At Deep
Portage Conservation Reserve
Features a
number of hour-long workshops as well as a variety of educational exhibits
- all with an emphasis on practical, hands-on, how-to-do-it information.
Among the topics to be addressed are the installation of buffer zones
(major shore land restorations and smaller, one step at a time, projects),
maintaining and monitoring septic systems, and controlling potentially
polluting water run-off.
Information
about required shore land alteration permits and possible sources of
financial assistance for both shore land and septic projects will also be
available.
Experts from
the MN DNR, MPCA, Cass County Environmental Services and suppliers of
native plants, among others, will take part. A group of local folks will
share their experiences with installing buffer zones on their shore lands.
Pre-registration is required - call Kathy at Deep Portage Reserve –
218-682-2325. A fee of $15/person or $25/couple (which includes lunch)
will be charged for participating in the workshops. Access to the exhibits
is free. It is not necessary to attend all day. The event is cosponsored
by the Cass County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America and Deep
Portage Conservation Reserve. For more information, contact Jack
Fitzgerald at 218-682-2941 or jjfitz @ t d s . net