentation about the Wildlife Action Plan. This will include the following information: 1) why the Plan was created, 2) purpose of the Plan, 3) what information is in the Plan, 4) regional example of Species of Greatest Conservation Need, habitat(s) and ecological priority(ies), 5) connection between the Plan and State Wildlife Grant projects.
State Wildlife Grant Project Presentation(s)
This will be a brief description of one to three on-the-ground projects funded through SWG. We would like a partner organization(s) to present this if possible (not WDNR staff). The purpose of this presentation is to share a real life example of how on-the-ground actions really do make a difference in conserving wildlife and their habitats.
Informal Discussions/View Displays
The purpose of this portion of the sessions is to build and strengthen the TWW coalition. This is an opportunity for current coalition members to recognize one another for their efforts and to recruit new coalition members by demonstrating the benefits of on-the-ground conservation actions in Wisconsin. WWF will invite partners who have SWG-funded projects in the region to bring in a display about their organization and project.
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