Past Events

Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna Annual Fundraiser

Friday, February 03, 2012 6:00 pm

Join the Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna for their Annual Fundraiser and an evening of fun and good food.

Dinner with cash raffle, silent auction, door prizes and meat raffle

Friday, February 3, 2012 6:00 TO 10:00 PM at the Landing, 18527 Cty Rd 154, Avon, MN 56310

For tickets contact Joe Lang at 320-356-7700.  This event is open to the public

Stearns County Shoreland Training

Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:00 am

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Location: College of St. Benedict – Gorecki Conference Center

Who Should Attend?

  • Shoreland Contractors & Excavators
  • Developers
  • Shoreland Property Owners
  • Landscapers and Landscape Designers
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Home Builders & Designers
  • Local Government Officials

This workshop is sponsored by:

How Salt Affects Our Waters

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:15 pm

Too Much Salt?

Did you know...

Many metro area lakes and streams have been  classified as polluted by road salt?

Join us for this free discussion:

  • How salt affects our waters
  • What cities and contractors can do and are doing to help
  • How home owners can reduce     their impact

What: Changing Our Waters With Salt

When: Wednesday,  February 1st 2012,  6:15-7:30pm

Showing of "Living Downstream" Film on Thursday, January 19th

Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:30 pm

Living Downstream - Documentary Film

Thursday, January 19th

6:30-8:30 pm   (film showing at 6:30 followed by panel discussion and

questions/answer)

EPA Water Quality Lab, 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN

Panel members confirmed include:

Annual MN Wetlands Conference

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9 am - 4 pm

When: January 18, 2012
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Where: Edinburgh USA Golf Course
             8700 Edinbrook Crossing
             Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

2011 MAWD 40th Annual Meeting & Trade Show

Thursday, December 01, 2011 6pm

 

 

The Dirt on Sediment Pollution: Water Quality in the Mississippi River

Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:00 pm

Thursday, November 17, 2011 — 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul

How is water quality changing in the Upper Mississippi River? Why is Lake Pepin filling in? And what can we do about it? This special City of Saint Paul-sponsored presentation to learn the answers to these questions.

http://www.fmr.org/participate/events/dirt_on_sediment_pollution_2011-11-17

The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment: Where is the money going?

Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:00 pm

Thursday, November 17, 2011, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Free. All are invited.

Held at the MN Pollution Control Agency, 7678 College Road, Suite 105, Baxter/Brainerd

Speaker: Jeff Hrubes, Clean Water Specialist, MN Board of Water and Soil Resources

Raingarden workshop-Spicer, MN

Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:30 pm

The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District is going to be hosting a workshop about raingardens and how they work to protect water quality in our water bodies. This workshop is open to all residents of the watershed, and we are interested in getting the word about this opportunity out especially to everyone on the local lakes.

The workshop will be held on Thursday November 17th from 6:30 to 7:30pm at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center.

Metro Summit for Lake and River Groups

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 5:00 pm

Its time again for the Metro Summit for Lake and River groups! Join us for this excellent opportunity to hear about the successes and challenges from various citizen groups and network with lake and river representatives from around the metro area. The evening includes a panel discussion on successes and challenges that area groups have faced in aquatic invasive management and shoreline restoration.