♪ ♪ ♪ MAARJA: WELCOME TO ALMANAC NORTH.

BRETT: THANK YOU FOR JOINI.

TONIGHT, WE WILL SIT DOWN H THE DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTORM THE DSSO.

MAARJA: WE ARE ALSO TAKINGA LOOK AT PANCAKE DAY IN WATR QUALITY IN THE NTH LAND.

BRETT: MAY IS MATERNAL MENL HEALTH MONTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS SPOTLIGHTING HEALTHY PAREN.

ONE AND FIVE MOMS AND ONE 0 DADS EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEAH PROBLEMS DURING OR AFTER PREGNANCY.

NORTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESOURCES OFFERS LOCAL AND NATIONAL SUPPORT INCLUDING7 HOTLINES.

TO RAISE AWARENESS, THE NOH LAND MARCH FOR MOMS AND DAS SET IN OLCOTT, VIRGINIA.

PARENTS ARE ENCOURAG TO WER WHITE TO SHOW SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY.

MAARJA: ST. LOUIS COUNTY AD RESOURCE RENEW HAVE REACHE0 YEAR AGREEMENT TO DISPOSE F MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AT TE COUNTY REGIONAL LANDFILL IN VIRGINIA BEGINNING IN 2026.

THE CONTRACT WAS APPROVED Y COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS K AND AWAITS A VOTE FROM THE RECESS RENEW BOARD ON MAY .

THIS MOVE PROVIDES A LONG-M ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION FORE DISPOSAL.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE PARTNERSHIP COULD REDUCE TG FEES AND STRENGTHEN REGIONL COOPERATION.

THE VIRGINIA LANDFILL IS TE ONLY LANDFILL SITE IN MINN.

IT ALIGNSITH A NEW STATE APPROVED REGIONAL WASTE STY FOCUSED ON COLLABORATION, T SAVINGS, AND SUSTAINABILITA BRETT: IF JOINT PAIN IS SLG YOU DOWN, LEARN ABOUT SOLUS AT THE FREE JOINT REPLACEMT SEMINAR HAPPENING WEDNESDAY 14 AT 5:30 P.M. AT BARKER'S ISLAND.

MEET ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, EXPLORE SURGICAL OPTIONS FR KNEE AND HIPS AND ALSO SEEW THE ROBOT ASSISTED TECHNOLS HELPING TO IMPROVE PRECISID RECOVERY.

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED,T NOT REQUIRED.

YOU CAN VISIT FOR MORE DET.

MAARJA: ON THIS WEEK'S MAKT UP NORTH, WE ARE GOING BEHD THE SCENES AT THE LIONS CLO SEE WHAT GOES INTO MAKING PANCAKE DAY A REALITY.

>> MY NAME IS JIM.

COCHAIR OF THE PANCAKE DAYE 66TH ANNUAL LYONS DAY -- LS CLUB PANCAKE DAY.

THIS IS THE INITIAL KICKOF.

THIS IS A YEAR-ROUND PLANNG PROCESS FOR US.

WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS PUTTING PANCAKE DAY IN MOT.

NOW WE ARE PICKING UP THE S , THE SAUSAGE OVENS, EVERYG WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO HAL DOWN TO THE DECK TO SET UPY SO WE CAN PULL OFF PANCAKEY STARTING AT 6:00 THURSDAY MORNING.

WHAT WE ARE MOVING TODAY IL OF THE GRIDDLES THAT WE OWE SAUSAGE OVENS PLUS ALL OF E TABLE DECORATIONS THAT WE E PUT UP THAT WE STORE YEAR-.

TODAY IS THE PROCESS OF PIG THEM UP THIS MORNING, LOADG THEM ON THE TRUCK, UNLOADIG THEM.

ONCE WE GET DOWN TO THE DEK THEY ARE READY FOR THE PLAS AND SETTINGS AND SETTING UE SAUSAGE WARRS.

EVERYTHING FROM SAUSAGE WAS TO PANCAKE GRIDDLES AND MIS FOR THE BATTER HAVE TO BE D OUT AND SET UP AND WE HAVEO HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE BE AFTERNOON SO WE CAN START TURNING ON THE GRIDDLES TOW MORNING AND HAVE PANCAKES Y O A 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

>> THANKS FOR THE HELP TOD.

THIS IS A LOT OF VOLUNTEERP WE HAVE.

THIS IS GRANDMA'S MARATHON STORAGE SPACE.

THEY ARE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TT US KEEP THE EQUIPMENT HERE YEAR-ROUND.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING OVED WE ARE GETTING READY TO FIR GRIDDLES WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

SAUSAGES, BATTER, AND GRID.

JIM IS A GOOD PERSON TO QUN .

HE HAS BEEN HERE LONGER THI HAVE, HE IS OLDER THAN ME.

[LAUGHTER] >> BY A LOT.

