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<br />I FRIDAY, NOVE'UlER 10' 1995 Metro/State'... ."~..,.,,
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<br />I INSIGIIT: Environment I ~
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<br />. The grounds of tile Twin Cities Anny Amrmmition Plant remaillremarkably rich in nalive State questions w,
<br />flora and fauna - and could become a key component of a network of urban greenways. fee paid by NSP cw
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<br />I From arsenal to nature's haven? K",S,,,",, """m,,,';,,,, ,'''" "",
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<br />, eJectrtc (l'-~I/)Ill{'r~ uf NOrlhl'rIl 51<11<"
<br />I cominuclopaYlInudCHwasIl' sluragl'I.
<br />I By 0""'0""0" I I 'OC I'y"" Nsrh""II''''''mw
<br />Star Tnbwlf! S((llflVrirer elCCltl(: cusromers 10 pay the U-S. El1cr~
<br />. ... anddevcloplllento[nl1ationalreposil
<br />l.asl summer. while exploring Creating a Wildlife link Sanda SOlid rhl.' program has been "l11i"
<br />J grassy patch o( lnnd in Arden _ _, I "along-sI311dil1gcollsumcrrip-[)ff."
<br />H~lls. a research learn headed hy ConserY<1ti<:rists~lo=atenewcorridoolrorlrb<wlwlkllifel)ylink~eo:istingparll5an:lo!hefrrlugestcl.l'ldeYeloped Fedcr~loffici1\ls hnve becllsludying
<br />I rred Jnnncll dISCOV.er~d a little. landwllhin II1eTwonC'Ii@.sArr'l1yArm1ur>rtIOf1PlanII!1ArdenHlls. T~h<garsenalS01etl&saWf(leY<l'letyl)/wddneand Nev., for a JlOS~ib.I'. permam.'nt dis[los~
<br />long-tailed crC1\lUre: 11 plains piaf115,II1C~Jd.-.gtl1ree\JI'\COfMl()n5~S delayed repealedlv by legal. tcchmcal ,I!I<
<br />pockctmome. S"ndas;JidlheIIWcsti!:1Ilionwillex;'
<br />Ih;Jt W;JS 1\ surpnse. Althoull:h ments to the-federal agency should IJ(' pi
<br />a Mil1nesor~ IIlIlh'c, rhe mottse IS whether st<lle regul<llOrs should COllli
<br />quite uncommon here, preferring -( Plains i along lhe fees 10 r~tepilyers and wll!"
<br />lhe more open i1nd and Gleat oplions 10 enslIre rhe safe disposal ofN.<;j
<br />I Plains. This ,...as lhe fit~llime it pocket St;Heoffici;J!s say lhe ilWCStjgntion "
<br />had 'wen found in Ramsey COlin. mouse Public SHV, ice Oepartlnenl <lffiri~Js wiil '
<br />II'. lheMinn...sota Public {JtiHlles Comml'
<br />"Tha(~ of no gre<1l biological fiunldeciSlon.
<br />significance," said lanne1l, a Minnesota also is one of 28 stille~
<br />marnrn~1 specialist with lhe Sci- Energy DCpartll1t'nt to acknowledge its I
<br />I cnce Museum .of Minnesota. to comrncrcialnudellr waSles and to pr<
<br />"Wh;Jl's intereSllng. tl1o\l1';h, i.~ I them.
<br />ll1at the mouse is stillthrrc, de- I _ Tom Ml!l!r.wuJrI
<br />~Ilite thc long-term degrad<llion !
<br />ofilshabitat." . . . I Shakopee OKs grant for I
<br />Tltat hilbil~l is the TWin Cities Blandmg s
<br />I fVmy Ammunirion ,Planr. which turtle. Gorv Laurenl didn't seek reelecli(Jf
<br />COV...lS almo.~t 4 .~quare mil...s of y ll1a)'or only for a few more weeks, BUl
<br />,'rden Hills and Includes some of presenl of sorts- a SI9,!lG2.50 gr::lnt frn
<br />lhe I~rgest Temallllng tr;tCls of hIs oflke building in dow!ltownShakopel
<br />lInd...~-eioped l;Jnd in the metro- ~~"""l LaUrenl's partnerstlip is jllst IIII' 10tb ;
<br />politan a, rea. Although porrionsof '*,'~, \ . under the program during its five years
<br />lhe (ltset1ill have been heaVIly )l'1' -(JIll I gUldeJines." silld Barry Stork, Ihe ilS,'
<br />rontammated hI' tOXIC waSles, it I no s "\1\111<11 are YOIl suppoSl!d to do?"
