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Environmental Groups of -Central and East Central Minnesota

News from the Rum River Watershed

Volume #3 Issue #3Fall 2007

Contents:

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This Issue:

Environmental Groups in Central and East Central Minnesota,: Their Role in the Natural Environment

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Winter 2007 issue:

Members of the

Paraguayan Society of Wetland Scientists and other Paraguayan NGOs describe effects of Global Warming in South America

From the Editor:

Busy busy busy… aren’t we all! I’ve been busy trying to get a handle on a new laptop,transferring files, programs, and email capabilities over. All the groups that I contacted for thisissue are also very busy. In this issue I planned to introduce you to some of the many groupsand organizations involved in some way with environmental work in our locality. Usually I end upwith a few meaty articles, and develop a newsletter around those. It turned out I got the bestresponse from groups in Isanti County – perhaps because I live here – go figure! In addition, Iwill attempt to give you an idea of what other groups are around, alive and hopping in the RumRiver Watershed, and in our neighboring watersheds of the Sunrise River, Snake River, ElkRiver, and of course the grand old Mississippi. With a little bit of contact information and someintroduction, you can take it from there.Please feel free to contact me so that we can expand this list to include groups I’ve missed inyour geographical area in a later issue – and if you would like your group or business featuredand already have a write-up ready or have someone who is savvy with the pen, let me know!Since we don’t have all day now, let’s get going…

“Shooting the Rapids” ca. 1879 by Francis Anne Hopkins Beechey

News from the Rum River Watershed Fall 2007

The following are examples of organizations working in our area that often educate, have an interest in, or work with watershed related issues.Nonprofits and the like

:Active Living By Design Lisa: 763-552-3254

www.activelivingbydesign.org

ARC Retreat Center Jan: 763-689-3540

www.arcretreat.org

Friends of the Rum River Kriste: 612-309-5838

RumRiverNews@yahoo.com

Friends of the Snake River Tom: 651-486-6471

www.snakerivermn.org

Friends of the Sunrise River Larry: 763-783-8226

baker127@umn.edu

Friends of the Mississippi River 651-222-2193

www.fmr.org

Friends of Wild River State Park Bill: 763-689-1442

www.wildriverparkfriends.org

Isanti County Environmental Coalition: Susan/Rob: 763-689-5250

http://icec-online.org

Isanti County Sportsman’s Club Carl: 763-691-1604Minnesota Waters Bruce: 218-824-5565

www.minnesotawaters.org **

** Check this website for contact info for local lake and river associationsParks & Trails Council of Minnesota 800-944-0707,

www.parksandtrails.org

Wild River Audubon Society: Sue: 651-257-6044

www.wildriveraudubon.org

Women’s Environmental Institute Jackie: 651-583-0705

www.w-e-i.org

Check Phone Listings and the Internet for the following: Protected Areas:

Anoka County Park System Sherburne Wildlife RefugeIsanti County Park System St. Croix National Scenic RiverwayCedar Creek Natural History Area Wild River State ParkMille Lacs Kathio State Park Wildlife Management AreasCity Parks and Recreational Areas

Educational:

Schools: Primary and SecondaryPine Technical CollegeAnoka Ramsey Community College - Cambridge CampusAnoka Ramsey Community College – Coon Rapids Campus

Businesses:

Country Camping, IsantiOutdoor Edge, CambridgePrairie Restoration, PrincetonRendezvous Coffee, IsantiChristmas Tree FarmsSugar Bush (Maple Sugar) FarmsAgricultural Producers: Crops, Timber, Livestock, Equine, etc…

Governmental Agencies and related:

County (Agricultural Extension/4-H, Parks and Recreation, Zoning)State: MN Dept. of Natural Resources (Fisheries, Water, Forestry), MN Pollution Control AgencyFederal: U.S. Department of Agriculture(Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Rural Development)Department of Natural Resources, Mille Lacs Band of OjibweResource Council & Development (RC&D) Districts – located by regionSoil and Water Conservation Districts – located by countyLower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO) – Anoka CountyUpper Rum River Watershed Management Organization (URRWMO) – Anoka County