In 2011, Preston set the record for the largest number of swifts in the state of Minnesota. Please join Audubon members for an enjoyable evening of watching Chimney Swifts do their amazing dive into the large chimney attached to the TrailHead Inn &
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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National Trout Center angles for State Bond Funding
Thu, Mar 28th, 2013
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Minnesota legislators recently heard a proposal request for $4.5 million in state bond funding to establish a permanent home for the National Trout Center organization located in Preston. The non-profit center is currently operating in a temporary space.
Trout Center Chairman, George Spangler, presented the proposal during a House Capital Investment Committee hearing at the State Capital last week. Spangler requested dollars to design, equip, and construct the hands-on experiential learning center along the south branch of the Root River in southeast Minnesota.
Plans for the proposed center include a 10,000 square foot building with exhibit space, a multi-purpose conference room, and classrooms designed to educate the public about the regional ecology, geology, and climate that exists along more than 450 miles of trout streams in the four state driftless area. The center could also include the only cold-water living stream exhibit in the nation.
Lawmakers were each given a paper trout containing trout related statistics:
•Trout fishing generates $1.1 Billion in annual economic benefit to local communities in the driftless region.
•There are over 155,000 Trout Stamp holders in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
•For every dollar spent on stream restoration, $24.50 is returned annually to the regional economy.
•There are over 530 miles of public access easements on Minnesota trout streams.
•Non-resident anglers contribute 47 percent of direct expenditures to the trout fishery.
Spangler believes an expanded center would quickly become a regional and statewide asset, as well as, an economic engine for southeast Minnesota.
Bill sponsor, Republican Rep. Greg Davids, said the area is known nationally for its pristine trout streams and currently draws visitors from near and far. He went on to say that this is not a local trout center, or a state trout center, but rather a national trout center.
A companion bill, sponsored by Senator Jeremy Miller awaits action by the Senate Finance Committee.
Committee Chairwoman, Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, said she’s planning to unveil an $800 million borrowing package when lawmakers return from their spring recess in early April. She said the trout bill could be included.
Trout Center Chairman, George Spangler, presented the proposal during a House Capital Investment Committee hearing at the State Capital last week. Spangler requested dollars to design, equip, and construct the hands-on experiential learning center along the south branch of the Root River in southeast Minnesota.
Plans for the proposed center include a 10,000 square foot building with exhibit space, a multi-purpose conference room, and classrooms designed to educate the public about the regional ecology, geology, and climate that exists along more than 450 miles of trout streams in the four state driftless area. The center could also include the only cold-water living stream exhibit in the nation.
Lawmakers were each given a paper trout containing trout related statistics:
•Trout fishing generates $1.1 Billion in annual economic benefit to local communities in the driftless region.
•There are over 155,000 Trout Stamp holders in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
•For every dollar spent on stream restoration, $24.50 is returned annually to the regional economy.
•There are over 530 miles of public access easements on Minnesota trout streams.
•Non-resident anglers contribute 47 percent of direct expenditures to the trout fishery.
Spangler believes an expanded center would quickly become a regional and statewide asset, as well as, an economic engine for southeast Minnesota.
Bill sponsor, Republican Rep. Greg Davids, said the area is known nationally for its pristine trout streams and currently draws visitors from near and far. He went on to say that this is not a local trout center, or a state trout center, but rather a national trout center.
A companion bill, sponsored by Senator Jeremy Miller awaits action by the Senate Finance Committee.
Committee Chairwoman, Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, said she’s planning to unveil an $800 million borrowing package when lawmakers return from their spring recess in early April. She said the trout bill could be included.
Zumbro Valley Audubon Program: “Preston Chimney Swifts”
Fri, Aug 24th, 2012
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National Trout Center holds raffle for great prizes
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
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Here’s your chance to win a Headwaters Bamboo Rod (Model: Peerless Santiam 7’0” 5/6 wt Medium) valued at $800 and a box of seven dozen hand-tied flies by Lyle Besse valued at $200. To view these items please visit the National Trout Center’s
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FREE! Fly casting, fly tying and fishing instruction with the federation of fly fishers
Mon, Jun 18th, 2012
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Join us on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the National Trout Center in Preston, MN for a full day of free fly fishing activities. Learn from the best. The Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) is a highly respected national organization, well known for produ
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