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Friday, March 30, 2012

Itasca County Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs)

During Kevin Proescholdt's Importance of Wilderness program several mentions were made of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Scientific and Natural Areas. But what is an SNA and how can we located them?

Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs): The MN DNR SNA program preserves natural features and rare resources of exceptional scientific and educational value. Timber harvesting is not allowed in SNAs. SNAs located in Itasca County include: Ladies Tresses Swamp, Lost "40", Wawina Peatland, Wabu Woods, South Piece, Botany Bog and Chisholm Point. For more information and directions check out the MN DNR Scientific & Natural Area page:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/index.html

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Harry Potter downloads

All seven Harry Potter books are available for download via Overdrive at the Arrowhead Library System at http://arrowhead.lib.overdrive.com. All seven are available in MP3, Kindle, and EPUB formats.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Importance of Wilderness

Thursday, March 29th - 7 P.M.

Kevin Proescholdt - author of "Troubled Waters: the fight for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness" - explores the importance of wilderness in Minnesota and beyond. Mr. Proescholdt has worked with Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer on environmental and wilderness issues. He is Spokesman for the Izaak Walton League and a national speaker on wilderness issues.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Rebate for Riverfront Energy Project - Grand Rapids Herald-Review story

Rebate for Riverfront Energy Project - Grand Rapids Herald-Review: Business: At the start of last Monday’s Grand Rapids City Council meeting, Jeff Larson from Minnesota Energy Resources presented a facsimile of a check …
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Into the Wild Film Screening

Join the Kick-Off to Rapids Reads by watching the film version of Into the Wild
 "After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life."  (IMDB)

Screenplay by Sean Penn, Directed by Sean Penn, starring Emile Hirsch