Climate Group meeting Sept 16th 4pm at the HUB

[Barbara Jones]

Hi Folks,

The next meeting of the Ely Climate Group will be on Tuesday September 16^th at 4pm at the HUB. The Ely Area Community Hub is at 760 Miners Drive. Please note this is a new venue for us!

Our topic this month is our trash, meaning the solid waste that we discard. How can we follow the maxim of Reduce, Recycle and Reuse here in our area? We have an expert to tell us how good practices were adopted in Detroit Lakes, MN. If they can do it in Becker County which is not so far away, can’t we do it in St Louis County?  Our speaker, Sandy Gunderson, will be telling us all the details. Her title is

It's Not Trash, It's a Resource

Sandy is the recently retired household hazardous waste coordinator, recycling coordinator and waste educator for Becker County. They have established an operational system that catches reusable items from the solid waste stream for resale as useful commodities providing a service to the community and keeping waste out of the landfill. Sandy works to "help people understand the impacts our social systems can have on our natural systems" and help businesses and residents "see waste in a different way". Sandy will be on zoom, but come anyway, she is a great speaker.  You  don't want to miss this. 

I found an excellent article on Sandy in the Detroit Lakes Tribune. To avoid their paywall I have attached a file to give you more background.

As usual we will meet in person and by zoom. Here is the zoom link:

Topic: Ely Climate Group with Sandy Gunderson." 

Time: Sep 16, 2025 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87472482859?pwd=WQhayB9TwCbLYCsQuge7JIJSmugKi9.1
Meeting ID: 874 7248 2859
Passcode: 240902

 

Hoping to see you all on Tuesday September 16^th  

All are welcome, bring your ideas and questions.

Barb

[Bill Tefft]

Sherry Abts is supplying  an after school group of ECR middle schools with nets, trays, magnifier, cameras  and other supplies to catch, exam, and identity the first aquatic invertebrate outing of fall.

Wow  aren't Tuesday's busy.

Put your feet in the water. Cool off.

And if you want, take some pictures to share of kids outdoors having fun exploring.

Meet them at Semer's shoreline after school for about an hour.

Bill Tefft
efn...@gmail.com
218-235-8078

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elyclimategroup" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elyclimategro...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to elyclim...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elyclimategroup/CA%2BeoACM1eWuTjVwdL3x88wNX_FPEySNcmWk78wOuXJn%3D9hKmjQ%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.