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2008-2009 Dinners at the Lake

Tentative schedule for 2008-2009 Dinner-at-the-Lake - topics to be announced:


  Saturday, September 27, 2008 -
     "Using Permaculture to Create Productive
       and Abundant Landscapes
"
by Paula Westmoreland

How do we design landscapes to mitigate the impacts of climate change?  How can we create beautiful, productive and abundant landscapes in these challenging conditions?  Permaculture offers a set of design principles and tools to do just that.  We will discuss these design principles and ways you can apply them to build natural wealth in your own backyard.

Paula Westmoreland has a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in ecology and sustainable agriculture.  She was certified as a permaculture designer in 2001 and applies these design principles in her company, Ecological Gardens, www.ecologicalgardens.com.  Paula is executive director of the the Permaculture Research Institute for Cold Climate, www.pricoldclimate.org and has developed a plant database for designing polycultures and guilds for the Upper Midwest.


Other upcoming Dinners at the Lake:

      • Saturday, October 11, 2008
      • Wednesday, December 31, 2008
      • Saturday, January 17, 2009
      • Saturday, February 14, 2009
      • Saturday, March 14, 2009
      • Saturday, April 18, 2009
      • Sunday, May 10, 2009 - Mother's Day Brunch, 11:30 am

Cost: $20/ adult; $10/ children 5-12
Appetizers at 6 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm, program following dinner.

Reservations are required!

Contact us to make a reservation

888-404-7743 or 320-245-2648
email: audubon1@audubon-center.org

Driving directions to the Center

 


Our Mission:
To protect, improve and promote the enjoyment of the
natural environment through formal and informal
education programs and research; to assist and encourage
environmental education programs, centers, and careers.
Our Vision:
The environment is the blackboard for the Center's educational programs; the common ground that brings us together with the natural world and people from around the globe to share our concerns for one another and the future. It is through positive and shared experience that we hope we can affect the values and actions of our people to create a world of harmonious diversity.

 

Last Updated: Monday August 11, 2008
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