News & Notes May 2003

Don't Miss the 2003 Joint Annual Conference

This year's Joint Annual Conference will be held Sunday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at the Ramada Inn in Altoona, Pennsylvania. A full program and information will be arriving in mid-May. In the meantime, here are some highlights for this year's program. We look forward to seeing you in July!

Planned Activities and Tours
Tour of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Picnic and Baseball Game at the Altoona Curve Picnic Pavilion
Tour of the Glen White Run Watershed
Restoration Project
Tour of the Cambria CoGen Facility (generation of power
from waste coal)

Special Events
PACD Awards Luncheon
SCC Luncheon
Host Night Banquet with special musical entertainment
provided by folk singers Galla & Dan
Memorial Breakfast

Sessions
Welcome Session with guest speaker, Former Secretary of Agriculture
Sam Hayes
Opening Session with invited speaker Gary Mast, NACD President
Watershed Groups and Districts
Leadership Development
Overview of Southern Alleghenies RC&D
New No Till Technology
Newsletter Development

Regularly Scheduled Meetings
District Managers Meeting
Region Directors and Field Reps. Meeting
PACD Conservation Issues Forum
District Operations
PACD Executive Council Meeting
SCC Pre-Meeting
SCC Meeting

Committee Meetings
Education Committee
Forest, Recreation and Wildlife Committee
Legislation Committee
Technology Committee

Auxiliary Activities
Auxiliary Breakfast and Meeting
Special Auxiliary Activity-Wreath Making
Auxiliary Day Trip to the Railroad Memorial Museum, with
Lunch at the U.S. Hotel Restaurant and shopping in the afternoon

Other Altoona Area Attractions
While you are in the area, take advantage of these other attractions: Logan Valley Mall, Horseshoe Curve, Railroaders Museum, Baker Mansion, Raystown Lake, Lakemont Park, Blair County Ball Park, Del Grosso's Amusement Park, tennis and golf nearby!

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