Discussions of Outdoors Scheduled

By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.

May 8–Funding for protecting and enhancing the outdoors will be discussed at 6 p.m. today at the Izaak Walton League cabin in Rochester, 937 Seventh Ave. N.E., and at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Byron American Legion

Steve Morse, executive director of the Minnesota Environmental Partnership will discuss outdoors funding during tonight’s meeting. His group has the Protect Our Great Outdoors program.

On Wednesday, Garry Leaf of Sportsmen for Change will discuss funding. Sportsmen for Change has been promoting legislation that would dedicate part of the state’s sales tax to conservation.

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