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		<title>Eightmile  River Receives Wild &amp; Scenic Status</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eightmile River Wild &#038; Scenic Coordinating Committee For Immediate Release May 8, 2008 CONTACT: Anthony Irving, Committee Chairman – 860-434-2390 or Damon Hearne, Project Manager &#8211; 860-345-8700, dhearne@eightmileriver.org Eightmile River Receives Wild &#038; Scenic Status President Bush signs watershed protection language into law. A better future for the pristine watershed is assured. The efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild &amp; Scenic Designation Headed to Whitehouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives passed the bill containing Eightmile River Wild &#038; Scenic designation for the second time on April 29th, 2008. This is the last hurdle before the President&#8217;s signature makes the designation official. The President is expected to sign the act into law within the week. An official Press Release will go out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Approves Wild &amp; Scenic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last major hurdle for Wild &#038; Scenic designation for the Eightmile River was crossed on April 10th when the US Senate passed a large package of natural resource bills. Senate bill 2739 was passed 91-4 and included the same language previously passed by the House under a different bill number. The natural resource bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Schedules Eightmile Vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have learned that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has announced that the Eightmile designation legislation, along with a large number of other natural resource bills, will likely be taken up by the full Senate in the first days of the 2008 session. The quote below is from an Energy and natural Resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney and other dignitaries to kick off RiverFest on 10/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Anthony Irving, Chair ERWSC 860-434-1460 Nathan Frohling, The Nature Conservancy 860-767-7706 ext. 12 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney and other dignitaries to kick off RiverFest on 10/13 Who:   U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney Former U.S. Congressman Rob Simmons State Senator Eileen Daily Deputy DEP Commissioner Amy Marrella Members of the Eightmile River Wild [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7th Annual Eightmile River Watershed Bioassessment October 13</title>
		<link>http://eightmileriver.org/news/?p=34</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help conduct the 7th Annual Biological Assessment of the Eightmile River Watershed From the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District: Come learn about the organisms that live in stream bottoms—benthic macroinvertebrates—and what they can tell us about water quality and stream health, and be a part of a community effort to assess the health of streams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Rell Issues Drought Advisory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Governor&#8217;s Press Release: &#8220;Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued a Drought Advisory for the State of Connecticut and directed all state agencies to immediately take steps to conserve water at state facilities. “We all must do our part to cut down on our water usage and the State of Connecticut will lead by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Native &#8211; Plant Workshop Oct. 6</title>
		<link>http://eightmileriver.org/news/?p=29</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the East Haddam Land Trust: Go Native! Learn how to identify and remove invasive plants from your yard! On October 6th from 1-4 PM, the East Haddam Land Trust is sponsoring a free outdoor workshop on how to identify and remove invasive plants from home landscapes. As many common invasives were once sold as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important Riverside Property Protected</title>
		<link>http://eightmileriver.org/news/?p=26</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a local collaboration resulted in permanent protection of an important parcel of land. Public walks have been planned. (from the Haddam Land Trust &#8211; September 2007) The 42-acre Patrell property has been conserved in East Haddam and Lyme. The site contains over 3000 feet of frontage on the Eightmile River. East Haddam contributed nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RiverFest featuring Eightmile River Band &#8211; Oct. 13</title>
		<link>http://eightmileriver.org/news/?p=24</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join your community in celebrating the Eightmile River and our successes in Congress toward Wild &#038; Scenic designation. October 13th, from 2-5pm at the Pavilion at Devils Hopyard State Park. The event will feature: Eight Mile River Band (bluegrass) Local Drum &#038; Fife (TBA) Kettle corn, cider, donuts and other good food Winning photos [...]]]></description>
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