Fix It Clinic – March 11

 

 

 

 

Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic-FREE

Saturday, March 11
Noon – 4pm
Burroughs Elementary School
1601 50th St. Minneapolis

Bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics and more.  With free guided assistance, you can disassemble, troubleshoot and fix your item.

No pre-registration required. Items must be carry-in-sized. Bring any parts and supplies that might be helpful. This event is family friendly!

Examples of what to bring: lamp, vacuum cleaner, fan, paper shredder, electric kettle, sewing machine, toy, clothing, blender, mixer, wooden chair, smartphone, laptop, jewelry.

Flyer  fixit_clinic_flyer_letter_mar-may2017-2

Don’t Trash It! Fix It!

 

 

 

 

Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic-FREE

Saturday, March 11
Noon – 4pm
Burroughs Elementary School
1601 50th St. Minneapolis

Bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics and more.  With free guided assistance, you can disassemble, troubleshoot and fix your item.

No pre-registration required. Items must be carry-in-sized. Bring any parts and supplies that might be helpful. This event is family friendly!

Examples of what to bring: lamp, vacuum cleaner, fan, paper shredder, electric kettle, sewing machine, toy, clothing, blender, mixer, wooden chair, smartphone, laptop, jewelry.

Flyer  fixit_clinic_flyer_letter_mar-may2017-2

Shredded Tire Waste: Education and Action Session

Shredded Tire Waste Education and Action Session

Date: Wednesday, February 1^st, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Linden Hills Recreation Center, 3100 West 43^rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410

Shredded tire waste is currently being used as a play surface on 47 elementary playgrounds in the MPS school district. Chemicals detected in shredded tire material include carcinogens, neruotoxins, respiratory/eye/skin irritants and reproductive and developmental toxins.  

Please Join the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council Environment Committee and Play It Safe Minneapolis for an Education and Action Session advocating for the removal and replacement of shredded waste tires and crumb rubber on playgrounds.

Join us to learn:

• What shredded tire waste is, why it is being used on playgrounds, and why it is a problem.
• How to help protect your kids.
• Safe alternatives.
• The most effective way to advocate for change.

Please see the LiHNC website for more resources and information, including how to RSVP for this event. The website can be found at https://lindenhills.org/

 

Reminder: Lynnhurst Gives, Dec 3

On Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00am – 1:00pm take a break from pre-holiday stress to spend some quality time with your neighbors in southwest Minneapolis and support those in need at the same time.

Drop by the community center, 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway, with a donation (see below), see what’s going on with your neighbors, talk with a LYNAS Board Member and let your kids blow off some energy in a Bounce House or be creative with some art activities and face painting. 

We’ll have coffee, hot chocolate and some treats to keep our spirits bright. Stay the whole time, drop in for an hour or run in to say hello and drop off a donation. We’ll be there waiting for you.

This year we are collecting coats and warm weather gear for the adult students and families at Summit Academy (https://www.saoic.org/about/philosophy/) and art supplies for Free Arts Minnesota (http://www.freeartsminnesota.org/mission/). 

Suggested donations for Summit Academy:
Gently-used or new coats, boots, hats, gloves, scarves or new warm socks. 

Suggested dontations for Free Arts Minnesota:
Scotch tape, boxed markers, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pom poms, sequins, drawing pads, blank white t-shirts, composition books, Q-tips, art Smocks (all sizes) and little silver jingle bells.

Low Salt Diet Recommended for Sidewalks

 

LOW-SALT DIET RECOMMENDED!

For years, doctors have told people to stick to a low-salt diet. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), our waters should follow the same advice.  When snow and ice start to accumulate on Minnesota roads, parking lots and sidewalks, one of the most common reactions is to apply salt, which contains chloride, a water pollutant. When snow and ice melt, most of the salt goes with it, washing into our lakes, streams and rivers. Once in the water, there’s no way to remove the chloride, and it becomes a permanent pollutants.

There are many ways to reduce salt use while maintaining high safety standards:

• More salt does not mean more melting.Use less than four pounds of salt per 1,000 square feet (an average parking space is about 150 square feet). One pound of salt is approximately a
  heaping 12-ounce coffee mug.
• Shovel.The more snow and ice you remove manually, the less salt you will have to use and the more effective it can be. Break up ice with an ice scraper and decide whether application of a de-icer or sand is even necessary to maintain traction.
• 15 degrees is too cold for most salt to work.Most salts stop working around this temperature. Instead, use sand for traction.
• Sweep up extra salt.If salt or sand is visible on dry pavement, it is no longer doing any work and will be washed away.

