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Friday, November 11, 2011 at 9:00AMStone Arch Bridge - Fact or Fiction? [Video]
The Stone Arch bridge crosses the Mississippi River just below St. Anthony Falls in Downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis RiverCurrent 11-3-11
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St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Tour with the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) is part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering. Located on Hennepin Island in the Mississippi River in the heart of Minneapolis, conducting cutting-edge fluid mechanics research aimed at finding science-based solutions to major societal challenges in environment, energy, and health.
Since 1938, SAFL has been welcoming collaboration with universities, government agencies, and industry partners from all over the world.
This special tour was sponsored by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association and the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership.
Working Together To Achieve Healthy Waters - Environmental Initiative Policy Forum Series
EVENT DETAILS
Monday, November 7, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Registration will open at 8:00 a.m.
Saint Cloud State University
Atwood Memorial Center - Voyageurs Room
651 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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Tomorrow & Wednesday - The Twin Cities Urban Sustainability Forum from @RiverLifeUMN
From the River Talk Blog:
Too often, we don’t see clearly the connections between sustainable rivers and sustainable cities. We think of sustainable rivers as only possible in rural/natural areas, where the human impacts can be minimized, measured, and monitored. Urban stretches of river, by this logic, are to be written off, incurably corrupted with humanity.
I exaggerate, but maybe not by much.
Fortunately, the growth of research and management planning around sustainable cities bodes well for the future of sustainable urban rivers. For some of the best and newest thinking on sustainable cities, I recommend attendance at a two day symposium next week (sorry for the short notice!) on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
When: November 2 (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) and November 3 (9:00 am – 1:30 pm)
Where: University of MN Continuing Education Center St. Paul Campus
More details at http://www.tcusforum.umn.edu/
Home Planned for Minneapolis Riverfront Approved Over Opposition from Neighbors
From MinnPost:
The neighbors fought oak tree by oak tree to stop construction of a house near the Mississippi River, but they lost this week when a Minneapolis City Council committee voted to approve a zoning code variance that will allow the project to go forward.
John and Judith Reiling need a variance to build their home near 36th and Edmund because it would be within 40 feet of a steep slope. Without a variance, there would be no way to build a driveway giving the couple access to the house. Without access to the lot, the house could not be built and the city would be forced to buy the land.
Minneapolis RiverCurrent 10-28-11
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Meeting Tonight - Upper River Forum: Asian Carp Invasion: What Will It Mean for the Minneapolis Riverfront?
Date: Tuesday, October 25
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road
Upper River Forum: Asian Carp Invasion: What Will It Mean for the Minneapolis Riverfront?
Presentation by: Dr. John O. Anfinson, National Park Service, with panel discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and the Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC).
Governor Dayton is calling for quick action to prevent invasive Asian Carp from moving up the Mississippi River into Minnesota. After the presentation, a panel of experts will answer your questions about the negative impact Asian Carp could have on the Mississippi's ecological, recreational, and economic health. How do we slow or stop the spread of Asian Carp? What about closing Lock #1 and the Upper Lock at St. Anthony Falls?
Panelists:
John O. Anfinson, Resource Chief, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Don Arnosti, Policy Director, Audubon Minnesota
Greg Genz, Vice-President, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association
Brian Nerbonne, Stream Habitat Specialist, MN Department of Natural Resources
Russel K. Snyder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/St. Paul District
Don Arnosti, National Audubon Society
