Water Resources Research Institute has a weekly spring seminar (April 1-June 1) called "Non-Point Sources of Water Pollution," covering chemical pollution from crop run-off, construction activities, rainfall, etc. Contact William Buckley, 115 Covell Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 503-754-1022. ... Join the Committee to Save Grand Central Station. They need your help. Make checks out to Municipal Arts Society, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC . 10020 . . . . The Environmental Education Association of Oregon is sponsoring a joint Oregon-Washington conference on environmental ed at Marylhurst Education Center, April 13-17. Contact EEAO, P.O. Box 5484, Eugene, OR 97405 . ... Honduras needs foresters and Botswana wants a park planner. Contact new placement service for environmentally-related jobs overseas sponsored by Peace Corps, The Smithsonian, cl o Dept. L-1, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560.... Read Oregon Times, Feb./March 1976, for an article on an excellent day care program during World War II at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland. Why can't companies do that today? .. . Ms. Mag-- azine, April, 1976, has a special section called "How to Start Your Own Business." Not much on collectives but some tips that might come in handy. Rush -.,,;:;.;;..;:-ririiil.r, .. I i: · ... Hosanna Natural Foods (203 E. Chestnut, Yakima, WA 98901), a member-run co-op, lost at least $3,000 in inventory and equipment when their building was gutted by fire March 12. No insurance. Donations would be appreciated . . . . Fantastic, colorful, edu- . . cational, technical wind power poster, $3 from Windworks, Rt. 3, Box 329, Mukwonago, WI 53149.. . . Homesteading & Communities Conference, May 15-17, 1976, at U&I Ranch, a cooperative community of 100 people on 1000 acres in Missouri. Contact Kitty and Ann, U&I Community Assoc., Eldridge, MO 65463, 417-286-373 5. ... The Birth Center, a clearinghouse May 1976 RAIN Page 31 for people interested in natural childbirth methods, home birth, pre-natal yoga, St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church, 16th & Newton Sts., N.W., Washington, DC 20010, 301-423-3352. ... As a first step in eliminating "redlining," New York Gov. Carey said state-chartered banks would be required to disclose the geographic location of their mortgage loans. Redlining is the refusal to make mortgage loans in certain neighborhoods. ... Farmland must be assessed on the basis of its agricultural use and not fair cash value, the Kentucky Supreme ruled Feb. 20, citing a 1969 constitutional amendment. This applies even though farmland may have a higher market value due to its potential value for other purposes (i.e., suburbia) . .. . By governor's executive order, the scope of Wisconsin environmental impact statements must now include impacts on historical, archeological, aesthetic and energy effects of a project . .. . The Portland Energy Conservation Project Library is now open. Contact Joanne at 503-248-4751 for directions on how to use. . . . The Presidential candidates' views on solar energy are available from the New England Solar Energy Society, P.O. Box 121, Townshend, VT 05353; NESEA 1st Annual Conference is June 24-25 at Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. SUBSCRIBE TO RAIN Name ______________________________ Address _____________________________ ____________________Zip________ 0 New Subscription 0 Renewal 0 Change of Address The Post Office won't deliver magazines without zip codes. Occupations/Preoccupations: Interests/Concerns: Where did you get this copy of RAIN? SUBSCRIPTION RATES D Regular - $10 D Living Lightly - $5 (Income less than $5,000 . .. ?) Canada/Mexico: D Add $1.62 more postage to above. Other Foreign: postage costs the following amounts beyond regular rate. Take your pick: D $2.22/yr. for slow surface mail (2 months) D $3.92/yr. for first class (5 weeks) D $14.82/yr. for air mail (1 week) Enquire for multiple copy rates. •PLEASE ENCLOSE PAYMENT: If we have to bill you, add $5 to above rates. D RAIN Magazine • 2270 N.W. Irving · Portland, OR 97210 AMOUNT ENCLOSED $______
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