State water policy forum at UD Oct. 21

9:31 a.m., Oct. 6, 2005--The fifth annual Delaware Water Policy Forum, "Water Friendly Landscape Design: A Prescription for Healthy Watersheds," will be held from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, in Clayton Hall.

The forum is open to the public. A $10 registration fee covering materials, speakers, luncheon and refreshments will be waived for seniors over age 65, UD faculty, staff and students on request while registering. Preregistrations are due by Monday, Oct. 17.

Discussions, presentations and posters at the forum will focus on water-sustaining landscaping practices along highways, in municipalities, on campuses and on individual properties.

Opening keynote speaker Jack Clausen of the University of Connecticut will discuss “Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Paired Watershed Research”. Stephen Williams, ecological restoration coordinator in with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, will keynote the luncheon with comments on the state’s stream and wetland restoration projects in Delaware, featuring the Pike Creek Stream Restoration at Three Little Bakers and a wetland complex at Christ the Teacher Catholic School.

Forum speakers, panelists and presenters include representatives of the Delaware Water Resources Center, UD’s Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, University of Connecticut Natural Resources Management and Engineering, New Castle County Cooperative Extension, Delaware Center for Horticulture, University of Delaware Facilities Planning and Construction, Villanova University Civil and Environmental Engineering, Longwood Graduate Program, Delaware Nature Society, Naamans Creek Watershed Association and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

All attendees are asked to preregister by Monday Oct. 17, by calling (302) 831-4931, faxing (302) 831-4934, or e-mailing [mcorrozi@udel.edu]. Include name, organization, title, address, phone number and e-mail address. Senior citizens and UD affiliates may request complimentary registration at that time. All others are asked to present a check for $10 payable to “University of Delaware” at the door.

The forum is sponsored by the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, Delaware Water Resources Center, Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

For more information, the forum brochure, schedule and directions, visit [www.wr.udel.edu/publicservice/WaterForum2005/WaterForum05Home.html].

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