<br />I rernnlnsremaTk~blYriChinnali.ve I "1. tick-trefoil l..'~" .,." i ,Lanrent o.wns Ihe office bUi,lding I
<br />flo;Ha and fa(tna. and could be.;. .... ~. brOlher, R,lI1dy. and theHwlves. "WehOl'
<br />c<;,meakeycomponenlofilnel_ 3l-' .....:.:1 said of his partners. "ITheys;;Jidl.'!ley, \\'
<br />work of greenwoys, parks and . - . .~ ':1.. because you re lhe rn~yor7'''
<br />. olherurbanopenspn.re.':;. '~') The gran 1 was approvcd Wednesda
<br />'Thatnetwork,consen'ationis.ls . developmenl authority, which .mclud(
<br />say, callld plar a key role It1 . '" . '...- CounCIl memhers. Laurent abslalned ff('
<br />I ~llainlalt1ing biological diverSIty ~ . :TJ . ." a letter 10 the 10(~J Ile\"sp~per last <ver
<br />llllhemetfl)Olfea,wher...develor-l ' MlNNEAPOL ..... lSlPAlIl work of tile [our CilY Councilme1l1!H
<br />rnent has destroyed or badly flag- seekinl';anOlher!ermherel'jeCled.
<br />Illented much of lhe habilat -----..-ro'l!" """"~~''''ue_'''''''''''''reI"",,,.l'!!re~~!mm'~.'c~F'''. -MikeK(I!Izl/fur
<br />I needed by native Wildlif.e and 17'.:('''',\.-" ,...,cr,,",,- 19B8,WI,.~I~(;,.{:o."I.a1N''''''P.~''''''''__t>rN",~......",""
<br />plants. Conservationists want to ~"""""'Qr~., 19B1,U""""t\'of~.P,",,,, Fired Minneapolis cop sti
<br />preSf'rve as much of Ille arsf'nal's 51.. .lb\.<>ow~""r""'VP,l..a,_
<br />u'ldeveloped lund as posslbleaf- Former Minneapolis police Sgt. ,'Ii
<br />ter the federal government cleans though crealing an ex!ellsive mouse. yei!! ago by Her. Bruce Venlo, D. Clemons, IIred by Police Chief Roben C
<br />up lhe loxic \V<1Stes and ends its gteeuway syslem presumably The DNR considers lhe tnrtlc Minn.. whos... Founh District in- sno In September over allegations thai sl
<br />o~nership of the site. Then would re'llliresomeourright pur- and the tick.lrefoil 10 be "threat. dudes the ilrsenal. The commit. had sent rncist and threatening leller~'
<br />I greenways would be cre~led 10 chases Clf land, al certain slles eoed" species in Minnesota. That lee's drafl rcccrnmcndations call several fellow officers lhree ye~rs ago, n
<br />link lhat land 10 .other undcvel. ~gencjes might pay landowners means they Jre likely to become for a mix of ilclivities t,here. in. mains on the citl' payroll wilh a job ,\\'ii
<br />opedlraCfS. 10 oht~m pro tee live easemenlS. endangered wilhinlhe foresee. dudil]g I.OOflacr€'sofp~rks,nth. IhePublicHouslflgi\l1lhorll)'
<br />, To date. this 's just an idea. But such land would remain pd. able future throughout nil or a letic fields, nnd industrIal. COIll- Ciemons. who is lllJck. has mai'WIlt1l'
<br />Bpt ils proponents say the time is vate prop"'rly. significant portion of their ranges merd~l <1net residenlinl deve!op- thai she knew no(hing abfHH the Jel1erS ~
<br />ripe to begm prep'Jring such a illst ]10W many parks ~nd un. III thIS stale. Tile DNR proposes mCtllS she also receil/ed one _ and 1I1at the fidn
<br />I Ile(work. developed tracts might be 50 listing the mouse as a "species of The committee's final recorn- wa.~ jnst another example of racism in
<br />PI 'g I d d link('d is anyone's gues.~, bUI special concern." ThaI means it is mcnd~lions, which are expected prejudiced police rorce. Clemons was nl
<br />,annrn 5 nee e there are many possibilities. For eXlremely uncommon in Minne. soon, will go 10 VentO and other charged with any crime ill (he case.
