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LAWN ORDINANCE WORKSHOP <br />November 1991 <br />Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington <br />Announcing a one-day, metro-area workshop for municipal-decision makers interested <br />in the issue of lawn ordinances. <br />The city of Bloomington and the National Wildflower Research Center • Midwest Office <br />will cO'Sponsor a day of background information on the lawn ordinance issue. The goal of <br />the day Is to jointly define a draft ordinance (or cities in our area. To the best of our <br />knowledge, this cooperative process has not been attempted anywhere else in the <br />country. Let's work together on this issue! <br />From this workshop you ’ll gather the pieces you need to review your own ordinance <br />puzzle. The tentative agenda is as follows: <br />8:30 <br />9:30 <br />10:30 <br />11:00 <br />11:30 <br />Comparing existi'*' local ordinances. Bonnie Harper-Lore, <br />National Wildflower Research Center - Midwest Office. Wayzata <br />Background • case studies, legalities, design trends, and <br />benefits of natural lawns. John Diekelman, Madison. Wl <br />Keeping the neighbors happy; weed definitions, permit <br />use, management needs, and pesky plants/pesky critters <br />misconceptions. Jay Rendalt, White Bear Lake <br />Native plants on roadsides. Bob Jacobson, Minnesota Department <br />of Transportation <br />Native plants in parks. Larry Gillette, Hennepin County <br />12:00 Box lunch ($6.00) <br />12:30 <br />1:00 <br />1:30 <br />2:30 <br />Planting natural lawns. Ron Bowen, Prairie Retoration, Inc., <br />Princeton <br />Planting natural gardens. Roy Robison, Landscape Alternatives, <br />St. Paul <br />The Chicago story: a current case study. Bret Rappaport. <br />Chicago, IL <br />!?r^’nstorming the process, guidelines, definitions, etc. <br />L-.jr\ Jensen, City of Bloomington. <br />The meeting room has been scheduled. Please call to confirm who will represent your <br />city. Register through the city of Bloomington 687>9636 or the Wildflower Center <br />479-0045 bv October 15. <br />Donald Jer^n <br />Associate Planner <br />City of Bloomington <br />Bonnie Harper-Lore <br />Program Coordinator <br />National Wildflower Research Center