[mou] Events on Pilot Knob, May 27 and June 1
Bruce M. White
white067@tc.umn.edu
Mon, 22 May 2006 11:45:32 -0500
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From Bruce White, Pilot Knob Preservation Association (white067@tc.umn.edu)
For those of you who have been helping out and following the effort to
protect Pilot Knob from development over the last four years, there are
several events on the 8.5 acres of land purchased in December 2005 (with
the aid of public and foundation money) which the City of Mendota
Heights will protect as a public space. The city will hold a dedication
ceremony there on June 1 at 3:00 PM. On May 27, Great River Greening,
which has been hired to aid in a 9-year plan to restore the native
prairie and oak savanna that once covered this site will hold a
buckthorn-removal on adjacent wooded portions of Acacia Cemetery.
Volunteers are needed to help out with this work. The public is welcome
at both events. Please contact event organizers to let them know you are
coming. More details on these events are described below.
Also for those of you who are interested the Pilot Knob exhibit,
highlighting the history, cultural value, and natural beauty of Pilot
Knob (including the birds) is now on display in Mendota Heights City
Hall, at the corner of Lexington Ave. and Highway 110.
*Thursday, June 1, 3:00, Dedication Ceremony at the north end of Pilot
Knob Road in Mendota Heights*
The City of Mendota Heights is inviting the public to attend a
Dedication Ceremony for Pilot Knob. The dedication will celebrate the
City's acquisition of a part of Pilot Knob and its preservation as an
historical, cultural, environmental, and spiritual treasure
for future generations.
At this event which will take place on the 8.5 acres of land now owned
by the city of Mendota Heights, musician Mitch Walking Elk will perform
a thank-you song, Mayor John Huber will be master of ceremonies and
there will be thank-you remarks from the Trust for Public Land, Gail
Lewellan of the Pilot Knob Preservation Association, Tom Egan of Dakota
County, State Sen. Jim Metzen and State Rep. Rick Hanson. A
no-trespassing sign now on the site will be taken down and replaced with
a sign that describes the importance of the place and thanks all those
who aided the preservation of this piece of Pilot Knob. There will be
refreshments served.
The ceremony will be held June 1st, 2006 from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. The
site is located at the very north end of Pilot Knob Road
(next to Acacia Cemetery) Please RSVP to Nancy Bauer at the City of
Mendota Heights at 651-452-1850
before May 26th, 2006
*Saturday, May 27, Buckthorn Busting on Pilot Knob under the direction
of Fred Harris of Great River Greening*
(As described in an email from Fred Harris.) Volunteers will arrive at
Pilot Knob, at the North End of Pilot Knob Road in Mendota Heights, at
9:00 am for registration, coffee and snacks on site. They will head out
and start buckthorn cutting by 9:30 am. Volunteers will stack the
material in piles. The work will continue until 11:30 am. Sharon
Lennartson of the Mendota Mdewakanton community (tel 651-452-4141)
invited the group to reconvene at Dakota Crossing immediately after the
work for some food, a short presentation about Pilot Knob. Joan
Gudmestad from Starbucks said she will provide coffee and pastries for
breakfast.
We have invited a biology class from Dakota County Technical College,
members of Pilot Knob Preservation Association, the Sierra Club, and a
group from Starbucks in Eagan to participate in this event. We can use
as many volunteers as you can provide. Our goal is to have at least 60
people out at the site. There is a huge thicket of buckthorn on the
Acacia Cemetery property to be busted!
Starbucks may provide some matching funds to help cover the costs of
organizing and holding this event. Acacia Park Cemetery has also agreed
to cost share on buckthorn removal and later stump treating with herbicide.
For questions, contact me.
Fred Harris, Ph.D.
