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About Us Team In the Community Think Globally - Act Locally. At Biohabitats we practice what we preach.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Biohabitats Conducts Ecological Education Seminars for Baltimore Middle School Students Joe Berg, one of Biohabitats’ restoration
ecologists, conducted . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biohabitats and ER&M Sponsor MD DNR’s Upper Western Shore Tributary Team 8th Annual Wade-In On June 4, 2005, the Upper Western Shore Tributary Team and the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center hosted their 8th Annual Wade-In event to measure the water quality at Otter Point Creek. Nearly 200 attendees participated in activities including the wade-in, canoeing, seining for fish, and aquatic exploration programs. Click here to read more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donation to Kent Environmental Council in honor of the Cuyahoga River Restoration Project Dedication As part of the Cuyahoga River Restoration dedication ceremonies on May 20, 2005 in Kent, OH, Biohabitats made a donation to the Kent Environmental Council to help fund their grassroots environmental efforts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irvine Nature Center Annual Native Plant Seminar Since 2000, Biohabitats and ER&M have been the title sponsors of Irvine Nature Center’s (Stevenson, MD) Annual Native Plant Seminar which promotes use of native vegetation, sustainable practices, and the conservation of native landscapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Jones Falls Valley Celebration Biohabitats sponsors this annual celebration organized by the Jones Falls Watershed Association. The event, for which a stretch of the Jones Falls Expressway is closed to motor vehicles, is a rare opportunity for walkers, runners and bicyclists to appreciate nature along the Jones Falls Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biohabitats Purchases 16 Acres of Nature Conservancy Endangered Forests and Coral Reef In celebration of Earth Day 2005, Biohabitats hosted an art contest amongst our Leaf Litter newsletter subscribers. The contest winner and top three runners-up were acknowledged with a donation to TNC conservation programs on their behalf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Bowers Elected to 2nd Term as the Chair of the Society for Ecological Restoration International (SERI) SER International’s mission is "to promote ecological restoration as a means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture." With over 2,300 members in 37 countries, SER International is the leading organization dedicated to the practice of ecological restoration. Keith will serve a second, two-year term as Chair through 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Carpenter Volunteers As a Technical Advisor for Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Alan, from Biohabitats’ Southern Rocky Mountain bioregional office, volunteers more than 40 hours a year as a Technical Advisor for Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, a non-profit group based in Boulder, CO, that works cooperatively with public agencies to undertake restoration projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Lighthiser Volunteers for the Beargrass Creek Watershed Council For the past three years, Mike, from Biohabitats’ Ohio River bioregional office, has actively participated on the Beargrass Creek Watershed Council in Louisville, Kentucky. The Council aims to educate the community on and improve water quality in Beargrass Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biohabitats Sponsors Celebrate Etowah Watershed-Wide Event Biohabitats is a sponsor of "Celebrate Etowah," an 8-week, watershed- wide celebration of the wonders and beauty of the Etowah River in Northwest Georgia. |
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