You might be interested in the two events listed below. The first is a
workshop providing updates on efforts to reduce and assess toxic
contaminants in the Columbia River. A Save the Date notice can be found at http://demeterdesign.net/save_the_date.pdf
The second event is the next scheduled meeting for the Columbia River
Toxics Reduction Working Group--June 2 at the White Salmon Community
Center. Both are open to all who wish to attend. Please consider it if
you have not participated before and are interested in this topic.
Feel free to contact us (or Mary Lou at EPA-cc'ed on this email) for
more information.
Thanks,
Catherine Corbett
Technical Programs Manager
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
811 SW Naito Parkway, Suite 410
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 226-1565 ext 240
www.lcrep.org


Dear Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group:

Two Items of interest:

1.  The next meeting of the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working
Group: will be June 2 @ the White Salmon Community Center, White Salmon,
WA.  A draft agenda and further information will be coming next week.

2.  EPA is working with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group, and the
Umatilla Soil and Water Conservation District to host a one day workshop
in Pendleton on May 13.  We picked Pendleton because it is centrally
located in the Columbia River Basin and could attract watershed groups
from OR, WA and ID.  The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation has graciously agreed to host the workshop.  They have
provided great leadership on toxics reduction, their continued
leadership is much appreciated.

The workshops goals are:
  *  Exchange information with local watershed groups and others on
  toxics reduction in the Columbia River Basin
  *  Exchange information on individual actions to reduce toxics in the
  Columbia River Basin

The proposed audience is local watershed councils and salmon recovery
groups; tribal, state, federal and local governments; non-profit groups
(Columbia Riverkeeper); agriculture/soil and water conservation
districts, industry and other entities.

Here is a Save the Date card if you are interested in more information.
Please forward this email to people or groups that you might recommend
to attend the meeting.

(See attached file: save_the_date.pdf)
_______________________________
Mary Lou Soscia
Columbia River Coordinator
US EPA - Region 10 - OWW
805 S.W. Broadway, Suite 500
Portland, OR   97205
www.epa.gov/region10/columbia
503.326.5873
fax: 503.326.3399