Location: REI-Bloomington Community Room (in the back of the store, by women's shoes)
Description: Sigurd F. Olson, whose evocative books on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continue to be purchased by canoeing enthusiasts, also had a remarkable conservation career that helped launch his writing career. He began that work as a young man in the 1920s, and by the early 1950s he had catapulted to the national stage. This conservation career in turn helped launch his celebrated writing career. This presentation tells the story of Sigurd Olson, the conservation of the BWCAW, and how both intertwined with the national wilderness movement. Presentation by historian/author Kevin Proescholdt (and one of our favorite Ikes, along with Sigurd Olson!).
February 20th (Sunday) 1-4pm: Chapter Social / Izaak Walton's 418th Birthday Party!
Location: Bush Lake Chapter Lodge, Grounds & Frozen Bush Lake
- Last day to save $20 on chapter membership renewal for 2011
February 26th (Saturday): "Design with Nature" Conference (St. Paul)
Location: University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus Conference Center
- Chapter is a sponsor of this great event (www.designwithnatureconference.org)
April 30th (Saturday) 9am-noon: Spring Cleanup at Chapter Grounds
Location: Bush Lake Chapter
- volunteers needed for:
- outdoor work (splitting axe, shovel, rake, etc.)
- lodge improvements and maintenance (light-carpentry, spring cleaning, etc.)
- Can you help? Just send an email to BushLake@bushlakeikes.org
May 7-8th (Saturday/Sunday): Living Green Expo, State Fairgrounds (St. Paul)
www.livinggreenexpo.mn
Event Description: The Living Green Expo has (1) presentations of products, services, information and other resources that promote healthier, more sustainable consumption and lifestyles, and (2) education opportunities for attendees on the environmental and social impacts of individual actions and choices in a family-friendly, non-politically partisan atmosphere.
- volunteers needed for helping to staff Izaak Walton League booth and hand-out organization information
- Can you help? Just send an email to BushLake@bushlakeikes.org
2010
WATER-SMART LANDSCAPING Series
April 21st - Lawn Care & Composting
May 19th - Rain Barrels
June 16th - Rain Gardening
July 21st - Low-Water-Use Landscapes
Aug 18th - Bird & Butterfly Gardens
Sep 15th - Rain Gardening
Oct 20th - Lawn Care & Composting
WHERE: Izaak Walton League Lodge - 7515 Izaak Walton Road - Bloomington
6-8 pm - third Wednesday of the month
To register for classes: send email to BushLake@bushlakeikes.org
2009
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.
