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I~ <br />Summer Tour -June 19-Z1 <br />registration period extended until <br />Monday, June 16th. <br />If you haven't signed up yet do <br />so today! <br />Contact the MAWD office at 651-452- <br />8506 or e-mail at raybohnmga@aol.com <br />Congratulations to Don Ogaard, executive <br />director of the Red River Watershed Management <br />Board, on his retirement from this regional watershed <br />board. Don was one of the founders of the RRWMB <br />in 1976 and served as president for 18 years before <br />being named executive director in 1994. Don also <br />served concurrently on the Wild Rice WD as a <br />manger and administrator for 21 years and currently <br />serves as Minnesota's director-at-large on the Red <br />River Basin Commission. Happy fishing Don! <br />University of Minnesota Continuing Educa- <br />tion: GIS and GPS Short Courses for 2003; Intro- <br />duction to GPS for GIS, Sept 18-19, Cloquet For- <br />estry Center; and Introduction to ArcGIS for Natural <br />Resources, July 15-17, St. Paul Campus. <br />BWSR is about to give final approval to the <br />creation of a new watershed district in Freeborn. <br />County -the Shell Rock Watershed District. <br />Congratulations Shell Rock WD! Watch for more <br />details in the future. <br />SWSR Announces 2004 Local Water <br />Management Challenge Grant Program <br />Guidelines for the 2004 Local Water Mgt. Chal- <br />lenge Grant Program can be found on the BWSR <br />website via the quick links feature or the Grants <br />page. Timeline for submitting applications via <br />BLINK are: (all dates are in 2003):. <br />June 4th: New version of BLINK installed on <br />BWSR server and made available to LGUs <br />June 5th: Instructions for submitting an application <br />for a challenge grant using BLINK will be distrib- <br />uted via email and posted to BWSR's website. <br />June 10 & 12: Interactive LGU training via the <br />worldwide web for the 2004 Local Water Mgt. <br />Challenge Grant. <br />July I st: DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A <br />CHALLENGE GRANT APPLICATION <br />Contact Marybeth Block, BWSR Water Manage- <br />ment Specialist at 651-297-7965 or <br />marybeth.block@bwsr.state.mn.us for further <br />information. <br />2 <br /> <br />7' <br />eCe bCI' t~-(~' 2003 <br />Arrowwood Conference Center <br />Alexandria, N <br />11 <br />