Join a collaborative group of federal and state governmental officials, along with all Illinois River stakeholders, for a great program that will include:

• A look at the progress that has been made in the Illinois River Watershed over the last decade
  
• A look at the Everglades restoration project and how the Illinois River restoration project can follow this national model
  
• A framework for a coordinated federal and state legislative strategy for pursuing the $1.72 billion in ecosystem restoration monies authorized under the Water Resource Development Act which passed Congress in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner
  
  

Date
March 7, 2008

Time
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Program
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Cocktails and hors d'ouevres

Location
Gateway Building
200 NE Water St.
Peoria, Illinois

Cost
$25 per person
Free for area students and teachers

Registration is requested for all attendees. Please do so by clicking on one of the boxes above: "Register Online" or "Register Other Ways"

Brochure
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Related Links
Dirksen Congressional Center
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University