[mou] FW: [MOUboardcomm] MOU has leased land in the Sax Zim Bog Area

[Alt, Mark]

GPS coord's for the SW corner of our land.

Mark Alt=20
Sr. Project Manager=20
Entertainment Software Supply Chain=20
Project Resources Group (PRG)=20
Best Buy Co., Inc.=20
Mark.Alt@BestBuy.com=20
(W) 612-291-6717=20
(Cell) 612-803-9085



-----Original Message-----
From: David A. Cahlander [mailto:david@cahlander.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:39 PM
To: Alt, Mark
Subject: Re: [MOUboardcomm] MOU has leased land in the Sax Zim Bog Area

The SW corner is at N47 08.303 W92 46.149.
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Alt, Mark" <Mark.Alt@BestBuy.com>
To: <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>; "MOU Board" <mouboardcomm@yahoogroups.com>;=20
"mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:05 PM
Subject: [MOUboardcomm] MOU has leased land in the Sax Zim Bog Area


> The MOU has taken a first step and become a leaseholder on a parcel of =

> land in St Louis County, in the Sax Zim Bog area, less than a mile =
from=20
> Owl Avenue. We are leasing 79 acres from Potlatch Corporation for a =
year.=20
> It will be posted for no trespassing except with the permission of the =

> leaseholder, which is the MOU, so anyone who is a MOU member is a=20
> leaseholder, so come on down! The MOU Board is doing this to take a =
first=20
> step towards setting aside areas here for recreational birding. The =
DNR=20
> and MN Audubon are strong supporters of this initiative.  We hope it =
leads=20
> to other land being set aside, such as McDavitt for the woodpeckers, =
the=20
> Blue Spruce loop for Boreal specialties, and others. Perhaps it may =
lead=20
> to a birding trail. We are not certain of how to best use this plot, =
but=20
> we want it used, so I invite each of you to come visit and bird on it! =
 I=20
> will keep a tally of species reported on it and make notes on our =
usages.
> The legal description of the property is referencing the St Louis Plat =

> book - it is the SW quarter of section 21 in T.54.N. - R.19W. For =
regular=20
> directions,  drive North from Cloquet to Cotton on Hwy 53, then turn =
west=20
> on Hwy 52 (Arkola Rd), past CR 7 (about 6 miles), then continue west=20
> another 5.5 miles to Owl Avenue (Township rd 203). Turn south on TR =
203=20
> and head south. Continue about 2 miles through a gradual "S" turn, =
(where=20
> TR 203 turns into TR 202), then you come to an intersection with S.=20
> Overton Rd. (TR 980). Turn West on TR 980 and proceed 1.75 miles, from =

> this point to where TR 980 makes a 90 degree turn to head north, you =
are=20
> driving along the southern border of our property. As you turn north =
the=20
> Township Rd number is now TR 230, and the name of the road is now =
Overton=20
> Rd. The first =BD mile as you head north on TR 230, the MOU property =
borders=20
> you on your right.  There are boglands on the remote NE corner of the=20
> property, so we could get all types of northern specialties, =
potentially.
> We are arranging to have a small parking area set up for 6 cars or =
trucks=20
> in the area. We will be looking forward to hearing from all visitors =
to=20
> this little spot of woods up north; please let us know what is there! =
Good=20
> Birding!
>
>
>
> Mark Alt
> President,
> Minnesota Ornithologists Union
> J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History
> University of Minnesota
> 10 Church Street SE
> Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104
> MOU.mn.org
> mark.alt@bestbuy.com
> Cell:  612-803-9085
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