7/19 PPCC meeting

Regular meeting of the PPCC, Tuesday July 19, 7pm lower Lafayette or outside. The upstairs floors are being refinished. BYO Lawn-chair

Community Officer Josh Kneeland with the Duluth Police Department will be with us tonight to listen to concerns and share ideas.

Here are a few pics from the July 9th regatta

Upcoming NNO Event: National Night Out: August 2, St. Andrew’s By the Lake, 28th and MN Ave. 5-7 pm Free food and music! See you there!

Invasive species event from DNR officer Arika Preas, sign up in advance!

“Good Morning,

I am the regional naturalist for the Scientific and Natural Areas Program with the DNR. I am hosting, along with Jeffrey Flory of the 1854 Treaty Authority, a invasive species pull at Minnesota Point Pine Forest SNA on Sunday July 31^st From 1-4 pm. Attached is a photo from last year’s event and below is a description of this years event as well as how to register. Info can also be found on our online calendar here. Hopefully there is room to include this in your July newsletter, thank you!”

Come help out at Minnesota Point Pine Forest SNA, a host to a magnificent old growth pine forest near the eastern tip of Minnesota Point, the 7-mile long sandbar that shelters the Duluth Harbor and Superior Bay from the open waters of Lake Superior. Join SNA staff in searching for and removing spotted knapweed (Centauria stoebe spp. micranthos L.) and other invasive species.

Advanced registration is required and the event will be capped at 25 attendees. To register, please email arika.preas@state.mn.us (link sends email). Masks are encouraged for unvaccinated volunteers.

Instructions and good camaraderie will be provided. Make sure to bring water and dress for working in the weather. If you have your own gloves you’d like to use, please bring those as well. Footwear appropriate for outdoor work/hiking is recommended. There are no recreational facilities on this site.

Arika Preas

Naturalist | Scientific and Natural Areas Program

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

7979 Highway 37

Eveleth, MN 55734

Phone: 218-735-3971

Fax: 218-744-7451

Email: arika.preas@state.mn.us

mndnr.gov

*Please note that I am working remotely. Email is the best way to contact me.

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