Rice Creek partners host stream restoration talk

Dr. Michael Osterholm, epidemiologist and trout-fishing enthusiast, will share the story of rehabilitating three trout streams on his Prairie Song Farm in Iowa.

Until 2002 the streams were degraded by severe bank erosion and a lack of in-stream cover. Since that time, an extensive effort was made to enhance stream habitat, increase fish and prey populations, and improve spawning sites.

This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of issues surrounding coldwater stream improvement. Lessons learned will inform restoration efforts on our local trout stream, Rice Creek.

Dr Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of
Minnesota.

Tuesday, December 13, 1:20‐2:45pm (reception to follow)
St. Olaf College, Regents Hall, Room 150
Free and open to the public

Hosted by , Rice Creek Concerned Citizens and Cannon River Watershed Partnership