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In This
Issue
Confluence Gets a new look
George the
Strait Talking Moose
New Addition to
the Zins Family
America's Most
Endangered Rivers
MPCA H2infO Transition |
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Other Water Resource
Events
MASWCD Annual Convention
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The Buck Stops Here
Funding
Resources
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The Confluence Gets a New
Look!
Welcome to
the new version of Minnesota Waters' monthly
e-Newsletter, The Confluence. Minnesota
Waters is pleased to present a wonderful, new, easy
to read, user friendly version of their electronic
newsletter. The goal
of the Confluence is to provide you with
timely news, upcoming events, and other resources
related to water resource issues. We apologize if
you have received two issues of the October
Confluence. The conversion to the new format
caused a database issue. The problem is being
resolved and will be corrected for the November
issue. If you would like to submit your comments
about the new version of The Confluence or if you
have ideas on what you would like to see in a future
issue, please contact Carrie at carriea@minnesotawaters.org
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 George the Strait Talking
Moose
Brought to you from Conservation
Minnesota
The newest star on Minnesota's musical scene is a
singing moose. In this video he reminds Minnesotans to
be sure to vote one way or another on a proposed
constitutional amendment on the November 4 ballot. The
amendment would assure funding for clean water, parks
and trails and habitat protection for the next 25
years. But as the moose says, if you don't vote on
the amendment, the government will vote "no" for
you. Don't let that happen!
Please visit Conservation Minnesota for
more information and to view the video. www.conservationminnesota.org/
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New Addition to the Zins
Family! We are happy to announce that Molly Z.
Zins, Program Director for the Watershed Stewardship
program at Minnesota Waters, gave birth to a healthy boy
on Tuesday October 22, 2008. Molly and Matt named
their new baby Liam Phillip.
Molly will be taking a short leave from
her role as program director at Minnesota Waters to take
on her new role of mother. We hope to see Molly
back with us at the beginning of February 2009.
Until Molly returns you can send your Watershed
Stewardship program questions to Eli Condon, Program
Coordinator in the Twin Cities, at 218.251.1462
or elic@minnesotawaters.org
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America's Most Endangered Rivers report: 2009
Edition
American Rivers is now
accepting nominations for the America's Most Endangered
Rivers report: 2009 Edition. Nominations must be
received on or before October 27, 2008. If your
river is in danger due to pollution, dams, harmful
development, or other threats, and is facing a critical
decision in the coming year it may be a strong candidate
for this year's report.
To review the nomination
form or to nominate your river visit the American Rivers
Website.
Please feel free to
contact me or Heather Hamilton (hhamilton@amrivers.org) with any
questions or to discuss your ideas.
Emily Brake,
Most Endangered Rivers Intern
American Rivers
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC
20005
202.347.7550 (fax) 202.347.9240
ebrake@AmericanRivers.org
www.americanrivers.org
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MPCA H2infO Transition
The Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA ) is in the process of
making significant enhancements to STORET (to be called
H2infO), the agency's water quality data management
system for lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water. Our
goal is to make H2infO data more accessible,
comprehensive, and user-friendly for the number and
variety of people who rely on it, internal to MPCA as
well as external.
The MPCA is holding
"user requirement" sessions in several locations around
the state next month at which participants will be asked
what the problems and strengths are of the current
system, and then, what users would like the future
system to do or provide. Lunch and snacks will be
provided. Please view the
list of user requirement sessions dates and locations.
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