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Red Wing: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING RESOURCES

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently chose Red Wing, Minnesota as one of the 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. Less an hour southeast of St. Paul, Red Wing has a population of 16,000 people. The city, which is nestled in the Mississippi River Valley, is full of small-town charm and it's an excellent place to invest in Minnesota-made art and products. The stunning landscape also makes Red Wing a great location for year-round outdoor recreation from skiing and bird watching to sailing and rock climbing.

 

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Sustainable Fishing Tips

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AMANDA BARIBEAU
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
One area where anglers can make a difference is in what they choose for tackle. Lead is a toxic metal that has adverse effects on the nervous and reproductive systems of mammals and birds. Found in most fishing jigs and sinkers, this metal is poisoning wildlife such as loons and eagles.

When lead fishing sinkers are lost through broken line or other means, birds can inadvertently eat them. Water birds like loons and swans often swallow lead when they scoop up pebbles from the bottom of a lake or river to help grind their food. Eating just one lead sinker can poison a loon. Eagles

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ON THE WEB!

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
pca.state.mn.us/oea/reduce
/sinkers.cfm

Lead Free Fishing Sinkers
to Make at Home,
ezinearticles.com (search for "lead free sinkers")

ECO SPORTS Put a Little Eco in Your Stride!

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AMI VOELTZ
Do It Green! Minnesota
Going green with sports may not be the first thing you think about when it comes to being eco friendly. As it happens, there are more ways to play green than you may think. Aside from the obvious, "Leave No Trace" rule when you are visiting state parks or camping, there are other important environmental factors to consider when playing your sport. The green sports industry has boomed in the last few years, now offering those of us with active lifestyles a few new eco options when it comes to workout clothes and even equipment.

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ON THE WEB!

Eco Friendly Sports Clothing:

greatgreenlist.com/Eco-Friendly-Sports-Clothing-69.html

fairtradesports.com/gearshop

playitagainsports.com/

patagonia.com

rei.com/gear/feature/search/rei_home/Eco-Sensitive+Product

Eco Sports

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GREENLIVINGIDEAS.COM
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The more time we spend in urban environments, the more important it is to get away from life as we know it and venture into the great outdoors. Outdoor sports and recreation do much more than simply promote mind and body wellness. Being out and active in nature facilitates our connection with the world around us, even if our time investment extends to just a few moments every day. 

Family-Friendly Eco Activities

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MayDay Parade and Festival
(1st Sunday in May)
612-721-2535
www.hobt.org
Make puppets, participate in the parade or just come to watch the puppets float to life.


Halloween Harvest Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza
(Last week in October)
Bare Bones Productions
www.bedlamtheatre.org
A unique, handmade, nighttime spectacle with giant puppets, stilters and fire dancers.

Happy (Bicycle) Trails Minnesota

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Matthew Lang
Midtown Greenway Coalition

“When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day’s sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart.”
— Diane Ackerman

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