This calendar highlights activities, meetings, workshops, job postings and other topics related to the
Minnesota River and beyond. To post an event, please contact Scott Kudelka at scott.kudelka@mnsu.edu
or 507-389-2304. Learn more about past events.

2010
 
   

January
   
6
Screening of FOOD, Inc.  
  6:00 p.m. at SSND Conference Center, Mankato
For more information flyer
 
     
13
"Healthy Homes, Healthy People, Healthy World" workshop  
  6:00 p.m. at the SSND Conference Center, Mankato
For more information flyer
 
     
14
CRP Presentation and Citizen Forum  
  5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Montevideo Community Center (550 S 1st St)
For more information flyer
 
     
19
Minnesota River Watershed Alliance Quarterly Meeting  
  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Hutchinson Event Center, Hutchinson
For more information www.watershedalliance.blogspot.com
 
     
20
Perspectives on Water in our Changing World  
  6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Breck School (123 Ottawa Avenue North), Golden Valley
For more information www.worldsavvy.org/minneapolis
 
     
21
The Solar Icon House Presentation  
  7:00 p.m. at the Chippewa County Courthouse Assembly Room, Montevideo
For more information www.cureriver.org/events.html
 
     
25
Minnesota River Board Meeting  
  9:00 a.m. at the Chippewa County Courthouse, Montevideo
For more information http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/org/mrbd/index.html
 
     
25
Community Wind Forum  
  6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Kiester Community Center
For more information flyer
 
     
27
Book Club - Abundance & Depletion: Life on the New Home Front  
  6:00 p.m. at Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry, Mankato
For more information flyer
 
     
28
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Open House  
  6:00 p.m. to 8;00 p.m. at Willmar Community Center
For more information www.minnesotawaters.org/
 
     
30
Sierra Club Gathering in Western Minnesota  
  10:00 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Willmar
For more information flyer
 
     

February
   
3
Ninth Annual Road Salt Symposium  
  8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis North Hotel
For more information www.freshwater.org/index.php/road-salt-symposiuml
 
     
3
Hawk Creek Watershed Project Annual Meeting  
  8:30 a.m. to 12:30 at the Kandi Entertainment Center, Willmar
For more information flyer
 
     
4
Energy Efficient Homes Presentation  
  7:00 p.m. at Montevideo Community Center
For more information flyer
 
     
8
Third Crop Producer Meeting - Biomass Establishment  
  10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairmont
For more information http://www.ruraladvantage.org/
 
     
18
Nutrients in Our Environment Conference  
  8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato
For more information http://www.upstreamheroes.org/nutmgmtconf.php
 
     
18
Paul Hawken, noted environmental author Presentation  
  7:30 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
For more information flyer
 
     
20
Clean Up the River Environment Annual Meeting  
  6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Hollywood Theater, Montevideo
For more information www.cureriver.org/events.html
 
     
22
Third Crop Producer Meeting - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner  
  10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairmont
For more information http://www.ruraladvantage.org/
 
     
25
Prairie Enthusiasts South Central Chapter Formation Meeting  
  7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Farm Service Agency Office, Mankato
For more information 507-642-8478 ext. 242
 
     

March
   
     
2
Passive Solar House Design for Minnesota Presentation  
  7:00 p.m. at Montevideo Community Center
For more information flyer
 
     
8
Third Crop Producer Meeting - Biomass Harvesting & Processing  
  10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairmont
For more information http://www.ruraladvantage.org/
 
     
11-12
Erosion Control & Stormwater Management Conference  
  7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites, St. Cloud
For more information www.mnerosion.org/
 
     
22
Minnesota River Board Meeting  
  9:00 a.m. at Sibley County Service Center, Gaylord
For more information 507-389-5491
 
     
22
Third Crop Producer Meeting - Improving Soil Heath  
  10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairmont
For more information http://www.ruraladvantage.org/
 
     

April
   
   
11
CURE River Clean Up  
  1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Wegdahl, Minnesota
For more information flyer
 
     
20
Minnesota River Watershed Alliance Quarterly Meeting  
  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Hutchinson Event Center, Hutchinson
For more information www.watershedalliance.blogspot.com
 
     

May
   
     
14, 15 & 16
18th Annual River & History Weekend  
  at Lac qui Parle County Park
For more information flyer
 
     
24
Minnesota River Board Meeting  
  To be announced.
For more information 507-389-5491
 
     

June
   
     
     

July
   
     
20
Minnesota River Watershed Alliance Quarterly Meeting  
  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Hutchinson Event Center, Hutchinson
For more information www.watershedalliance.blogspot.com
 
     

August
   
3 - 5
Farmfest '10  
  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Gilfillan Estate, Redwood County
For more information www.farmshows.com
 
     
September
   
3 & 4
Riverblast 2010  
  at Riverside Park ( Center and Front Streets), New Ulm
For more information www.riverblast.org
 
     

October
   
     
5 & 6
Nobel Conference - Making Food Good  
  at Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter
For more information http://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2010/
 
     
November
   
     
22
Minnesota River Board Meeting  
  9:00 a.m. at Sibley County Service Center, Gaylord
For more information 507-389-5491
 
     
December
   
     
5 - 7
MASWCD Annual Convention  
  in Crown Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel
For more information www.maswcd.org/Meetings_&_Events
 
     

2011 Events
   
     
Other Calendars :    
  Board of Water and Soil Resources  
  Chippewa River Watershed Project  
  Clean Up the River Environment (CURE)  
  Friends of the Minnesota Valley  
  Gustavus Linnaeus Arboretum  
  Hawk Creek Watershed Project  
  Land Stewardship Project  
  Mankato Area Environmentalists  
  Mankato Paddling & Outings Club  
  Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation District  
  Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge  
  Minnesota Waters  
  National Scenic Byway - MN River Valley  
  Ney Nature Center  
  Nicollet County Historical Society  
  Prairie Waters  
  Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center  
  Putting Green  
  Redwood Cottonwood Control Area  
  University of Minnesota Southwest Research & Outreach Center  
   
Past Events    
     
 

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Updated 9/07

Minnesota River Basin Data Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507)389-5492
FAX: (507)389-5493
Email:
mrbdc@mnsu.edu