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Ontario Wetlands Conference

The history and future of our wetlands

A one day conference examining the science, policy and stewardship of Ontario’s wetlands will be held on World Wetlands Day. The conference will feature two keynote presentations from Ron Reid and Dr. Paul Keddy, followed by three panel sessions examining Ontario’s wetlands.

Ron Reid is the founding president of the Couchiching Conservancy, former conservation director at Ontario Nature, and a recipient of numerous, prestigious conservation awards.

Dr. Paul Keddy has been a professor of ecology for 30 years, and has published over 100 scholarly papers and five books. In 2007 was awarded two scholarly awards, the Merit Prize by the Society of Wetland Scientists and the National Wetland Award for Science Research by the Environmental Law institute.

• Date: February 2, 2012 (World Wetlands Day)
• Location: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto, Ontario
  
• Cost: $50/person, $25 for students (lunch included, students must show ID.)
  

This conference is now full and registration has been closed. If you you like to view the proceedings, please check back in mid-March.

Conference materials:

• Flyer
• Poster
• Draft agenda

For more information or to register, please contact Josh Wise at: joshuaw@ontarionature.org.

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