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<br />Job Postings
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<br />Director of Community Planning, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy,
<br />Queenstown Md. Experienced professional to manage new regional land
<br />use initiative. Facilitate a regional land use vision plan, establish ESLC as a
<br />regional planning forum through newsletter, workshops and other means.
<br />Work with local governments to develop public preservation funding mecha-
<br />nisms. Candidates should have planning, law or related conservation experi-
<br />ence, a history of strong teamwork and a commitment to rural landscapes,
<br />small towns and clean rivers. Salary commensurate with experience. For
<br />more information on ESLC, fax Nina White at 410 827 -9039 or em_ ail
<br />eslcnina @usa.net. Fax or email resume by Sept. 20.
<br />Conferences & Workshops
<br />Oct. 2, Crownsville, MD: Maryland Land Trust Alliance workshop Putting
<br />Land Trusts on the Map - GIS Technologies and Options in Maryland.
<br />Comprehensive overview as well as nuts and bolts of developing a GIS
<br />system. Contact Nick Williams at (410) 514 -7907.
<br />Oct. 101 11, Erie, PA: Fall Workshop of the Pennsylvania Farmland Preser-
<br />vation Association. Contact Ellen Dayhoff, at 717 337 -5859.
<br />Oct. 11 - 13, Atlantic City, NJ: BROWNFIELDS 2000 - Research and
<br />Regionalism: Revitalizing the American Community, sponsored by The
<br />Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania , EPA, AFT and others, this
<br />conference is billed as the largest and most comprehensive brownfields
<br />conference to date. Last year, over 2300 people attended the conference in
<br />Dallas. For those involved in brownfields assessment, cleanup, and redevel-
<br />opment, from nonprofits to federal officials. Call Amy Lesko at 412-261 -
<br />0710x32 or see brownfields2000.org.
<br />Oct. 19 - 22, Portland, OR: National Land Trust Rally 2000. More than 100
<br />workshops on legal issues, land transactions, easements, stewardship,
<br />fundraising, organizational development, ag preservation, etc. Nation's
<br />biggest and best land conservation conference. See Ita.org or call 202 638-
<br />4725.
<br />Dec. 4 -6, Atlanta, GA: Partners for Smart Growth Conference- Engaging the
<br />Private Sector, sponsored by the Urban Land Institute. Keynote speakers,
<br />Md. Gov. Parris Glendening, Ambassador Andrew Young. Call 800 -321 -5011
<br />or see www.uli.org.
<br />March 1 - 3, 2001, Park City, LIT: 2001 National Green Space Design
<br />Conference: Redefining the Legacy of Open Space, sponsored by the Green
<br />Space Design organization. Learn practical methods of open space preserva-
<br />tion from industry leaders. Keynote speakers: Randall Arendt, president,
<br />Greener Prospects; Will Rogers, president, Trust for Public Land; Ed McMa-
<br />September 2000
<br />hon, president, The Conservation
<br />Fund, and others. Call 1- 877 -GSD-
<br />PLAN or see
<br />www.greenspacedesign.com.
<br />Reports
<br />National Main Street Trends Survey
<br />National Trust for Historic Preservation
<br />The National Trust surveyed 1,500
<br />businesses in 16 downtown com-
<br />mercial districts nationwide and
<br />found that internet usage is having
<br />a signficant positive impact on
<br />retail sales. For a copy of the
<br />survey, call 202 588 -6324.
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