<br />1;"With good p.ianning, we example. there is already a nalu. sota or has unique orhighlyspe- members of Minnesota's COll- Minneapolis Depuly Police Chief Grr
<br />rduld ha...e a me~n!l1gful system ral greenway along Rice Creek, cmc h~bit<1t requirements. grC5sion1\[ delcgllllon. Hestness silld lhal as lonp; asClemons I~"
<br />Infgreenw<lvsllhal would be not which l1ow~ dnough a corner of "Tile arsenal site i.~ now prob- In a recenlleller 10 Ihe COIll- doing police work there'.~ 110 problem wil
<br />I Jusr for wildlife bul for recreation. Ihe "r5el1~1. rhe creek empties "blv a big enough 'island' (0 millee, lhe DNa's metro r('j\lon "She certain Iv has ~ right to he I'mplove(
<br />too." said Joan Galli, a nongame inln (he Mississippi River, itself mainlain the mouse and 1111' tur- administr<llor, Kalh/een WalJ~ce, her new career. ...1I She5011lellOWWerf'
<br />.....ildlife speci~lisl WIth lhe Minne. an importanl corndor ror wildlife. tic, plus other species,. snldlohn str!!ssed Ihill the ar.';CIl~1 rs ship with om offic!!rs. thOlI wnuld be lI11prn
<br />sota Deparunent nf Natural Re- SomedJY il mighl be pflssihle to Monarty, a wildlifespecialisl wllh blessed wilh ol vilrrcly of natural Before she WolS relicved of duty on
<br />sn~lrccs (DNHl. lIse grecnwa...s 10 link lhe ar5enJI Hennepin Parks. "But irthe arse. resources: wetlands, lakes, oak Clemons bad worked as J supervisor il\
<br />:The greenwavs could ...ary to ~Ilrh hig wildlife sanctuaries as nal geiS broken \lP for tle\'elop. woods, pr:lirie Olnrllhose llnCOln- high.rises. llulIsing official5 wO\lid nOl
<br />I ".om a grassy right-of.wav beside Elm Creek Park Reserve in lIen- men!, it mi.ghl he IOu smail lu mon plant ~l1d,~nilt1~ISl-leciCs, duties, but 1l1eyverified Ih~t she isemrloy
<br />a tndroad track 10 str"'lch!!s nf nepm County. m<1lmalll popuJ~tjons of Bland. She said, "It Is importam lha( _ Mnrin Bnm
<br />brllSI] and timbp.r ~Iong a creek. Vcr another greenway might in!l;'S IllTdes.' aslnrge ~ !ra(l(]fhabit~l as [lOSSI- . . .
<br />1 hey would serve as conduits for link ,lhe Jrsellill to IiiI' RiceCreek . f ble h!! !1I;Jin/illllell !~l1d hel COIl- TerWilliger conSiders U.s.
<br />wlldlif... movemem, as Ilesling Ch~1I1 of Lakes Regional rark, A mIxture 0 uses nccted to Rice Crr-d. This is Illl-
<br />s'tes for bird..., ~nd could e......n and from there (0 Ihe sprawling A roalition, Including ronser- pOllanl t'l couHler<lcr the consc- Rep\lulican SlaH~ Sen. Ro~ TerwilligPI
<br />I help .d1s,perse plan,l seeds. "Ill! Carlo~ Avery Slflle Wildlife Area, VilllQt1ISIS and the DNR. is \Irging quenr...s Ofl1.abi(ill frilgrnent~lion formed. a cnllll11'llec 10 explore gc((ing'
<br />while greenway.~ could aid many both in Anok~ Couruy. Ultimate. an advisory commilll."e to recom- Ihar resull when urban develop_ .E~r1y oext year we shuuld bave !!verylh
<br />wildlife '~I-lecies, C;Jre must be tak. !y. cOI1.~l'rv~lionlsls say, the arse. mend that a! le~sl all of lhe arse. menl S\lrroumls illltl disconnects Ille Edina hanker said.
