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Outdoor Recreation at UW-Eau Claire will offer several events next week that might provide opportunities for interesting stories or photos relating to students and the outdoors.

• Outdoor Cooking and Skills Connecting Youth with the Land, 5 p.m., April 19, Outdoor Recreation Center in the basement of Hilltop on upper campus. Students will learn new techniques for backcountry cooking. A Student Conservation Association volunteer also will give a short presentation about how the nation’s oldest and largest provider of conservation service opportunities is building a new generation of conservation leaders.
• Chippewa River Bank Clean Up, 4 p.m., April 20, meet at Fine Arts parking lot on lower campus. Campus volunteers will join volunteers from the Water Street Business Association to clean up the banks of the Chippewa River.
• A Paddle Through Chippewa River History, 1 p.m., April 23, meet behind Hilltop on upper campus. Twelve students will join Outdoor Recreation Center assistant director Dan Langlois and geography professor Scott Harnett on a canoe trip through a stretch of the lower Chippewa River that is rich in natural history, eagle populations and historic sites. The trip begins at the Meridean boat landing where the river channel braids around Chippewa Island, ending at the Hubbard landing at Nine Mile Island.
• Spring Tree Planting Trip, 8 a.m., April 24, meet behind Hilltop on upper campus. The group will travel to area locations to plant trees, which will help replenish water tables, conserve and stabilize soil, reduce flooding and enhance wildlife habitat.
• The Benefits of a Controlled Burn, 8 a.m., April 24, meet behind Hilltop on upper campus. Student volunteers will assist a Pheasants Forever habitat specialist at a controlled burn site. For 20 years, Pheasants Forever has been a leader in enhancing, restoring and creating upland wildlife habitat. The trip into the outdoors will give students opportunities for a hands-on experience at a controlled burn site.

For more information about any of these activities, contact Al Wiberg at (715) 836-5601 or wibergad@uwec.edu, or Dan Langlois at (715) 836-3616 or langlodt@uwec.edu.

Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: December 28, 2004