Prairie Woods
Please visit the Prairie Woods Chapter's website:
President - Bill Henke
218-847-4004
wchenke1@arvig.net
Vice President - Sally Hausken
Treasurer - Dean Hendrickson
Dues Secretary - Dean Hendrickson
State Director - Donna Dustin
Newsletter Editor - Bruce Imholte
720 S Shore Drive
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218/847-4236
pwikes@gmail.com
Dues: $56 Individual, $79 Family
Meetings: 3rd Monday, September - May, 7:30 PM. Detroit Lakes Public Library
ACTIVITIES:
- Detroit Lakes Community Strategies sub-committee aimed at promoting sustainable practices in Detroit Lakes and Becker County
- Community projects relating to environment such as development, ATV/OHV issues, wetlands preservation, agricultural issues, etc.
- Wood duck box and bluebird house projects
- Take a Kid Fishing day
- Joint educational programs with local birding club
- Develop the Sucker Creek City Park in Detroit Lakes
- Hunter Ethics program
- Spring "Potluck" supper and trap shoot
- Work with the Becker County Forestry Advisory Council which formulates county policy on county forestland
- Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge Task Force
- Adopt-A-Prairie Pothole program
- Environmental education program involving "touch and see items" for grade schools
- Establishment of the Tamarac Interpretive Association at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
- Development of the North Country Hiking Trail System that will be coming through Becker County
- Canada goose pRedator problem
Chapter Established: 1959
Date of last review or update: 10/12/2011