<br />en: PledalOrS iI!SO lik€' such coni. lIal could be;'l haven from which n~l's llndel'eloped land _ tough. patches ofw.llllife hilbital.. I'onner U.S. Sen. Rudy A{l~(hwilr. ~l"
<br />dors. \\'hlch could bl'rome death, wiid crl'~lllres could rcpopul;Jte 11' 1,500 ~cres. or 60 percent of SII,II cOllse[juellces incluJe Commt~siol1"'r 111'11 McKasy ilre cOllsil[(
<br />tr~ps for ~ol11e SC~f(e animaJs. orhet <u;table lracts lhe site _ be set aside. ThM land the loss of ,~perirs th~t require nel1uhlicnll race lrl chnllel1~e Democr:J(
<br />AllhDugh slreel.~ nnd highwil)"s rh.11 might include lhree on. would be mnn~ged as a pnrk re- larger palches of h~bital. Small stone Formcr Eden Pr<liri€, "layor ])nll
<br />I 1l0W cross lO;Jn)' of the potenlial common nntive species found <II serve for wildlife and [or 1uch p~tches, W"llilces~id, nre "more activist G;lry \.arlsDn dropped ollr laSl1\
<br />grcenw~y roures. underpaS5e.s arsenal: Blanding's lllrtte,a pral- recreation;)l ilclivilies ilS bird easily invaded bY, alien. nonnalive Gnp nominalirm ;He CelltOl!:c Grove III
<br />could be buil1,n ~OIt1... areas to rlC plalll c;Jlled the !IIinOtS tlck- w~lchmgill1d hiking. plllnlS IInd anll11als. oftcn 10 the Ilerman. Iron Hange bus,t1es~man Phd t
<br /><lUow wildlife to p~ss safely. AI- trefoil ,Ind Ihe plains [lockel The commillee was .~el up ~ rlelrirnenrDfn;l(lve5pe(ies.' shop Dwner Mnnll Moreno nnd forll1er
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<br />I Town of Badger says goodbye to victim of fire P"~~;:~~1::;}r~;:~;~:;'~:,~,:':;,~;::':
<br />Regents OK request for $:
<br />A~Soclaled Press =---- -f',--- l1y lIine IHllller~ burnet! down. "rnong Iho~c ;lllendin~ lhe
<br />\. ~ Officiills silid all oil fnrnace ser\ticewcreilllllUI20ofSjoh,crg's lIlPl)lli\'er.'\il\'nfr.lirrIlC~"I;lllr"'rdnfi
<br />1\,'D(jFll. :-'1JNN - '''endy 10n B~llr...-"'L caused the lire. c1.1~smn!es fmm N"rlhwcs! Tech. nsk tll!' 1'1'11; 1"j1ldlll1)re inr $25 million Ii,
<br />I pl'n\llc ]laded" c1nrrr.h dl..':iig.ned 7 "!5fJkil!ed\I'r~re RDgr'r I !,illlSflll , nirnl cnliet:\,C il,l I:a,! Grnnd r:nrk~., pay fl.H~, nen,rnlilljl,lg :llld r{'r>rg.1l1ilillg ii'
<br />10 ,t';Jt "h'mt 2no 111"r'dilY il5 the 23. f)f [Jadger; Tlldd tlnwell, .17. of Minn., when' he "'''~ stwlying whldllncllldcs .111 the l,ealti, and IllCdl(!)1
<br />sm..,11 1')\\"11 'If Ilad~p, s;lld fare. Ruseilll, illlll hi.s .IQn, Kerth. JI. caqwrl(ry. rhe '1,,,11'111.~ brollghl 'Y tlospllal.<vsfl'lfl
<br />",('/110 l)IW Ilf Intlr people killed M I r:lIncr,1i~ for Ibe orher lhree vic. iI ~IHIl(C In:e In plant and ol TI1(' rt'gf'1l15 propn'ied Ill,,! lhe mOll!'\
<br />in ,,-rirf' Oll adPerhlll1llngr~llfp. mncsota tim.1 wpreschC'riuled frlr !()d;w plnQl1e 10 !:llwrdl il l"l'Olr II would fllhnwi,p cnlllrlbute jn Ih.
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