Tuesday, September 22

​​​Ingrid Lyons

Save the Boundary Waters Executive Director

 

​Ingrid Lyons is the Executive Director of Save the Boundary Waters and its parent organization, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. She has been with the organization since 2015, when she began as Northeast Regional Organizer before becoming Development Director and then Executive Director in March of 2022.

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Ingrid's love for the outdoors was sparked by the vivid contrast between the hustle and bustle of New York City and the peaceful beauty of the Boundary Waters. Starting at just four years old, she made annual trips with her family from the city to Ely, Minnesota, where she fell in love with nature. Since joining Save the Boundary Waters in 2015, Ingrid has worn many hats, from Arrowhead Regional Organizer to Development Director and Interim Executive Director. She holds a degree in Environmental Studies from Carleton College, where she focused on Conservation and Development, and also earned her degree in Nonprofit Management and Governance from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Passionate about environmental advocacy and community engagement, Ingrid is dedicated to protecting the special places she loves.

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​Join us for our 7:30 PM program at our Chapter House (8816 W. River Rd. in Brooklyn Park). Stay after for social time and light refreshments.​

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Tuesday, October 28

Bruce Anderson, DNR

The Loss of Wildlands in the Lower 48 and Minnesota Since European Settlement

 

Bruce Anderson retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in July 2017. During his four years with the DNR he was Assistant Wildlife Manager and wildlife planner where he was involved wildlife surveys, planning, wildlife damage management, habitat assessments, invasive species management and Interdisciplinary support to timber management.

 

Prior to this, Bruce had a 35 year career with the US Forest Service where he worked in North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and most recently on the Superior National Forest in Northern MN. During his Forest Service career he worked in program management positions for invasive species, wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, trails, rangeland management, wildlife, fire effects and recreation. Bruce also worked at length within five wilderness areas on wilderness related topics including fire effects monitoring, livestock and recreational grazing, wildlife damage management, invasive species control, motorized use management, and wild and scenic rivers.

 

 During my career the past 35 years as a federal and state natural resource manager across multiple states, I have been alarmed at the extent and rapidity of the loss of wild lands. The intent of this talk is to portray the extraordinary loss of pre-European settlement wildlands at the national scale and in Minnesota and factors contributing to this decline. 

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Tuesday, November 25      

Senator John Hoffman (MN34)

Environmental Legislation in Minnesota During the Upcoming Session