The 2004 Pennsylvania Biodiversity Conference will be held November 9-10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrisburg. The theme of the conference, organized by the Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership, is “Economic Prosperity and Biodiversity Conservation: Planning for Pennsylvania’s Future.”

In addition to a keynote address by Randy Cooley, President of Westsylvania Heritage Corporation, and a panel discussion by businesses that are dependent on natural resources, conference participants will be invited to review draft issues and recommendations for the statewide Pennsylvania Biodiversity Conservation Plan.

The early registration deadline is October 29.

For more information and registration materials, please visit the Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership website or contact Merewyn Boak at 412-481-4100 or email boak@pabiodiversity.org .

10/15/2004