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Big Bog
CAC | Friends Meeting Agenda
Big Bog CAC / FRIENDS Meeting Agenda
6 pm Thursday, March 7, 2002
Waskish Town Hall
· Treasurers Report
·
Old business
· Public Review Update
· Legislative Update
· Park Development Update
· BSU Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources Grant
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New Business
· Big Bog Festival
· Ruth Edivold Award
· Other
·
Next Meeting Date
·
Adjourn
Public Open House
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
Draft Management Plan
Kickoff for 30-day Public Review
WHEN: Tuesday, January 29th, 2002
7:00 - 8:30pm
WHERE: Kelliher High School - Commons Area
PURPOSE: To review state recreation area designs for the newest unit in the Minnesota State Park System, Big Bog State Recreation Area. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources planners will be on hand to describe the project and answer questions. Copies of the draft plan will be available for public review and comment. The public has a 30-day period to provide comments on the draft management plan.
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
1 November 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Waskish Town Hall
6:00pm Welcome and Refresh
Management Plan Timeline
6:15
Action Team Update
Legislative Coordination and Update
Visitor Center Partnerships Update
Audubon Representative
7:00 Break
7:15
Management Recommendations
Target Benefit Review
Natural Resource Management Recommendations
Cultural Resource Management Recommendations
Recreation Development Recommendations
Environmental Education Services Recommendations
9:00pm Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
4 October 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Waskish Town Hall
6:00pm
Planning Update
Review September Minutes
Management Plan Timeline
Marketing Proposal Update
6:30
Action Teams Report
Visitor Center Partners
Friends Cover Letter
Homework Due: Total contributions to date (financial,
in-kind, personal time commitment).
7:00 Break
7:15
Management Recommendations
Natural Resources
Cultural Resources
Recreation Resources
Interpretive and Environmental Education Services
9:00 Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area
Meeting Agenda
6 September 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Waskish Town Hall
6:00 Planning Update
6:15
Action Team Update
Additional Cooperators
Timber Harvest in South Unit
Letter to Giziibii RC&D (Grants)
Visitor Center Meetings
7:00
Management Recommendations
Natural Resources
Cultural Resources
Recreational Resources
Interpretation and Environmental Education
Significant Areas Mapping
9:00 Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
12 July 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Waskish Town Hall
6:00pm Legislative Info
Review/Approval of Friends Brochure
Housekeeping
6:30 Action Teams report
7:15 Break
7:30 Management Zoning
8:00 Visitor Center discussion
Area Team comments
Concept Design
BSU Collaboration
9:00pm Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
Visitor Center
7 June 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Waskish Township Hall
6:00 pm Introduction of CAC and AT members
Distribution of May meeting minutes
2001 Legislative session
6:15 pm Action Teams report
7:00 pm Visitor Center discussion
Themes
Potential Locations
Recommendations
Informational Brochure
9:00 pm Adjourn
The June 7th planning meeting for Big Bog SRA will be a joint meeting of the Area Team and Citizens' Advisory Committee at Waskish Town Hall from 6-9pm. The topic of discussion will be potential Visitor Center locations. See agenda below.
Area Team: Please note there will be no meeting at Bemidji Hdqrs. during the afternoon of June 7th. Instead, please attend the evening meeting, if possible, to discuss Visitor Center locations.
Please contact me with any questions
Thanks,
Matt Langan
SRA Planner
(651) 215-9035
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
3 May 2001
6:00 - 9:00 pm
**Kelliher High School Media Center**
6:00 pm
April Meeting Minutes Distributed
Legislative Information
Housekeeping
6:15 pm
Action Team's Report
7:00 pm
Interpretive Services Summary Report on meeting with
Bemidji State University
Bog Video
Summary of Interpretive Services Planning to date town special events
coordination
8:00 pm
Visitor Center discussion
Partners
Strategies
9:00 pm Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
5 April 2001
6:00 -9:00 pm
**Kelliher High School Media Center**
6:00pm Brief Overview of Big Bog Endowment and Project Fund
(Ritch Houge, Northwest Minnesota Foundation)
6:30 Bemidji State University Collaboration
(Dr. Mark Fulton and Dr. Donald Cloutman, Department of Biology)
7:00 Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District - Jerry Stensing
7:30 Break
Rose Heim - Media Room Equipment Orientation
8:00 Interpretive Services - John Fylpaa
Big Bog SRA Table Top Display
Overview of Interpretive Plan
CBC Video on Bog Ecosystems
Lookout Towers
9:00pm Adjourn
UPDATE:
Celestine "C.P." Mauss will travel to St. Paul to
testify on our behalf at the House Environment and
Natural Resources Committee hearing on 3/28/01.
