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Lake Minnetonka Volunteering

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Seeks Board Members

Here's your chance to volunteer for a local civic organization while helping to preserve Lake Minnetonka's rich history.

The Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society is looking for new board members. The historical society's mission is to preserve, document and classify the physical history of the Lake Minnetonka area, to provide a means by which everyone can share in the history of the lake area and to stimulate interest in the cultural heritage of the area. The Excelsior-Lake Minntonka Historical Society runs a museum in downtown Excelsior and house their archives in the old school building nearby. The society's annual fundraiser is the Booseum and Ghost Trolley, in partnership with the Minnesota Streetcar Museum, each Fall. Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings and serve on one board committee. Meetings take place the second Tuesday of…

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Friday, June 3, 2011

How You Can Volunteer to Help Protect the Future of Lake Minetonka Loons

Loons are attracted to cool, clean water and are a routine sight on Lake Minnetonka.

A statewide study is being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to help ensure the continued health of Minnesota’s state bird, the common loon. Boaters, anglers and lakeshore owners are being asked to pick up dead loons for testing to help biologists discover the major causes of death. Minnesota’s loon population is about 12,000 birds, and the numbers appear stable, according to Pam Perry, DNR nongame wildlife specialist and the loon watcher coordinator. “Past studies on the common loon were limited to looking for mercury contamination,” said Perry. “This effort will help answer questions about why loons die. Is it trauma, mercury, lead, disease or effects from the Gulf oil spill?” If some of these causes are …

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