I found the Conference to be interesting, inspiring, and informative. It was good to visibly see the network of people who are working on environmental issues.
I attended the watershed protection session in the morning. Case studies of Mississippi River Gorge, Blue Water Association [Nokomis], Kasota Pond and Bridal Veil Creek Inventory, Basset Creek, Upper River. I have said on this list, that the Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization is not as effective as it should be and that it is not in compliance with the required citizen input process. I would guess that most of Mpls. list members are in the Middle Mississippi Watershed. Structurally the MMRWM is at the top of the pyramid of all activities concerning the watershed---all things that drain into the Mississippi in Minneapolis. As important as the organization is, it is largely invisible. I find it interesting that even though most of the presenters are directly connected and involved in the Middle Mississippi watershed, there was no mention of any activity of the Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization or acknowledgment of its presence at the conference. I thought that the conference was planned well, but I wished there was more time to talk about where do we go from here and a way to continue the momentum of such a gathering. I did pick up a copy of -The Twin Cities Green Guide- on the way home. Also, what we didn't talk about is population growth as a sustainability issue. Limiting population growth is not often discussed in metro planning. Thanks, Scott Vreeland, Seward, Ward 2, Middle Mississippi Watershed _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