Any other Big Bog Citizens Advisory committee members
who would be able to testify, please contact
bigbogcac@yahoo.com
ASAP. thanks
COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE
COMMITTEE: Environment & Natural
Resources Finance
DATE: Wednesday, March 28, 2001
TIME: 10:15 am
MEETING ROOM: 10 State Office Building
CHAIR: Rep. Mark Holsten
AGENDA:
HF86(Jennings) Taylor's Falls
fire and rescue
operations grant provided in support of
Interstate park, and money appropriated.
HF723(Finseth) Big Bog and Red
River state
recreation area operating costs funded, and
money appropriated.
HF725(Tingelstad) Metropolitan
regional parks
system operation and maintenance provided
and money appropriated.
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
1 March 2001
6:00 -9:00 pm
Waskish Town Hall
6:00 Review February Meeting Minutes
6:10 Jerry Stensing (Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District)
~Remaining Director positions nominated
~Officer elections
~Informational Brochure Grant Proposal
~Berger, Inc. coordination
~Progress Report Press Releases
6:45 Hunting and Trapping Planning
7:45 Break
8:00 Refresh
~Timeline
~Mission, Vision, and Niche Statements
~Interpretive Services
~Recreational Opportunities
9:00 Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
1 February 2001
6:00-9:00 pm
Kelliher High School - Media Center
6:00 Welcome and Introductions
Review Meeting Minutes from January meeting
6:10 Jerry Stensing (Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District)
-CAC Officer Elections and Revised Bylaws
-Informational Brochure Grant Update
6:45 Peat Utilization Presentation (Tom Malterer and Kurt Johnson, UofM
NRRI)
-The Peat Resource
-Peat Utilization Organizations
-Aspects of Peat Utilization
-Peat Harvesting
-Q&A Session
7:45 Break
8:00 Interpretive Service Planning (John Fylpaa, MN DNR Interpretive Specialist)
9:00 Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
4 January 2001
Waskish Town Hall
6-9pm
6:00 Review Minutes from Meeting #4 (Dec.)
Park Office Building (Siding/Aesthetics)
6:10 Jerry Stensing (Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District)
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Adoption of By-Laws
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Election of Officers
6:30 Mission and Vision Statements Finalized
6:45 Interpretive Services (John Fylpaa)
7:45 Break
8:00 Cultural Resource Management (DNR Archaeological Team)
9:00 Adjourn
Big Bog State Recreation Area Meeting Agenda
7
December 2000
Waskish
Town Hall
6:00-9:00 pm
6:00
Welcome and Introduction
6:05
Review of Meeting #3 Minutes
6:15
Jerry Stensing
(Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District)
6:30
Mission and Vision Statement, Niche
7:15
Interpretive Services (John Fylpaa)
7:45
Break
8:00
Hunting and Trapping Recommendation
9:00
Adjourn
LAKE
ITASCA STATE PARK
FIELD
TRIP AGENDA
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 7th
Transportation
provided by MN DNR
7:30am
Pick up @ Kelliher High School Parking Lot***
8:30am
Pick up @ Old Bemidji High School Parking Lot 15th &
Bemidji Ave. (Hwy 197)***
9:30am
Hike Dr. Roberts self-guided interpretive trail
-Bryce Anderson, Region 1 Interpretive Specialist, will lead the
hike, and talk about interpretive services and trail experiences.
-Dr. Roberts trail includes a handicapped -accessible boardwalk which
leads to the
Old Timers’ cabin.
11:30am
DNR provides lunch at Douglas Lodge
12:30pm
Discussion of Interpretive Services, Trail Experiences. Boardwalk,
and Itasca Visitor Center in comparison to Big Bog State Recreation Area
(held in Itasca Room, downstairs of Douglas Lodge)
1:30pm
Brief Tour of Itasca Visitor Center Construction Site
2:00pm
Depart for Bemidji and Kelliher
*** Please RSVP to
Matt if you are able to attend AND where you would like to be picked up
(Kelliher or Bemidji)
Matt Langan
State Park Planner
(651) 215-9035
malangan@dnr.state.mn.us
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