News Topic: News!

News Topic(s): Wildlife  What's New  News!  Darby   

09/06/2010 - Darby Nelson is President of the Board of Conservation Minnesota and a member of the Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, which advises the Legislature on the spending of funds for fish, wildlife and game from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council has completed evaluating the thirty projects we invited to present before us, and are now making our individual allocations. Staff has requested us to return those to the office no later than September 8. Staff will then average allocations by all council members for each project.

Chair Kilgore has laid out a set of principles by which council members are to proceed. Here are some of those guidelines.

 

News Topic(s): What's New  News!  John Helland  Environmental Education  

09/03/2010 - John Helland worked on environment and natural resource issues for the legislature, and now writes, blogs and enjoys leisure while watching from afar. He is now a proud grandfather, too.

I should have furnished this post two months ago, when a great exhibit at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum opened on famed artist Francis Lee Jacques.  I only had the chance to see it recently and, unfortunately for those that may want to visit, it closes at 5 p.m. this Sunday on campus.

News Topic(s): What's New  Water  News!  Kristin  

09/02/2010 - Kristin Eggerling reports favorably on a show about the preciousness of water performed at the Trollwood Arts Center on the outskirts of Moorhead.

Sitting at the show, it occurred to me that this was a perfect example of what the Legacy funds are all about. More like a community workshop, the residency and show combined the arts with environmental education and history, and provided an opportunity for a healthy discussion about water, especially flooding. 

News Topic(s): Waste  Staff Picks  News!  Danielle  

09/01/2010 - Every once in a while, I pick up Go Green, Save Green by Nancy Sleeth to get ideas on how to conserve energy, water, and other resources.  Today, I found the section on work where she provides a number of good suggestions to reduce our impact (as well as a couple of “are-you-serious?” suggestions).  According to Seeth, “the typical office worker uses a quarter of a ton of materials in a year, including ten thousand pieces of copy paper”.

News Topic(s): What's New  Staff Picks  News!  Marie  Boundary Waters  

08/31/2010 - Imagine yourself winding down the Gunflint trail by car with the windows rolled down and the scent of wildflowers permeating your vehicle.  The sun is shining and you are about to cross the Minnesota-Ontario border.  At the end of the Gunflint trail is a portage where the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center reside.  That’s where we jumped into a motor boat and cruised away into the sunset, where we were taken to the Saganaga Lake.  Just as we crossed the U.S.-Canada border, we came upon our destination:  Chik-Wauk island.  There we were.  Officially in another country.  Too far away to get cell phone reception but far enough away to have a chance to see northern lights.  A slightly jolting feeling.

Next