
at the Earth Day Fair on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Wednesday.
Her presentation cited the benefits of rain gardens as one way to create a
cohesive landscape that soaks up runoff and reduces pollutants using natural
plant communities. CLC Natural Resources and Horticulture students hosted the
free, public event that included talks about on-farm biofuels production
and backyard birdscapes, plus a showing of the land ethic video about Aldo
Leopold, games, prizes, and a cookout fund-raiser for the Natural Resources
Club.