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Jun 27, 2012
DNR Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Workshop

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites you to a free workshop on maintaining healthy watersheds in your community.

The quality of our lives depends to a great degree on the availability of drinkable, fishable, swimmable water. What is often not understood is that local land use and development decisions can dramatically impact both water quality & availability and, therefore, impact community and economic vitality. DNR, in partnership with GTS Educational Services, is offering an interactive workshop to learn basic information that local governments should know about what contributes to "healthy" communities and watersheds. Highlighted is a new tool developed by DNR called the Watershed Assessment Tool (WAT). Local speakers will share examples of how watershed thinking has positively affected local land use decisions.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
1:00-5:00 pm (check-in 12:30 pm)
Initiative Foundation
405 First Street SE
Little Falls, MN 56345

Registration Fee: NO COST

To register: Go to www.mngts.org and click on the Land Use logo Questions? Carol Schoeneck cschoeneck@mngts.org 651-222-7409 x205

Participants will:
* Explore the various indicators of watershed health
* Hear from local experts about the importance of more holistic thinking to improve watershed conditions
* Learn how the WAT will continue to improve over time as a useful decision-making tool

Review the health of your local watershed on the DNR website: www.dnr.state.mn.us/watershed_tool/index.html

Region:   Central
Topics:   Ecosystems, Water
Audience:   All

Submitted By:  Paul Moss

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