Connecting Green celebration April 23, 2008

Celebrate 20 Years of Greenspaces and Launch Connecting Green Alliance

You are cordially invited to join the region's citizen park advocates,
park professionals, elected leaders, civic leaders and agencies engaged in
local and regional parks, trails, and natural areas planning for a
celebration of past successes and launching a Connecting Green Alliance
for the next century's efforts.

Please RSVP so we know who to expect.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Bridgeport Brew Pub + Bakery
1313 NW Marshall
Heritage Room

Celebrating 20 Years of
Regional Parks and Greenspace Planning

Twenty years ago this April we launched a regional parks planning effort
that led to the 1992 adoption of the Greenspaces Master Plan for a
Cooperative Regional System of Natural Areas, Open Space, Trails, and
Greenways for Wildlife and People. More recently, bond measures totaling
$363 million helped purchase 8,200 acres of natural areas and build many
miles of new trails. Vancouver- Clark County continues to add to this
system of parks, trails and natural areas.

Twenty years after the first Metropolitan Greenspaces parks forum it's
time to celebrate our accomplishments and to launch the Connecting Green
Alliance to create the world's greatest system of parks, trails and
natural areas

5:00-5:30 p.m. - Register and Socialize, 1313 NW Marshall , He rita ge Room

5:30-6:45 p.m. - Celebrating 20 Years of Metropolitan Greenspaces

6:45-7:30 p.m. - Launch of Connecting Green Alliance

7:30-8:00 p.m. - Socializing and Music

RSVP to Mike Houck at mikehouck@urbangreenspaces.org