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SUMMARY:MN COLA March Membership Meeting - March 17
DESCRIPTION:The March Membership meeting will be held on March 17\, 2026 at 9 – 11 am. Click here to register anytime before the meeting. The Zoom link for the meeting will be provided following registration in an email from Zoom. Watch for it and be sure to save the email. \nHere’s what’s on the agenda: \n\nDr. Nick Phelps from MAISRC will talk to us about compelling new research on the value of the AIS Prevention Aid. That is the program that provided $10 million annually for AIS prevention. As you may recall\, the $10 million was at risk in the 2025 Legislative session but was retained for another 2 years. It is slated to be back on the chopping block\, so it is vital that we all understand what it has delivered to Minnesota.\nJeff Forester from MN Lakes and Rivers Advocates will provide an update on the 2026 Legislative session that began in the middle of February. Hopefully some action will happen this year\, but it is a challenge as the House is evenly split and the DFL holds a one-seat majority in the Senate.\nKeegan Lund from SePro will talk about a creative approach to proactively stop the spread of starry stonewort in Minnesota. We ended 2025 with 37 waterbodies infested since the first infestation was found 10 years ago at Lake Koronis. Getting a handle on this high impact AIS is critical now! Keegan has been with us before\, and you may also remember him as an AIS specialist at the DNR.\n\nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://mncola.org/event/mn-cola-march-membership-meeting-march-17/
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SUMMARY:Area Lakes Conference
DESCRIPTION:Passionate about protecting our lakes? Join us on March 24th for the Lakes Area Conference! In partnership with Kandiyohi County Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA)\, we’re hosting a free and engaging event for lake owners\, lake associations\, and anyone who cares about protecting our waters. Hear from local experts about safe wake zones and preventing shoreline damage\, shoreline protection and the role of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\, watershed district resources and projects\, starry stonewort updates in our area\, and other helpful tools for lake communities. \nThe event will take place at the Dethlefs Community Center (217 Hillcrest Ave\, Spicer\, MN) on March 24 from 10:00 AM–2:30 PM (doors open at 9:30 AM).  \nPlease RSVP to ruth56288@gmail.com by March 9th. We look forward to seeing you there! \nThe event is free\, but an RSVP ensures enough lunches will be available. \nDownload the meeting agenda here.
URL:https://mncola.org/event/area-lakes-conference/
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SUMMARY:Wrap Recycle Right - March 31
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Bonvallet will present an overview of Minnesota’s new boat wrap recycling program\, Wrap Recycle Right\, created under the state’s first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for boat wrap. She will explain how the law shifts recycling responsibility to producers\, outline the role of key partners\, and describe Minnesota’s significant volume of boat wrap waste. Also\, she will describe the practical and valuable uses of the recycled boat wrap. \nShe will walk through how the program will operate\, and the importance of collecting clean\, “recycle‑ready” material. Discussing the program’s phased rollout plan\, Sarah will walk members through the steps of building a state-wide program and how they can get involved.  \nMN State Representative Larry Kraft will provide a brief introduction to explain how his boat wrap recycling program came to be. \nThere will be Q&A after the presentation. \nRegister today for the Wrap Recycle Right Seminar \nTuesday March 31\, 10-11amCT.
URL:https://mncola.org/event/wrap-recycle-right-march-31/
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