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1、Sent Monday December 29 158 PMSent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:58 PMSubject: Woodie Shop, South Dam, River Keepers Board membersProgress continues to made at the Living Lab, located at 5508 South University Drive, Fargo. This site is owned by the City of Fargo and leased to River Keepers. It will b

2、ecome a site for demonstrating riparian restoration and other activities. An old small sheep barn on the site was recently cleaned and repaired by Brett Cardon as part of the requirements for his Eagle Scout award. The “Woodie Shop” will serve as a workshop and storage facility for our Cavity Replac

3、ement Program which seeks to install wood duck nesting boxes throughout the metropolitan riverfront. Brett is seen in the attachedphoto at our “ribbon cutting” ceremony. The rock slope retrofitting at the Fargos South Dam on the Red River was completed early last week. An additional portion of this

4、project, to be complete next spring, includes building a portage trail and canoe ramp, and relocating an existing emergency boat ramp. The intent of the project was to increase safety by eliminating the hydraulic roller effect below the dam, facilitate fish migration, create habitat for fish and oth

5、er aquatic organisms, and improve downstream water quality on the Red River. It involved placing rock fill and boulders to simulate natural rapids. Fish can now swim over the rapids and have access to a larger segment of the river, allowing movement from Drayton, ND to Hickson, ND. This is critical

6、during spawning season, since prime spawning habitats exist in the upstream reaches of the Red. When the remaining ramps and portage are completed, the project will provide much safer recreational opportunities for canoeists on the river. The project cost is $870,000 and took two months to build. Fu

7、nding was provided by federal, state and local agencies. Rising Sun Construction, Inc. of Fargo was the contractor. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Bob at River Keepers.In April 2004, River Keepers will hold its annual meeting. At the meeting new board members will be elected. N

8、ames of potential board members are now being accepted. Please forward names to River Keepers. Potential candidates will be interviewed byRiver KeepersNominating Committee before their names are placed on the ballet.Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:27 AMSubject: Holiday Lights ParadeWe were remi

9、nded again yesterday the importance of volunteers. The River Keepers float in the annual Holiday LightsParade was well received. Many shouts of encouragement were received from the sidelines. The Fargo Forum called it “notable”. See http:/www.in-Thanks to board member, Tom Tolman, for spending all o

10、f Tuesday assisting with the decorating and volunteers Janelle Lomsdaland Teresa McDonough for being our paddlers. Also thanks to former board member, Jay Leitch, for the loan of a generator. Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:04 PMSubject: MN Volunteer, IceConstruction on modifying the South Dam is

11、ongoing. The current issue of the MN Volunteer magazine has a story about the Red River Dams. River Keepers contributed to the article. See http:/www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/novdec03/redriver.htmlWith a recent thin ice death in Minnesota, we are again reminding folks to not walk on the ice unless

12、you know it is safe and are taking proper precautions. Particularly dangerous are attempts to rescue pets that run on to the ice. http:/www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/releases/index.html?id=1069272060Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:56 AMSubject: Living with the River, Devils Lake Outlet Issues, Ice

13、Fishing, DamsThere is a new traveling photographic exhibit at Fargo City hall. Stop by and see it. “Living with the River, 1870-1940.” It is divided into five sections.a. The River as Transportation: fur trade, steamboatsb. Using the River for Business: breweries, etc, and water treatment plantc. En

14、joying the River: boating, swimming, skating, and huntingd. Suffering from the River: floodse. Controlling the River: dam, WPAUpcoming meetings/classes/discussions that may be of interest:Devils Lake Outlet IssuesFreeConcordia Science Center, Room 212Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m.Sponsored by th

15、e FM Audubon SocietyFor more information, callJimat 218-233-6111Ice fishing for youth and adults$35 for adults, youth 15 & under is $25 November 25, December 2, 9 & 16th from 7-9 p.m.Sponsored by the Fargo Park DistrictFor more information call: 701-241-1353Dams (Bob will be the guest) Doug Leiers p

16、rogram1460 Dickinson, 550 Bismarck, 1440 Grand Forks, 910 Minot and 790 KFGOSaturday, November 29 at11:30 a.m.Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:13 AMSubject: Holiday Lights Parade, mercury pollution, Looking for SollutionsRiver Keepers will again have a float in the Holiday Lights Parade Downtown o

