Events

=Environmental Events of Interest=

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for [|Earth Hour].
 * Saturday 28 March 2009, 8:30 pm local time**

The first "Haslett Community Seminar for the Grand River Watershed" is scheduled at the Haslett High School Performing Arts Center. Haslett educators, community leaders, and students from Murphy, Ralya and Haslett Middle School will teach about the Grand River Watershed and the exciting projects of the GRAND Learning Network. Learn more about our Great Lakes from Dr. Howard Tanner, Haslett resident, known as the "Father of the Salmon Fishery in the Great Lakes."
 * Wednesday, January 14, from 7:00 - 8:15 p.m.**

Growing Hope Community & School Garden Development Institute Ypsilanti, MI [|Growing Hope's Community & School Garden Development Institute (CSGDI)]is a series of practical and hands-on classes for groups interested in starting and maintaining organic community and school gardens.
 * Jan 13-Feb 10 Winter 2009 Tuesday evenings**

**March 5-7, 2009 Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference** [|Annual Teachers Conference] The 55th annual Teachers Conference is going to be held in Lansing, MI at the Radisson Hotel. There will be several workshops including the "21st Century Energy Issues: Making a Difference in Your Classroom, Your Life, and Our Society", and several Department of Environmental Quality workshops.