The <b>12th Annual Toward Harmony with Nature Conference</b> will be hosted by the Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  To download a registration form or register on line, go to <A HREF="http://for-wild.org/chapters/foxvalley/">chapter website</A>

7:45-8:30 a.m.:  Registration, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Concessions

8:30-9:45 a.m.: 
“Welcome to the World of Pond Critters!”  – naturalist Anita Carpenter
“The Threat of Invasive Species to Native Plant Biodiversity” – UW Green Bay Botanist Gary Fewless
“Designing Your Natural Landscape:   Wetland, Upland, or Foundation” – Environmental consultant Lisa J. Reas
	
9:45-10:15 a.m.:  Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Concessions

10:15-10:30 a.m.:  Welcome and Announcements
	
10:30-11:15 a.m.:  Keynote Address
“My Yard, My Canvas, My Celebration:  The Joys of Natural Landscaping”– Author Mariette Nowak was director of Milwaukee County’s Wehr Nature Center for 18 years.  Now retired, she is a board member of the Wisconsin Society of Ornithology and former national vice-president of Wild Ones:  Native Plants, Natural Landscapes.
		
11:15-11:45 a.m.:  Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction

11:45-12:45 p.m.:  Lunch
	
12:45-2:00 p.m. 
“The Prairie Ecosystem and How it Changes” – International Crane Foundation Field Director Jeb Barzen
“Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future:  Land Trust Partnerships” – Multiple award-winning biology educator Thomas Eddy 
“Under the Canopy – Growing Woodland Groundcovers and Shrubs” – Botanist David Kopitzke

2:00-2:30:  Break, Exhibits, Conclusion of Silent Auction

2:30-3:45 p.m.:
“Conservation on Private Lands Worldwide” – Jeb Barzen, Field Director at the International Crane Foundation
“Stormwater Management in Your Backyard:  Rain Gardens & Other Landscaping Tips” – Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper
“Oak Savanna Restoration and Karner Blue Butterflies” – Educator Robert Welch

<A HREF="http://www.for-wild.org/chapters/foxvalley/harmony08map.pdf">Map to January Conference</A> 

<A HREF=" http://www.for-wild.org/chapters/foxvalley/harmony08info.pdf">Information about the January Conference and Registration Form</A> 

<A HREF="http://harmony12.eventbrite.com/">on-line January Conference registration
</A> 

Karen Syverson: (920) 987-5587 
Donna Vanbuecken: (920) 730-3986, <A HREF="MAILTO:WOresource@new.rr.com
">WOresource@new.rr.com</A>.