2019 Annual Membership Meeting and Potluck, guest speaker Chris Cowen from Pesticide Action Network
Potluck and Annual Meeting, Chris Cowan of Pesticide Action Network will be our Guest Speaker.
Chris Cowen will discuss environmental issues affecting our St Croix Valley, especially pollinators and their habitat.
Celebrate our St. Croix Wild Ones community with good food and good company. Elect our 2020 officers. Join chapter members, volunteers, and board members to review our chapter accomplishments and new initiatives, get the latest details of our 2020 Design With Nature Conference, and discuss program plans for the coming year.
Guest speaker Chris Cowen is a lobbyist for the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) <http://www.panna.org/about-us> and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) <https://www.nrdc.org/work>. His focus is on keeping pollinators safe from pesticides. Chris is an active participant in the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) Pollinator Cluster, he is a member of the MEP Board and is a hobby beekeeper. He has worn many hats in a long career with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Chris, his wife Sara and son Emmett live in the Como Park neighborhood of Saint Paul.