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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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- 5:56:33, May 18th 2013 - modgudur - I guess the child is anti-gun control since Obama went to all that trouble ... [Read More]
- 9:27:41, May 16th 2013 - caal girl - Nice outfit on you. I loved some of the dresses but am holding my breath ... [Read More]
- 2:03:34, May 14th 2013 - - Thanks for sharing the trip with us! ... [Read More]
- 4:12:01, May 9th 2013 - Amanda Ziebell - Wow! Thanks to the Fillmore County Journal for this kind story. For a ... [Read More]
- 11:47:30, May 7th 2013 - EW - ramble.....ramble.....ramble..... ... [Read More]
- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
- 2:22:20, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, how do you come up with $1.1 billion that trout fishing bri ... [Read More]
UMN designs promote Preston’s National Trout Center
Mon, May 7th, 2012
Posted in Preston All
Posted in Preston All
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Preliminary architectural designs of a proposed permanent home for the National Trout Center in Preston were presented to legislators last month and earned inclusion in the Senate’s current bonding bill for $1M. The designs were made possible through collaboration with the University of Minnesota Southeast Regional Partnership, which connected the UMN Center for Rural Design to the project and provided a grant to cover costs for its professional design work.
The National Trout Center (NTC), created in 2009 in Preston - “The Trout Capital of Minnesota” - has operated an environmental learning center for the past two years from a temporary address in downtown Preston. The NTC’s mission is to “conserve our natural and cultural heritage of trout and their cold water environments by engaging the public through education, practice and awareness.”
The architectural renderings of the proposed NTC building, exhibit areas, classrooms, flowing-stream aquarium, community center, landscape and other special features, will be valuable in presentations to prospective philanthropic contributors and for a future capital campaign. The proposed site is on the Root River flowing through Preston.
NTC Board Chair, Dr. George Spangler, UMN Professor Emeritus, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, explained, “When we presented to the Senate Capital Investment Committee, we emphasized the economic value of cold water fisheries to the region: $1.1 B per year to local communities in the four-state driftless area. This represents a 25-to-1 return on every dollar spent on stream restoration.”
“The designs were key in securing the Senators’ interest in this project,” said Joe Hoffman, Preston City Administrator. “I have no doubt that the visuals played a critical role. Their eyes lit up when we brought out the boards.”
“We were delighted that the University of Minnesota could turn this around so quickly,” added Dr. Spangler.
The Southeast Regional Partnership, also known as the Experiment in Rural Cooperation, is led by a Citizen/University board that links University of Minnesota resources with community-identified projects in local foods, sustainable agriculture, natural resources, rural community development, renewable energy, and tourism. www.rsdp.umn.edu
The Center for Rural Design (CRD) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary research studio that empowers communities to find innovative solutions to problems in rural areas in Minnesota, the Midwest, and globally. http://ruraldesign.cfans.umn.edu/
The National Trout Center (NTC), created in 2009 in Preston - “The Trout Capital of Minnesota” - has operated an environmental learning center for the past two years from a temporary address in downtown Preston. The NTC’s mission is to “conserve our natural and cultural heritage of trout and their cold water environments by engaging the public through education, practice and awareness.”
The architectural renderings of the proposed NTC building, exhibit areas, classrooms, flowing-stream aquarium, community center, landscape and other special features, will be valuable in presentations to prospective philanthropic contributors and for a future capital campaign. The proposed site is on the Root River flowing through Preston.
NTC Board Chair, Dr. George Spangler, UMN Professor Emeritus, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, explained, “When we presented to the Senate Capital Investment Committee, we emphasized the economic value of cold water fisheries to the region: $1.1 B per year to local communities in the four-state driftless area. This represents a 25-to-1 return on every dollar spent on stream restoration.”
“The designs were key in securing the Senators’ interest in this project,” said Joe Hoffman, Preston City Administrator. “I have no doubt that the visuals played a critical role. Their eyes lit up when we brought out the boards.”
“We were delighted that the University of Minnesota could turn this around so quickly,” added Dr. Spangler.
The Southeast Regional Partnership, also known as the Experiment in Rural Cooperation, is led by a Citizen/University board that links University of Minnesota resources with community-identified projects in local foods, sustainable agriculture, natural resources, rural community development, renewable energy, and tourism. www.rsdp.umn.edu
The Center for Rural Design (CRD) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary research studio that empowers communities to find innovative solutions to problems in rural areas in Minnesota, the Midwest, and globally. http://ruraldesign.cfans.umn.edu/