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May 7, 2022 – Being good stewards of our land and water; combatting library book bans.

River Radio

English - May 07, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Angie Hong of the Washington Conservation District on good land use strategies and preserving our water resources (4:00), and Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom on the recent surge in book banning efforts (29:00). Also included is an update of local news (23:00). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Angie Hong, Washington Conservation District
http://www.mnwcd.org/angie-hong

Deborah Caldwell-Stone, American Library Association
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif
Ten most challenged books of 2021
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
Unite Against Book Bans
https://uniteagainstbookbans.org

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org

City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com

May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org

Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/

Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org

Washington County Heritage Center
https://www.wchsmn.org/home/heritagecenter/

Plant Trade in Marine
Laurel Smith – 651-433-2485 or email: [email protected]

Christ Lutheran Church
https://www.clcmarine.org

Scandia Farmer’s Market Plant Sale
https://scandiafarmersmarket.squarespace.com/

Red Cross Blood Drive in Scandia
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive

Hazardous Waste Collection in Stillwater
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/50965/Stillwater_Collection-2021

Tropical Wings
https://tropicalwings.org