Lead Ecologist
Great River Greening
35 West Water St.
St. Paul, MN 55107-2016
tel. 651-665-9500 x19
fax. 651-665-9409
www.greatrivergreening.org
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>From Bruce White, Pilot Knob Preservation Association
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:white067@tc.umn.edu">white067@tc.umn.edu</a>)<br>
For those of you who have been helping out and following the effort to
protect Pilot Knob from development over the last four years, there are
several events on the
8.5 acres of land purchased in December 2005 (with the aid of public
and foundation money) which the City of Mendota Heights will protect as
a public space. The city will hold a dedication ceremony there on June
1 at 3:00 PM. On May 27, Great River Greening, which has been hired to
aid in a 9-year plan to restore the native prairie and oak savanna
that once covered this site will hold a buckthorn-removal on adjacent
wooded portions of Acacia Cemetery. Volunteers are needed to help out
with this work. The public is welcome at both events. Please contact
event organizers to let them know you are coming. More details on these
events are described below.<br>
<br>
Also for those of you who are interested the Pilot Knob exhibit,
highlighting the history, cultural value, and natural beauty of Pilot
Knob (including the birds) is now on display in Mendota Heights City
Hall, at the corner of Lexington Ave. and Highway 110.<br>
<br>
<b>Thursday, June 1, 3:00, Dedication Ceremony at the north end of
Pilot Knob Road in Mendota Heights</b><br>
The City of Mendota Heights is inviting the public to attend a
Dedication Ceremony for Pilot Knob. The dedication will celebrate the
City’s acquisition of a part of Pilot Knob and its preservation as an
historical, cultural, environmental, and spiritual treasure<br>
for future generations.<br>
<br>
At this event which will take place on the 8.5 acres of land now owned
by the city of Mendota Heights, musician Mitch Walking Elk will perform
a thank-you song, Mayor John Huber will be master of ceremonies and
there will be thank-you remarks from the Trust for Public Land, Gail
Lewellan of the Pilot Knob Preservation Association, Tom Egan of Dakota
County, State Sen. Jim Metzen and State Rep. Rick Hanson. A
no-trespassing sign now on the site will be taken down and replaced
with a sign that describes the importance of the place and thanks all
those who aided the preservation of this piece of Pilot Knob. There
will be refreshments served.<br>
<br>
The ceremony will be held June 1st, 2006 from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. The
site is located at the very north end of Pilot Knob Road<br>
(next to Acacia Cemetery) Please RSVP to Nancy Bauer at the City of
Mendota Heights at 651-452-1850<br>
before May 26th, 2006<br>
<br>
<b>Saturday, May 27, Buckthorn Busting on Pilot Knob under the
direction of Fred Harris of Great River Greening</b><br>
(As described in an email from Fred Harris.) Volunteers will arrive at
Pilot Knob, at the North End of Pilot Knob Road in Mendota Heights, at
9:00 am for registration, coffee and snacks on site. They will head
out and start buckthorn cutting by 9:30 am. Volunteers will stack the
material in piles. The work will continue until 11:30 am. Sharon
Lennartson of the Mendota Mdewakanton community (tel 651-452-4141)
invited the group to reconvene at Dakota Crossing immediately after the
work for some food, a short presentation about Pilot Knob. Joan
Gudmestad from Starbucks said she will provide coffee and pastries for
breakfast.<br>
<br>
We have invited a biology class from Dakota County Technical College,
members of Pilot Knob Preservation Association, the Sierra Club, and a
group from Starbucks in Eagan to participate in this event. We can use
as many volunteers as you can provide. Our goal is to have at least 60
people out at the site. There is a huge thicket of buckthorn on the
Acacia Cemetery property to be busted! <br>
<br>
Starbucks may provide some matching funds to help cover the costs of
organizing and holding this event. Acacia Park Cemetery has also
agreed to cost share on buckthorn removal and later stump treating with
herbicide.<br>
<br>
For questions, contact me.<br>
<br>
Fred Harris, Ph.D.<br>
Lead Ecologist<br>
Great River Greening<br>
35 West Water St.<br>
St. Paul, MN 55107-2016<br>
tel. 651-665-9500 x19<br>
fax. 651-665-9409<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.greatrivergreening.org">www.greatrivergreening.org</a><br>
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