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Notes for the Week - June 4th
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The Caring Closet will be open on Saturday, June 6th, from 10am-noon. All clothing is donated and free to whoever needs it. Currently, they are only accepting donations of gently used bedding. The Caring Closet is located in the New Life Nazarene Church basement at 1002 8th St, Menomonie. From the Caring Closet Facebook page.
Last week, I shared that the latest episode of the History Channel's Foods that Built America includes the story of Swiss Miss. The episode aired on May 17th and is titled "Chocolate in a Glass". This week, the Wilson Place Mansion shared a link to the episode on YouTube. You can watch it HERE.
The Foster Closet is preparing for the upcoming school year. They are in need of pink erasers, highlighters, black dry-erase markers, Sharpies, pencil sharpeners, and glue sticks.
Artwork on display at the Menomonie Public Library this month.
Do you or someone you know have a beaver dam on your property? Are you curious about how beavers impact the stream and surrounding area? Researchers at UW-Stout are looking for beaver dams near Menomonie that we can incorporate into a research project beginning this summer.
What we’re looking for:
Active beaver dams with resident beavers maintaining them
Within 30 miles of Menomonie, WI
Relatively easy to access from public roads or from private drives that we would be allowed to use
What we’ll be doing:
Visiting the site several times over the course of the summer
Measuring stream and water characteristics above and below the beaver dam
Collecting water samples
Possibly deploying acoustic monitors and/or camera traps for a couple 1-week periods (with landowner permission)
What we’re studying:
How beavers affect stream characteristics and water quality
Impacts of beaver dams on other species, such as trout, bats, and birds
The research will be carried out by undergraduate students under the supervision of a team of professors from UW-Stout. Findings will be shared with participating landowners. We appreciate your help in locating suitable sites for our work!
Contact: Julie Beston via email at bestonj@uwstout.edu
From the Menomonie Lions Club: Come out and enjoy our game park! We have 4 new Buffalo, 3 females and 1 male. Hopefully, we will get some new babies next year!
UW-Stout is auctioning off some fitness equipment: Life Fitness Treadmills, Precor StairMaster, Precor Ellipticals, Life Fitness Ellipticals, Matrix Leg Press Machine, and More! Find more information HERE.
Murals in Menomonie is coming up, and here's a great story from Volume One with more information.
There is an urgent supply need at the Dunn County Humane Society:
We are down to ONE paper towel roll and TWO bottles of fabric softener!! If you’re able to donate, we’d be incredibly grateful! Donations can be dropped off or shipped to 302 Brickyard Road, Menomonie, WI 54751. Amazon Wishlist: https://a.co/e9aYdaX
Thank you for helping us keep our animals clean, healthy, and comfortable.
Free Fishing Weekend is June 6-7! Wisconsin residents and out-of-state visitors can fish state waters without buying a fishing license, trout stamp or salmon stamp. However, please know all other fishing regulations, including bag limits, size limits and species restrictions, remain in effect. From the Wisconsin DNR Facebook page.
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