URBANWATERS A Partnership for Restoring Urban Waterways and Revitalizing Communities /y* .0 NWI Urban Waters 2018 Work Plan Meeting January 26,2018 - 9:30 am to noon ^9^0^ NIRPC. 6100 Southport Road. Portage. Indiana The Northwest Indiana Urban Waters Partnership looks to our local partners to guide our goals and activities for the coming year. The agenda of the January meeting will focus entirely on gathering input to summarize 2017 accomplishments and guide the 2018 work plan. We hope you will join us to share your needs and priorities for 2018 and identify ways the Urban Waters Partnership can help! The agenda and materials will be e-mailed next week. — , _ _ jfsi Above: Lake Michigan shoreline CommuniTree Accepting Applications for Spring Plantings Applications Due February 2nd Above: CommuniTree logo. CommuniTree is now accepting applications for trees for the 2018 spring planting season. Eligible applicants include municipalities, schools, conservation organizations and other public entities in Northwest Indiana's Lake Michigan watershed. For more details please the CommuniTree website. Be sure to like the NWI CommuniTree Facebook page for program updates. SCA Hiring Calumet Conservation Corps Team Members Applications received by February 17th given highest consideration The Student Conservation Association is looking for crew members to serve on a tree planting team in NW Indiana from April 2 - December 1, 2018. Applicants should be between the ages of 18-25 years old, reside in or around Northwest Indiana, and able to perform tasks requiring physical exertion, outdoors, in all weather conditions. View the position fiver for more information. Above: The SCA tree team plants a tree. ------- Save the Dunes Hiring Project Coordinator Applications due January 17th r^rSave the Dunes Above: Save the Dunes logo. Save the Dunes Conservation Fund, Inc. is a non-profit conservation organization located in Michigan City, Indiana. The organization is seeking a full-time Project Coordinator who will oversee various conservation and advocacy projects benefiting the Indiana dunes. Save the Dunes provides a vibrant environment for continuous learning in a challenging and rewarding atmosphere in which both personal and organizational successes are valued and celebrated. View the position posting The Northwest Indiana Urban Waters Partnership focuses on the Lake Michigan watershed in Lake, LaPorte and Porter Counties, Indiana. Urban Waters works to connect urban communities, particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, with their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies and state and local partners. The goals are to improve the Nation's water systems and to promote their economic, environmental and social benefits. ------- |