On September 3, 2009, at 4:00 PM, in the Auditorium of the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, 100 S River Road in Baton Rouge, a special public meeting will be held.

The Friends of the Atchafalaya will present a public forum on the future of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Talk with representatives of National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense, Sierra Club, Black Bear Conservation Coalition, The Nature Conservancy, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, and Atchafalaya BasinKeeper, each of which is advancing conservation through work with policy-makers and partnerships with government agencies.

Public participation is invited.

For the full press release, go to: http://www.basinbuddies.org/images/FOA_NGO_Release.pdf

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