Friends of the Minnesota Valley

Please consider supporting our annual fundraiser by purchasing a raffle ticket or making a donation. We are a non profit with 💯 percent of our proceeds going into the High Island Lake and Watershed projects. At present you can purchase tickets at Curlys, Backwoods Bar, Seventh Avenue Salon in New Auburn or from Friends of High Island volunteers. Banquet tickets MUST be purchased in advance. Due to space limitations and for planning purposes, we cannot sell banquet tickets at the door.

One of our employees is working on this project! Please fill out if applicable or pass along to any sheep farmers you know.

Understanding Minnesota's Wool Economy A Collaboration between Get Bentz Farm, Three Rivers Fibershed, and the University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDPs) Understanding Minnesota's Wool Economy aims to study the 'who,' 'what,' 'where,' and 'why' of wool and meat production in Minnesota's sheep farming in...

Macro-invertebrate testing can be so exciting! Look at these critters: a tadpole and Riffle Beetle found by students!
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The sampling season has begun! We had the pleasure of working with an environmental science class from Shakopee High School last week.

This is a review from one of the students “I thought yesterdays field trip was a super good learning experience and was also fun. Getting to actually go out and do all the things we've been learning about felt super beneficial in really understanding the concepts. I like that in this class we can actually get active and learn from first hand experience. It was also super cool to participate in official data taking that some people get to do as a profession and really understanding how the data is collected, used, and why its important.”

We are excited to begin the 2021 school year of water quality monitoring with some amazing schools and students! Email us at [email protected] or visit our website (link in bio) for more information.
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