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Current and Upcoming Events
Sept. 16-17: Clean Water & Climate Adaptation Summit
presented by the MN Landscape Arboretum, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and the MN Climate Change Adaptation Working Group
This 2 day event will feature national speakers on water resource protection and climate change issues.
Join local government officials and staff, industry leaders, natural resource professionals, scientists, and citizens to learn how climate trends might affect Minnesota and the region, how green infrastructure will be a key water-management strategy, and how to make informed decisions and enhance the economic viability of your community.
Click here to learn about EOR's involvement with the MN Climate Change Adaptation Working Group.
For summit information see: www.arboretum.umn.edu/cleanwaterclimatechangeadaptationsummit.aspx
Sept. 29: Metro Children's Water Festival
Minnesota State Fair Grounds
The annual festival is for children in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The purpose of the festival is to educate fifth-grade students about our water resources and to present ways they can help ensure a future where both the quantity & quality of water resources are protected and managed wisely.
For festival information see: www.metrocwf.org
Oct 3 : Mississippi Film Focus
Bell Museum Auditorium - 4:30pm
"Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story" looks at the impact of land use on America's bountiful heartland and its effect on the legendary river. Through beautiful photography and an inspiring narrative, the film offers solutions to the river's troubles through fresh ideas and concrete solutions.
The film's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer/director Larkin McPhee and University of Minnesota president Robert Bruininks will be on hand to introduce the film. A reception with wine and food provided by Minneapolis' Corner Table restaurant and Thousand Hills Cattle Company, featured in the film, will follow.
Part of the museum's newest television documentary since the Emmy Award-winning series, "Minnesota: A History of the Land." Troubled Waters is scheduled to air statewide on Twin Cities Public Television at 8 p.m.on Tuesday, October 5.
For film information see: www.bellmuseum.org
Oct. 19-20: Water Resources Conference
presented by the University of Minnesota
Two EOR members will be presenting at this years conference:
- Jason Naber will be co-presenting with the USACE on
'Meeting Natural and Water Resource Management Objectives Through Watershed-Based Wetland Planning: Two Local Examples' - Kevin Biehn will be presenting on
"Stabilization of the North Shore's Mega-Slump"
See more information on the Poplar River Restoration/Stabilization Project.
The Minnesota Water Resources Conference presents innovative and practical water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, and current research about Minnesota’s water resources. The conference provides an opportunity to address:
- Lessons learned from the implementation of engineering projects;
- Best practices discovered in the design and application of water resource management techniques,
- Implications of water policy decisions, and
- Research into current and emerging issues. The conference facilitates interaction among engineers, water resources managers, researchers, and local, state and federal agency staff.
For conference info. see: http://www.wrc.umn.edu/waterconf/