Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 2007 Annual Membership Meeting

Thursday, November 15th, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Visitor's Center, UW-Madison Arboretum

Our 2007 Annual Meeting was a big success! See photos below and our next newsletter for a summary of the event.

Wisconsin Wetlands Association thanks the following people and organizations for contributing to this event:
- Willy St Co-op for donating food
- Trader Joes for donating food
- Great Dane Pub for donating food
- Marigold Kitchen for donating food
- Copps for donating food
- Banrock Station for donating several cases of wine
- Laurie Lawlor, Mary Linton and Erin O'Brien for providing entertainment for the event
- Jeff Nania for providing drain tile for our wine coolers
- Volunteers Laurel Alexander, Sarah Johnson and Julia Caldwell for assistance with set-up
- Madison Environmental Group for lending wine glasses
- Ken Tapp for sharing his beautiful wetland photography (above)



Join WWA staff, Board of Directors, members, supporters, and other wetland enthusiasts to celebrate wetlands at our 2007 Annual Membership Meeting! The event will feature wetland readings, music, a brief presentation on WWA's program accomplishments in the past year, and the election of new Board members. We will be providing beverages, savory hors d'oeuvres, and desserts to enhance the festivities.

>> Schedule of events
>> Directions to the UW Arboretum Visitor's Center
>> Information for WWA Members about election of new WWA Board members


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (revised)

6:30 - 7:00 PM Opening Reception featuring Banrock Station Wine. Banrock Station has a strong commitment to wetlands and conservation in general -- "every sip saves the Earth."
7:00 - 7:45 PM WWA Program Presentation & Annual Meeting, including election of new members of WWA's Board of Directors.
7:45 - 9:30 PM Entertainment, Closing Reception & Optional Night Walk. We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to hear wetland-themed readings and music from several local artists. After the entertainment, there will be a closing reception and an optional night walk of the Arboretum led by Board Chair Alice Thompson. If you are interested in joining us for this activity, we recommend that you bring a flashlight or headlamp.

  • Author Laurie Lawlor will read from her award-winning book This Tender Place: The Story of a Wetland Year. Lawlor is the author of more than 35 books andcurrently teaches writing at Columbia College in Chicago.

  • Poet Mary Linton will read a selection of her original works. Mary's poems have appeared in Appalachia, Aethlon, Blueline, Builder, Country Feedback Magazine, Poetry Motel, and Seeding the Snow. She is also a professional wetland ecologist.

  • Singer-songwriter Erin O'Brien will perform several of her original songs related to water and wetlands. Erin has performed extensively throughout the Midwest and was named 2004 Performing Songwriter of the Year by the Madison Songwriters Group, and she is also WWA's own Wetland Policy & Conservation Specialist.



    • DIRECTIONS
    From I-90, merge on to W Beltline Hwy/US-12 W/US-18 W toward Madison. Take Exit 258A for Seminole Hwy and turn right. Take Seminole Hwy 0.3 miles to the Arboretum entrance sign. Turn right on to Arboretum drive and follow to the Visitor’s Center.

    For a street map and more detailed driving directions or a map showing the location of Visitor's Center, please visit the Arboretum website.



    ELECTION OF NEW WWA BOARD MEMBERS: INFORMATION FOR WWA MEMBERS
    Elections for new members of the WWA Board of Directors will be held as part of the WWA Annual Meeting. If you will not be able to attend the annual meeting but wish to vote for Board members, please contact WWA at 608-250-9971 or info[AT]wisconsinwetlands.org or download a     paper ballot. Mail in or fax your ballot to WWA (address & fax number to be provided on ballot) by 5:00 PM, Thursday, November 14, for your vote to be counted.