July 9 2004
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
TBI Annual Friendraiser Reception & Dinner
Location: Heavenly Ski Resort, South Lake Tahoe
Join TBI for an exciting night of international exchange and climate change in the Sierras. Famed international climate expert Steven Schneider from Stanford University (1992 MacArthur Genius Award Winner) will be the guest speaker at TBI's 2004 Annual Friendraiser Event which will highlight TBI's 17 international environmental exchange participants from Russia, Mongolia, Ukraine, and the United States. Professor Schneider will speak about global climate change in the Sierra Nevada and its potential impacts on recent Tahoe resource management policy efforts. Join TBI friends, Board members, and colleagues to meet TBI's 17 international participants who will provide a brief overview of the their Tahoe experience. TBI will also be announcing its 3rd annual Dwight Steel Environmental Steward Award winner (jointly awarded by TBI and the League to Save Lake Tahoe) given to an individual who has shown exceptional qualities in Keeping Tahoe Blue.

DETAILS
July 9th at Heavenly Ski Resort's Lakeview Lodge (formerly "top of the tram")
5-7 PM -- free wine and cheese reception
7-10 PM -- dinner and guest speaker ($100/person, $75 as tax deductible)
Space is limited, so reserve your ticket by contacting Gretchen Muller at gmuller@tahoebaikal.org or call (530) 542-5599. All proceeds will go towards benefitting Tahoe-Baikal Institute programs. More information about the event and TBI can be found at www.tahoebaikal.org. TBI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1990 to achieve excellence in watershed management towards the preservation of mountain lake watersheds around the world through the creation and support of innovative, multi-disciplinary watershed-based education, leadership and partnership development, international exchange, and science-based research.
    Contact: Anu Carroll, TBI, (530) 542-5599
    Website: http://www.tahoebaikal.org