Finally, consider changing the direction of your drain spouts so melting water doesn’t run onto walkways and driveways where ice can form.

 

Green Gifts Fair – Sat. Nov. 19

Green Gifts Fair 11/19 from 10am-5pm at Midtown Global Market

Kick off the holiday season with Do It Green! Minnesota’s 11th Annual Green Gifts Fair on Saturday, November 19th from 10am-5pm at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis. Shop among 80+ local, eco-friendly artists and businesses; enjoy holiday food samples, educational passport and prizes, and many green living demos.

The Green Gifts Fair is a fun, family-friendly event with an estimated attendance of 6,000. A $1 donation will be accepted at the doors. Visit www.doitgreen.org for more details.

HIGHLIGHTS AT THE FAIR
* 80+ total vendors * Food Samples * Nature Activities * Photo Booth * Family Passport with prizes * Music * Silent Auction

A sampling of the Green Activities and Demos you will find at the Green Gifts Fair: 
· Puppet shows:  “The Way of the Monarch” follows the spectacular metamorphosis and migration of the monarch butterfly (hobt.org) and Mason Meets a Mason Bee (lawnchairgardener.com) at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 
· Free transit rides from Metro Transit (metrotransit.org)
· Educational Passport Stations with Prizes from Otogawa-Anschel (otogawa-anschel.com)
· Make your own non-toxic cleaner to take home (mwmo.org) · Pick up free seeds or make seed balls for butterflies (gardeningmatters.org) · Drop off your old holiday lights for recycling (recycleminnesota.org)
· Eco friendly gift wrap, gift tags and reusable bags (doitgreen.org)
· Low waste holiday party planning (eurekarecycling.org)

 

Reminder: Yard Waste Collection Ends Week of Nov 14

REMINDER:  Yard waste collection ends the week of November 14, 2016.  If you have yard waste after collection has ended, please call Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917 or visit Hennepin County’s website for alternative disposal options.

Join Us! Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary Meeting Nov 12

Thomas Sadler Roberts biographer to speak at Friends of Roberts Annual Meeting, November 12, 2016

Sue Leaf, biographer of Thomas Sadler Roberts, will speak at the 4th annual Friends of Roberts meeting on Saturday, November 12, at the Bryant Square Park building (3101 Bryant Ave S). The meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. and Sue Leaf’s presentation will start at 1 p.m.  All are welcome and there is no charge.

For more information on http://www.friendsofroberts.org

 

 

You’re invited! November is Water Quality Month in Tangletown

November is Water Quality Month in Tangletown

… and we’re inviting residents from other neighborhoods to join us for a couple FREE Events!

 

Water Quality Forum – November 1st

Join us Tuesday, November 1st for an evening forum with Leslie Yetka from the Fresh Water Society.  Leslie will discuss water quality issues in urban areas and strategies for residents to mitigate their impacts and protect our waterways. The forum takes place at Fuller Park (4800 Grand Ave S) – doors open at 6:30pm and the forum starts at 7:00pm.

Water Quality Fair – November 5th

Tangletown is hosing a Water Quality Fair November 5th from 1:30-4:00pm at Fuller Park.  Stop by to play games, talk to water resource specialists, check out interactive exhibits, learn how to protect our water resources through simple home practices, and grab a hot beverage and snacks.  Exhibitors from Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Westwood Consulting, the Master Water Steward Program, the Wetland Health Evaluation Program, Tangletown Neighborhood Association, and City of Minneapolis Adopt-a-Drain program will be present at the fair.  This is a FREE event open to residents from all neighborhoods, so please bring friends and family!  There will also be door prizes!

Join Us! Buckthorn Bust, Sat Nov 5

Join us in removing Buckthorn from the Minnehaha Creek area.  There are a variety of tasks and all are welcome.

• When:  Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016  9:30 am-12 pm
• Where: Meet at the North Side of the creek, east of Girard Av S.
• Questions?  email Lynnhurst.env.comm@gmail.com

What to wear & bring:  we’ll be in the woods along the creek so wear shoes or boots that can get muddy.  Also bring gloves.