17、n Tuesday, November 25.If you would like to help design, decorate, or be on the float, please send us an e-mail.There will be a town hall meeting concerning mercury pollution of lakes and rivers at Peace Lutheran Church, 1011 12th Avenue North in Fargo on Monday, November 17 at 7 p.m. The primary is

18、sue to be discussed is power plant emissions. Contact Jesse Littlewood at 701-239-7034 for more information. River Keepers will be part of a panel on January 27 during the Tri-College World Studies Seminar “Looking for Solutions: Environmental Issues on a Global and Local Scale” during Concordia Col

19、leges 2004 spring semester. Location and dates of seminar: Tuesday evenings, January 13 - March 9, 2004, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. atConcordias Jones Science Center 212. Non-credit attendees,may participate in one or all of the lecture series forno charge.Contact Dr. Bryan Bishop at 299-3806 or bishopcord

20、.edu for more information.Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:45 AMSubject: South Dam Retrofit, Floating Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, S.S. Ruby CaptainsCause to celebrate! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded Rising Sun Construction, Inc., of Fargo, N.D., a $768,000 contract October

21、 28 to construct the South Dam Fishway project. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and be completed within one year. For more information seehttp:/www.mvp.usace.army.mil/pressroom/default.asp?pageid=771This is the last of the dam retrofitting projects for the three urban dams in the Fargo-

22、Moorhead reach of the Red River. River Keepers has been an active advocate for these projects starting in the early 1990. There is currently a study underway to look at the two other dams owned by Fargo located by Christine and Hickson. Thefloatingbike/pedestrian bridge has been removed for the wint

23、er. Theother twopedestrian bridges will stay in place throughout the winter for yourpleasure.If you have significant boating experience and are interested in working as a S.S. Ruby Captain, next year, give us a callSent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:15 PMSubject: water quality information; Red River

24、 Water FestivalGo to http:/wind.undeerc.org/FMRiver/index.htmlforan online application which allows access to the data in the FM River database and interactively create graphs of the parameters of your choice. Two methods of display are provided. The first allows for viewing the potential change inp

25、arameter values over a period of time at a specific monitoring site for a particular water source. The second display method allows for viewing the spatial distribution of the parameter values through the FM River area. This approach shows how the FM metro area may be affecting water quality in the

26、Red River. Festival engages studentsBy Jeff BairdThe Forum - 10/02/2003 Claire Eidenschink dipped a pot into a trashcan filled with water, then raced to a bucket about 10 feet away. Her classmates cheered as she dumped the contents before a competitor from another school. The third-grader from Horac

27、e, N.D., was one of 1,400 area elementary students who participated in the fifth annual Red River Water Festival in Moorhead. The festival, which began Tuesday and ends today, teaches students about water using hands-on activities. Eidenschink and her Horace Elementary classmates were learning Wedne

28、sday how difficult a basic task like collecting water would have been before plumbing. The bucket students raced to fill only held 5 gallons of water, exhibit volunteer Jessica Martin told the third and fourth grade students. The average family today uses 200 gallons of water a day, she said. We lea

29、rned how water was used and cleaned, Eidenschink said. We learned they used to use windmills to pump the water. Experts to ld students where water comes from and where it goes. Bruce Albright, administrator of the Buffalo Red River Watershed District, used a model of a city and dye to show students

30、how an innocuous task like fertilizing the lawn can cause pollution. Laura Bonneau of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service used yarn to demonstrate to students how the ecosystem is interconnected. Students wore tags naming a specific plant or animal. They were then told to pass the ball of yarn to a s

31、pecies their tag depended on. Soon a web was formed. Students then saw no plant or animal could be taken out of the web without impacting all the other species. We learned about the wetlands, said Malena Mastel, a fourth-grader at Longfellow Elementary in Fargo. We learned what lives there and why t

32、hey need each other. The festival, which is free to students and schools, is the result of weeks of planning by River Keepers, a local nonprofit group focused on promoting the Red River. All experts are asked to keep the presentations interactive. A lot of times the kids are having fun and not even realizing theyre learning, said Christine Holland, project coordinator. This was the first time Dilworth Elementar