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SUMMARY:MINNESOTA DRIFTLESS: CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETING
DESCRIPTION:Chapter Picnic & Meeting\nSaturday, August 19 – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM\nLocation: Chester Woods County Park, Shelter #5, Olmsted County\n9:00–11:30 —— Field trip\n\nThe tentative plans are to visit multiple sites on the western edge and central portions of the park.\nField trip leaders will include people familiar with the natural communities of the park as well as the history of prairie, savanna, and woodland restoration and management activities.\nWe’re looking into whether the park’s tractor-pulled wagon is available to use for the field trip. If it is, this would be an especially nice feature for those with limited mobility and young children.\nStay tuned for more details about where we would meet.\n\n12:00–1:30 —— Pot-luck picnic\n\nPicnic shelter #5\nThere are electrical outlets in the shelter for crock pots and warmers if needed.\nThere is a vault toilet, sand volleyball, and playground near the picnic shelter.\n\n1:30–3:00 —— Meeting\n\nSummary of MD TPE activities during the previous year\nDiscussion about planned or hoped-for chapter activities in the upcoming year.\nPresentation of the annual chapter Treasurer’s report.\nDiscuss potential items that would be included in the 2024 budget.\nOther discussions as needed and time allows.\nHold elections for two of the chapter board positions during the annual meeting.  The board positions up for election are President and Secretary.\n\nFollowing the meeting, people are welcome to stay and explore the prairie and savanna areas that are immediately adjacent to picnic shelter #5.\nIf all of that isn’t enough for some people, there’s a playground and sand volleyball near the picnic shelter, and the park has a boat launch for people who want to bring a canoe, kayak, or use larger boats powered by an electric motor.  There’s also a swimming beach!\nSo – stay tuned for more details including directions.  In the meantime, feel free to explore the park’s webpages for more information about what it has to offer.  This park webpage has maps that might be helpful.\nCONTACT:\nAny questions or concerns can be EMAILED ( mailto:wintersl8944@gmail.com ) to Stephen Winter.\n
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ORGANIZER;CN=Rich Henderson:MAILTO:tpe.rhenderson@tds.net
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