DNR Parks and Trails Legacy Plan

I wanted to share that the Minnesota DNR is working on a State and Regional Parks and Trails Legacy Plan for the recently passed Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Act. The Act allowed for a 3/8 percent increase in the sales tax of which 14.25 percent of the generated revenue will provide funding for regional and state parks and trails.
This spring DNR is holding a series of public listening sessions throughout the State to get public input on what they want to see in this plan. Comments can also be submitted in writing. There are two sessions in our region that may interest you:

Grand Rapids
Thursday May 27
7:00pm-9:00pm
MN Interagency Fire Center
402 SE 11th St
Training Room (upstairs)

Duluth
Thursday June 3
7:00pm-9:00pm
The Depot
506 West Michigan St

For more Information, visit:
http://patl.intergov.mn.gov/

Meeting Today!

The Moose Lake Active Living Coalition will be meeting today (5.4.10) from 5-6:30pm in the board room at the school. Please attend if interested--anyone is welcome!

We will be discussing:
    - Details about the mini-grant recently applied for
    - Fit City Status
    - Upcoming events and ideas

See you tonight!

Safe Routes to School Action Plan Item News!

The school has been a recipient of a Safe Routes to School Assessment Grant! The school will be working with the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) to assess the positives and negatives for students walking and biking to class. ARDC will compete this assessment by June of this year. After the assessment, they will provide recommendations, which, at that point, the school would be ready to apply for an implementation grant allowing them to implement those recommendations.

ALSO...
There is an upcoming webinar that looks to be very interesting and potentially beneficial to the school community regarding Safe Routes to School:
Free Webinar April 27th, 12-1pm
Environmental Measures for Safe Routes to School: Understanding the Basics of Air Pollution
You can read more details and register at the following website:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/355203048