H3 Bus Tour – Exploring The Zumbro River

Then you'll want to bring your family to the First Annual "Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities Festival" on Saturday, April 12 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Mazeppa Community Center in Mazeppa, MN, right on the banks of the North Fork of the Zumbro River.

At the Mazeppa Community Center, children can play games and do activities to learn about river animals and history. You can get your picture taken with "Zumbro Zoe" our six-foot-tall Zumbro River Otter mascot, learn about the history of Mazeppa and the Zumbro River, and discover simple things you can do to work for "Cleaner Water and Fewer Floods" on the Zumbro River.

Speakers:
Hear speakers talk about the history, science, and wildlife of the Zumbro River from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Free Bus Tours:
If you want to get outside, join us for a two-hour Zumbro River History and Conservation Bus Tour with the first bus leaving at 8:30 a.m. and the last bus leaving at 1:30 p.m. Tours will leave on the hour. You'll have a chance to see the results of flooding and erosion problems on the Zumbro River, and see what local farmers are doing to protect their soil and keep the Zumbro clean.
At this family and child activity event, you'll learn to see soil in a whole new way, through hands-on activities and presentations about the Zumbro River, healthy soil farming practices, river-friendly lawn care, area wildlife, and more.

Participating Organizations Include:

SOM Generators Farm Mentor Group

Zumbro Watershed Partnership

Renewing the Countryside

Natural Resource Conservation Service

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation Service

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Project WET)

Lake Zumbro Forever

For more information, contact ZWP Education Coordinator Kevin Strauss at 507-993-3411 or education@zumbrowatershed.org