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December 2019
The Basin Alliance for the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota (BALMM) will meet Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), 18 Wood Lake Drive S.E., in Rochester.
Agenda as follows:
- 9:30 a.m.: “All-new MPCA Karst Exhibit” – Britt Gangeness, Paul Andre, Karen Van Norman - MPCA
- 10:15 a.m.: Break
- 10:30 a.m.: “We are Water MN coming to Rochester” - Stephanie Hatzenbihler, City of Rochester
- 11:00 a.m.: Regional Grant Updates – Fillmore, Wabasha, Goodhue and Olmsted SWCDs
- 11:15 a.m.: BALMM Work Group and Future Initiatives- Caitlin Brady, BALMM Chair
- 11:45 a.m.: Other regional updates
- Noon: Adjourn
The MPCA has updated its Karst Curriculum Kit and developed a Karst and Water Pollution Portable Interactive Exhibit. The development team will be on hand at the Dec. 18 BALMM meeting to show the different components of the educational tools. In January the exhibit will be incorporated into the state interlibrary loan system through the Department of Education State Library Services. The BALMM presentation will highlight promoting the exhibit to southeast Minnesota libraries and how to work with a public library to reserve the exhibit for special events and meetings.
The “We Are Water MN” exhibit reveals the central nature of water in our lives by exploring how we relate to water - how we use water, how water unites communities, how water affects every element of life, and how we care for our water and protect water for the future. The City of Rochester and its initial local partners are exploring how the greater Rochester area relates to water. At the Dec. 18 BALMM meeting, Stephanie Hatzenbihler will discuss plans for bringing this great event to our area.
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