Walter J. Breckenridge
Please visit the Walter J. Breckenridge Chapter's website:
Breckenridgeikes.org
Also visit:
Walter J. Breckenridge Citizen Biological Survey
Walter J. Breckenridge Chapter House
President - Steven H. Schaust t
8816 Irving Ave. N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
763/493-4921
Vice President - John Rust
Secretary - Bill Barton
Treasurer - Bruce Hansen
Membership Secretary - Lorraine Spears
State Director - Richard Brown
Conservation Issues Chair - Richard Brown
Environmental Ed. Chair - Richard Brown
Outdoor Ethics Chair - Steven H. Schaust
Save Our Streams Chair - Bill Barton
Sustainability Education Chair - Richard Brown
Shooting Sports Coordinator - Jim Arnold
Youth Programs Coordinator - Amy Rust
Newsletter Editor - Marylys Carls-Steiskal
1232 Banfil Circle N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444-1302
763/566-1370
Rental Chairman - Judy & Wes Hendrickson
7848 Mississippi Lane
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
763/566-7687
Chapter Webmaster - Barbara Franklin
Chapter Mailing Address:
Walter J. Breckenridge Chapter
8816 West River Rd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
Dues: Individual $52.50, Family $73, Student $31
Meeting Place: 8816 W. River Road, 3 miles North of I-694
Meeting Date: 4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Activities:
- Monitor Blue Bird Trail (12 houses) in Oxbow Park of Champlin since 1980
- Wetland preservation in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, and the state of Minnesota
- Two annual fundraisers, Pancake Breakfast and Fall Sale
- Monthly social/educational meetings
- Create statements and write letters to various government agencies for protection of our natural heritage and environmental concerns
- Conservation scholarship program, awarding 4 $500 scholarships each year
- Own and maintain Chapter House on 4½ acres of natural property
- Own and maintain a 27 acre island in the Mississippi River (behind the chapter house)
- Involved in Oak Savannah preservation
- Involved in the preservation and protection of Minnesota's North Woods and the BWCAW
- Chapter field trips
- Partnerships with River View Elementary Magnet School, Kids for Saving the Earth, and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
- Work toward a chapter membership goal of 200
Chapter Established: 1934
Date of last review or update: 10/30/2009