Interested in learning more about the status of and threats to northern waters?
The public is invited to attend a forum on the value of clean water from 7-9 p.m. March 23 in the Chalberg Theater at Central Lakes College.
The forum includes three presentations on the state of northern Minnesota waters by Kent Montgomery of Central Lakes College, the economic reality of clean and healthy waters by Pat Welle of Bemidji State University and the myths and policies around protecting water by Paula Maccabee of WaterLegacy.
Speakers will be joined by Levi Brown of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Tom Watson of the Whitefish Area Property Owners Association to answer audience questions.
The forum is hosted by the Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government, Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and the Northern Water Alliance of Minnesota.
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Contact the Rosenmeier Center at 218-963-3877 or the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation at 218-675-5773 for more information.
