Louisville Swamp in Scott County is a popular site for Metro birding. How will our experience there be affected by proposed silica-sand mines totaling 1200 acres on its border? Silica mines can bring blasting, constant truck traffic and silica dust in the air.
There will be an EIS scoping meeting held on March 13th in the Scott County Board Room at 9:30 AM to gather public comments on issues that will be considered within the Merriam Junction EIS (the smaller of two proposed sand mines). Information on the Scott County website: http://www.co.scott.mn.us/ParksLibraryEnv/Environment/EnvReview/Pages/Silica-Sand-Mining-Operations.aspx Star Tribune article: http://www.startribune.com/local/south/140456063.html -- Claudia Egelhoff Minneapolis, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
