Conservation Bus Tour
Friday, October 2, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
TIME: LOCATION
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8:30 -9:00 AM: Registration at Breezy Point Resort parking lot (follow signs)
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9:00 AM: Group photo. Load the bus. The bus will leave at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
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9:05 - 9:30 AM: Stop 1: Paul Thiede Fire Tower Park; Speakers: Gary Griffin, Pequot Lakes
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9:45 -10:10 AM: Stop 2: Allan Johnson Grazing System; Speakers: NRCS, Cass SWCD, Jim Chamberlin 2720 24th Avenue SW, Pine River
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10:20- 10:40 AM: Stop 3: Marty Humphrey, Stream Restoration Project; Speakers: Cass SWCD and MN DNR , 2458 40th Ave SW, Pine River
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11:00 - 11:40 PM: Stop 4: North Shore Pines Tree Planting Project; Speakers: Dick Nigon, Pramil Khanal, and Dean Makey, 7957 N Shore Pine Rd, Pine River, MN 56474
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12:00 - 1:30 PM: Stop 5: Lunch
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12:00 to 12:30 PM Celebrate 70th Anniversary; Crosslake Recreation Area
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12:30 to 12:50 PM: Speakers: CWC Highway Department; Crosslake Recreation Area
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12:50 to 1:25 PM: Explore National Loon Center Buffer, other projects, and park, US Army Corps of Engineers Park, Crosslake Recreation Area
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1:40 – 2:30 PM: Stop 6: Flanders Lake – Fire on County Land; Speakers: Crow Wing County Staff
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2:40 to 3:10 PM: Stop 7: Breezy Point Resort Rain Garden Project; Speakers: Jarrett Drileck, BreezyPoint Resort. 9252 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point
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3:10 to 3:15 PM: Thank you for coming and closing remarks
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A quorum of the SWCD Board Supervisor will be in attendance for the conservation tour, but board members will not discuss, deliberate, or make decisions. This meeting is for the board members to collect information from members of the public.
Funding provided for projects in part by the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment.
