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• Tuesday, July 4, 2017 • Vol. 43, No. 27 Southern Minnesota Shoppers, Inc • 3405 W Oakland Avenue • Austin, MN • 507-437-7731
507-438-3082 510 W Oakland Ave Austin, MN
Water Festival: July 10-15 Celebrate the importance of clean water with free, family-friendly water fun throughout the week! For registration or more information, please email info@hormelnaturecenter.org or call 507-437-7519. 1304 21st Street NE, Austin
Water Festival Kickoff Program:
Monday, July 10
Cover Crop Champion Farmers 7:00 p.m. • Ruby Rupner Auditorium
Cover crops protect water quality, enhance soil health, prevent erosion, and more! Learn all about it from local farmers, Tom Cotter and Tom Finnegan, who have been incorporating cover crops into their farm operations just outside of Austin. Please RSVP by July 8.
Thursday, July 13
Friday, July 14
Model Stream Table
Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
Bill Thompson, MPCA Watershed Project Manager
Two Free Programs Senior Special: 10:00 a.m. Family Program: 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Everything has to go somewhere . . . Take a tour through the Austin Sewage Treatment Plant to see where your waste water goes. Interpretive Center classrooms Sign up at the Learn how a stream or river really works Nature Center. with this hands-on demonstration! Please RSVP by July 12.
Water Nature Play
1:00-4:00 p.m.: Canoeing/Kayaking; Pond Scooping 2:00-4:00 p.m.: Water Quality Testing 2:15-4:00 p.m.: Water Survival Game 2:30-4:00 p.m.: Crayfish Hunting
Above: Thursday Nature Play pond scooping!
Saturday, July 15 Clean Water Service Day Help keep the water that we send downstream clean, and earn a free kayak or canoe rental valued at $10.00! (Preregistration required.) Morning Session (8:30-11:30 a.m.) Choose one: River cleanup Staff-led water quality testing of Austin’s waterways Afternoon Session (1:30-4:30 p.m.) Choose one: Attach “No Dumping” plates to Austin storm drains with Nels Rasmussen (call 437-9955 to schedule) Staff-led water quality testing
www.hormelnaturecenter.org /water-festival