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Sep 20
Annual Membership Meeting - 3PM
The Bush Lake Chapter will hold its 78th anual membership meeting for the election of board members and officers and to deliberate on revised bylaws and a two-class membership system by which we will offer both regular and family memberships.
At 4:30PM we will eat roasted corn and other great food from the grill. Please bring something to grill and a dish to pass. We will provide roasted corn, butter, hot grill, cold water, and condiments.
At 5PM Brad Walker, Upper Mississippi Coordinator for the Izaak Walton League of America will give an update on the ecological health of the river and it aging lock and dams. He will talk about the Army Corps of Engineers' campaign to expand the locks and dams in spite of declining grain shipments by barge. And he will focus on the Izaak Walton League's eforts to oppose the Corps' plans and instead to create ecologically-sound, sustainable plans for our Upper Mississippi River region and its economy. For those of you who are new to the IWLA, the fight against pollution of the Upper Mississippi was the spur to starting the Ikes in 1922, so it is both our future and our heritage.
Please RSVP that you are coming by noon on Saturday Sept 19th so we know how much corn to buy. Contact Mary or John Crampton 952-884-6704 jcrampt@comcast.net.
Sep 27
Water Quality Monitoring - 1-4PM
Learn how to do biological monitoring of water quality in streams, rivers and lakes by joining Bush Lake Chapter's biological monitoring volunteers in one of their last samplings of Nine Mile Creek.
This is a great activity for youth grades 7-12 who have an interest in biology and environmental science.
For more information contact Richelle Moen 952-888-4825 moenx008@umn.edu or Leslie Swenson 952-881-9602 kline012@umn.edu.
Oct 3
Join the TC Solar Tour - 10AM- PM
The Bush Lake Chapter is organizing a group to attend the Twin Cities Solar Tour on Saturday October 3rd 10am-5 pm by bus or via car caravan.
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This tour of solar, wind, and geothermal homes and businesses shows how people are trimming their energy bills and taking steps to address global warming. For more information and/or to signup for the tour, contact John Crampton 952-884-6704 jcrampt@comcast.net or Pat O'Leary 651-686-6360 poleary@umn.edu
Meet for coffee, bagels and juice at the lodge and then go on the Solar Tour for either half day or full day trips (probably by car caravan).
Oct 7
Water Smart Landscaping Class - 6-7:30PM
Wed. Oct. 7th 6:00 to 7:30 - Free lawn care & composting class. Learn how to do composting and how to use your leaves to enrich your soil and nurture native plants. Gregg Thompson leads this last Water Smart Landscaping Class of the season at the Izaak Walton League-Bush Lake Chapter, 7515 Izaak Walton Road, Bloomington 55438, right off of East Bush Lake Road.
For more information, contact bushlake@bushlakeikes.org
Oct 17
Buckthorn Busting and Grounds Cleanup - 1-4PM
We need volunteers to pull/eradicate buckthorn, garlic mustard, and other invasive species, rake and compost leaves, and stack firewood. To volunteer contact John or Mary Crampton 952-884-6704 jcrampt@comcast.net.
Oct 18
Water Quality Monitoring - 1-4PM
Learn how to do biological monitoring of water quality in streams, rivers and lakes by joining Bush Lake Chapter's biological monitoring volunteers in their last sampling of Nine Mile Creek.
This is a great activity for youth grades 7-12 who have an interest in biology and environmental science.
For more information contact Richelle Moen 952-888-4825 moenx008@umn.edu or Leslie Swenson 952-881-9602 kline012@umn.edu.
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