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WSP 03/1 2/96 Meeting Minutes 1 of 4 March 12, 1997 Meeting Minutes Attendees: .~ Marie Asgian (Minneapolis Public Works) Paul Nordell (DNR "Adopt-a-River) .~ Susan Cairn (Watershed Resources Youth Stewardship Project) Marty Rye (SEH, Inc. /Grass Lake WMO) ~~~ Kristen Davis (DNR Trails & Waterways "Adopt-a-River") Charlotte Shover (Dakota County Env. Education Program) Annette Drews (DNR Metro Trout Streams Watershed Coord.) Shelley Shreffler (St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium) Tracy Fredin (Hamline Univ. -Center for Global Env. Educ.) Gene Strommen (Minnehaha Creek Watershed District) Lisa Gilliland (Anoka County Parks-Wargo Nature Center) Larry Thomas (Science Museum of Minnesota) Linda Henning (Met Council Environmental Services) ,Judy Thomson (DNR Parks & Rec.) Karen Kobey (Hennepin County Parks) Lyndon Torstenson (Mississippi Nat. River and Recreation Area) Barb Liukkonen (U of M Water Resource Ctr. Project) Diane Wanner (MN Office of Env. Assistance) Kara Montgomery;Johnson (Tarlton Institute for Marine Educ.) Louise Watson (Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed Dist.) Minutes: Marie 1. Partner Updates Lyndon- As part of The Landmark Series, Ann Riley of the Waterways Restoration Institute and David Crockett, Council Member for the City of Chattenooga, Tennessee will speak on Economics and the. Environment: Sustaining a Balance on the Mississippi River on Friday, March 21st. `Barb- The Minnesota Extension Service web page has information on the potential for flooding on various rivers and streams as well as reactive measures. Also, on April 22nd there will be a meeting in St. Cloud regarding fund allocation for surface waters used for water r supply Charlotte- Dakota County will be hosting project WET and project WOW workshops on April 12th. On April 9th, amacro-invertebrate field project will be held on-site. Come dressed for the outdoors. The cost is $10 and attendees are encouraged to bring a student. For more info, call:Charlotte at 891-7734. Larry- The Science.M.useum.has received a water quality inltlative grant for its Three Rivers project. The program targets the seven county comrriunities who use the Mississippi River for water supply. Eighteen schools will be involved with the program, twelve funded by the grant and six additional schools funded by the City of St. Paul. ~~Susan- Susan is involved in the Watershed Resources Youth Stewardship Project. She has been working with the Rice Creek Watershed District and the Minnehaha Creek. Watershed District on non-point source education with middle school and upper elementary students as part of the school curriculum. The students work on projects to meet real needs such as streambank erosion control and water quality testing. Susan also works with local agencies to create partnerships with schools. Gene- Minnehaha Creek Watershed District will be extending Susan and Rich Cairn's contract for an additional 18 months to continue their youth stewardship project.. Also, Gene has additional copies of the video about Minnehaha Creek available for viewing. The Watershed District is involved in emergency preparedness for potential spring snow melt floods. Lastly, Gene will be part of a panel on soil and water conservation which is being hosted by BWSR.