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Agenda:
7:30 - 8:30 AM Coffee and Registration
8:30 - 8:35 AM Welcome: Ray Krueger, Milwaukee River Revitalization Council and Foundation
8:40 - 8:45 AM Milwaukee River Basin Partnership Introductions
8:45 - 9:15 AM Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Gloria McCutcheon, Regional Director
9:15 - 10:10 AM Milwaukee River Basin Report: Sharon Gayan and William Warwzyn, WDNR
10:10 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 12:00 Noon State Leadership Concerning Milwaukee River Basin Issues: Moderator: Ed Hinshaw, WTMJ TV Channel 4, Invited panel: Governor Scott McCallum, State Senator Gary George, U.S. Representative Tom Barren, Attorney General James Doyle, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk.
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 PM Individual Action for River Protection: Dave Cieslewich, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
1:30 - 2:15 PM Citizen Based Watershed Partnership - A Success Story: Ralph Goodno, Merrimac River Watershed Council
2:15 - 2:45 PM Impacts of Development in the Milwaukee River Basin: Tim Ehlinger
2:45 - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 - 4:00 PM Partnership Case Studies from the Basin: West Bend - Michael Miller, Mayor of West Bend; Ulao Creek - Tim Kaul, Ulao Creek Watershed Partnership; Lincoln Creek Restoration - Kevin Shafer, David Fowler, and Ton Chapman, MMSD
4:00 - 4:10 PM Take Home Messages: Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow (invited)
4:10 - 4:15 PM Closing Remarks: Member of Partnership