[SEMCO] Registration Still Open, Hotel Deadline: Restore America's Estuaries' 3rd National Conference

[conference at estuaries.org]

Registration is still open for the 3rd National Conference on Coastal 
and Estuarine Habitat Restoration in New Orleans, December 9-13.  The 
response to this year's Conference has been tremendous, and there is 
still time to join more than 1200 of the best professionals and 
volunteers working to restore the health and abundance of our coasts.  
Register online at: www.estuaries.org/conference.   
 
 
SPECIAL HOTEL RATE DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 17
A block of rooms at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside - where this 
year's Conference is being held - has been reserved for December 6-16 
at $109 per night + tax, single or double occupancy (based on 
availability).  However, this special room rate will only be available 
until November 17th.  The rooms are filling up quickly, so we 
recommend you make your reservation as soon as possible.  Go to 
http://www.estuaries.org/?id=33 to reserve your room online - or you 
can call 504-584-3999 and ask for the Restore America's Estuaries rate 
of $109.  For comparison, the federal government per diem lodging rate 
is $133 per night for New Orleans. 
 

CITY PARK RESTORATION EVENT!  
On Saturday, December 9 more than 250 people will help to restore New 
Orleans City Park - one of the largest urban parks in the United 
States.  City Park has a special place in the hearts of generations of 
New Orleanians - and was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.  It's 
not too late to sign up and join with local volunteers and conference 
participants from around the country to help plant native vegetation 
and put City Park back on the road to recovery.  For more information, 
go to www.estuaries.org/conference.

 
FIELD SESSIONS ARE FILLING UP FAST!  
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about the restoration of Coastal 
Louisiana and Mississippi first-hand.  Knowledgeable local leaders 
will guide field sessions on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 
10. 
 
There is still room available in six field sessions: 1) Louisiana 
Chenier Plain Tour; 2) Pontoon Boat Tour of Manchac Swamp and 
Surrounding Marshes of Pass Manchac; 3) French Quarter Walking Tour; 
4) Terrebonne Bay Research Cruise and Tour of the Defelice Marine 
Center; 5) New Orleans Levee Tour; and 6) On the Road to Restoration: 
Emergency Restoration Work.
 
For details on these field sessions, visit http://www.estuaries.org/?
id=150.  To register for a field session, access online registration 
at www.estuaries.org/conference. 

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Restore America's Estuaries 3rd National Conference - Forging the 
National Imperative - will bring timely national attention to the 
challenges and opportunities to comprehensive coastal ecosystem 
restoration throughout the U.S., and will emphasize the challenges 
ahead in strengthening a national commitment to coastal restoration.  

Join 1,500 participants from all sectors of the restoration movement: 
community organizations; businesses and consultants; local, tribal, 
state and federal agencies; scientists and researchers; educators; and 
students and volunteers.
  
For further information regarding registration, please contact Mindy 
Quinnette at (703) 536-4992.

For further information regarding the Conference, please contact 
Kristin Hoelting at (206) 624-9100, ext. 3# or 
conference at estuaries.org.
 
For sponsorship and/or partnership information, please contact Harvey 
Potts at (206) 624-9100, ext. 2# or hpotts at estuaries.org.