MN SWCS Annual Meeting is March 2nd in Crookston

The 2015 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Minnesota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society is Monday March 2nd, 8:00 to 5:00, at the Bergland Laboratory and Ag Research Center, 2900 University Avenue, Crookston, MN.

The program features:

• Chris Philips "Pollinator habitat, bees, pesticides, and implications for land use."
• Matt Simmons "Patch-Burn Grazing on Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge"
• Leon Osborne "Dealing with Weird Weather and Climate Change"
• Panel Discussion on "Land and Water Connections in Northwestern Minnesota: The Cumulative Effects of Land Use on Water Quality and Quantity" with Tim Cowdery, Hydrogeologist – USGS; Les Lemm – BWSR; Henry Van Offelen – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Chuck Fritz – International Watershed Institute and past Red Lake Watershed District Manager; Livestock farmer - Tim Szymanski

The full agenda is available at http://lamprey.crk.umn.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=10148