The Burton K. Wheeler Center at
Montana State University in Bozeman
will
host a statewide pubic conference
May 12 & 13, 2008 on the MSU campus
Titled “Climate
Change in Montana: Impacts and Opportunities
for Agriculture and
Energy.”
The $45.00 fee includes 3 meals. Please join us
and participate in the discussion. To see the program and register,
go to www.montana.edu/wheeler
CRASH!
What happens when an energy boom
collides with an amenity boom?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
7-8:30 p.m.
Mesa State College
Moss Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall,
1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO
Save the date! Plan to join High
Country News and a distinguished panel of experts for a rousing
discussion exploring whether a gasfield
town and a recreation and retirement community can be one and the
same.
Hear multiple viewpoints about one of the biggest issue in
the land!
Hike, Bike and Walk Conference 2008
The third-annual Trail building
and crew leader training &
The Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference
Trail construction training and alternative transportation-bicycles
and pedestrians, will be the topic of two conferences to be held
in the Lake Tahoe area.
WHEN: Thursday - Sunday, May 15 - 18
WHERE: MontBleu Resort Casino, Stateline, Lake Tahoe, Nevada May
15-16
Washoe County Regional Park -Galena Creek State Park May 16 – 18
www.bicyclenevada.com, www.tahoerimtrail.org
The Green Ball
When: Friday evening, May 16, 2008
Time: 6:30 -11:30 pm
Where: Cavallo Point, a spectacular new Eco-Resort
and Conference Center located just beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
at Fort Baker
in Sausalito.
For Reservations: call 415.544.0790 x12 or email slozano@foe.org
“Heart and Soil” Film
Screening
May 19, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Pagosa Springs CO, Liberty Theatre
Hiway 160 in downtown Pagosa
Presented by the Southwest Organization
of Sustainability (SOS), a Pagosa based non profit promoting the
concept of sustainability
into all the workings of Archuleta County.
Durango filmmaker, Mara LeGrand, filmed this documentary in Southwest
Colorado to show viewers a beautiful slice of the complex portrait
of food and farming that is a part of all of our lives. SOS presents
this film event to promote sustainable agriculture in Archuleta
County by supporting local growers and the Pagosa Farmer’s
Market.
Donations suggested.
More information: www.heartandsoilfilm.com and www.SOSpagosa.org
Responsible Energy Development Symposium
Hosted by Sportsmen for Responsible Energy
Development
Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, WY
May 21-24
The symposium will bring together the West's top fish and wildlife
experts to address energy development on public lands. The goal of
the meeting is to identify strategies that allow us to continue to
extract vital fuels without spoiling the fish, wildlife and water
resources that are so important to the heritage and culture of the
American West.
Agenda and registration: www.sportsmen4responsibleenergy.org/symposium.html
Contact Austin at awilliams@tu.org or (307) 332-7700 ext. 11 for
more information.
Shifting Baselines & New Meridians--Water,
Resources, Landscapes,
and the Transformation of the American
West
Dates: June 4-6, 2008
Place: University of Colorado Law School:
Wolf Law Building
Boulder, Colorado
Contact Info: email: nrlc@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-1286
2008 Telluride Jazz Celebration
June 5-8, 2008
Telluride Town Park Stage
Featuring The Neville Brothers, Dr. John,
McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman Group, Bettye LaVette, Simone,
Grupo Fantasma, and
many more!!!
www.telluridejazz.org
2008 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference
" Renewable Energy: Fueling
Prosperity"
Friday - Sunday, June 6 - 8, 2008
Pueblo Convention Center
320 Central Main St., Pueblo, CO
With Tracks Focusing on Community,
Technology, and Transportation
(and additional emphasis on Rural and Agricultural issues)
Keynote Speaker: Congressman Mark Udall
www.cres-energy.org/events/conference.
Urban Permaculture Design Certification Course
Presented by Urban Permaculture Guild
Six Weekend Course This Summer Starting June 7th and 8th, 9am-5pm
LOCATION: Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA, 94114
415-554-9600, http://www.randallmuseum.org/
COST & REGISTRATION: $950.00
MORE INFO: http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/sf/
Email: fred@fredbove.com
Contact: Fred Bove, Phone: 415-225-7941
10th Annual
SolWest Renewable Energy
Fair
July 25-27, 2008
Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day, Oregon
"Neighbors Powering Community"
Jennifer Barker, 541-575-3633.
info@solwest.org, www.solwest.org
3rd Annual National Summit of Mining
Communities
Sept. 7-11, 2008
In Historic Butte and Anaconda, Montana: Largest National Historic
Landmark District in the nation.
"Communities talking to communities" - Exploring, sharing and gaining
creative and innovative solutions to common issues facing mining
communities during the Boom or Bust cycle.
www.miningsummit.com
RESTORING THE WEST CONFERENCE 2008
Aspen Restoration
September 16-18, 2008
Utah State
University, Logan, Utah
http://restoringthewest.org/