>> NOT BY A TON.

>> MY NAME IS JIM DENNEY, S CLUB MEMBER FOR 45 YEARS.

CURRENTY THE TREASURER.

THEY HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS INE SEMI TRUCK.

IT IS SUCH A UNIQUE COMMUNY ENT WHEN YOU CAN BRING OUT EIGHT OR 9000 OF OUR TWIN S RESIDENTS TO OUR EVENT THAS PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE DAY.

IT IS SOMETHING WE LOOK FOD TO IN SPRING.

THE LIONS CLUB DO A LOT OF SERVICE THINGS AROUND THE D BUT IN DULUTH, YOU ASK SOMF IT WITH THE LIONS CLUB ABOT IS ABOUT PANCAKE DAY.

IT HAS BECOME SUCH A WELL-N EVENT, IT IS CERTAINLY OURR FUNDRAISER.

OUR SIGHT AND HEARING, BACN 1926, HELEN KELLER CHALLENE LIONS CLUB TO BECOME THE KS OF THE BLIND IN THE CRUSADE AGAINST DARKNESS.

THAT CREATED A FOCUS EVER E THE 1920'S.

IN LUTHER, THE LIGHTHOUSE R FOR VITAL LIVING IS A BIG BENEFACTOR OF OUR FUNDRAIS.

THE ADRENALINE STARTS TO RY KICK IN ABOUT THIS TIME WHU START SEEING ALL THE EQUIPT AND YOU THINK ABOUT YOU GEO THE HALL AND IT IS LIKE, TE ARE A BUNCH OF TABLES THAT AREN'T SET UP YET AND EVERG HAS TO GET PUT IN PLACE SOY THE TIME WE LEAVE TONIGHT,T WILL LOOK LIKE WE ARE READO HOST A BIG PARTY.

>> I THINK THEY STARTED WIO ELECTRIC GRIDDLES ABOUT THG AND THEY SERVED 2000 PEOPLE FIRST DAY THEY DID IT.

>> YOU ARE REALLY SEEING BD THE SCENES TODAY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

MAKING SOME AWARENESS OF WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT AND WHE DO IT.

WE ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR .

SOMEBODY ASKED ME THE OTHE, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMOF PANCAKE DAY?

PROBABLY WHEN IT IS OVER.

BUT THEN YOU REALIZE IT ISE GREAT DULUTH GET TOGETHER E HAVE HAD PEOPLE GET ENGAGET PANCAKE DAY.

YOU HEAR THE STORIES SO THS WHAT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE AD EVERY YEAR YOU GO, HOLY CO, WHEN IT IS ALL DONE AND THE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT AN NEXT YEAR.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ BRETT: OUR GUESTS THIS WEEE FROM THE DULUTH SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

DAVE AND DIRK, THANK YOU FR BEING WITH US.

WE ARE ENTERING INTO A GALY FAR, FAR AWAY.

>> WHAT IS COMING UP, IT IA LITTLE MOVIE CALLED STAR WR THAT IS COMING UP THIS WEE.

I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS BORN THAT YE.

IT WAS A GREAT YEAR.

WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT R WARS, THE ORIGINAL MOVIE, O ISODE FOUR I GUESS IT WAS D IT IS THE FULL MOVIE ABOVEE ORCHESTRA AND THEY GAVE USA MOVIE THAT HAS ALL THE SOUNDTRACK ON IT, EVERYTHI, ALL THE EFFECTS, BUT NOT AY MUSIC AND THE MUSIC IS ALL PLAYED LIVE BY THE ORCHEST.

WE DID THIS A FEW YEARS AGE PLAYED JURASSIC PARK THAT Y AND IT WAS A HUGE HIT.

AND OF COURSE IT HAS ALWAYN A DREAM OF NOT JUST ME, A F FOLKS IN THE ORCHESTRA AREG STAR WARS FANS.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLAY STR WARS SO THAT DREAM IS FINAY COMING TRUE SATURDAY AND S. MAARJA: IT IS A GREAT SCORD OBVIOUSLY A GREAT FILM.

>> IT REALLY IS.

THE SCORE IS EVEN BETTER TN THE FILM, I THINK.

[LAUGHTER] THE MUSIC IS JUST FANTASTI.

JOHN WILLIAMS OF COURSE.

>> YOU MADE ME FEEL REALLY, I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND SAWN THE THEATER.

>> YOU SEE, I WASN'T.

[LAUGHTER] MAARJA: YOU WERE HERE LASTR AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS S. STAR WARS IS THE FINALE THS WEEKEND.

WHAT WERE SOME OTHER HIGHLS FROM THE PAST SEASON?

>> THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT FE AS A MUSICIAN WAS BRAHMS 3D SYMPHONY.

IT IS ONE OF THOSE PIECES T EVERY MUSICIAN WANTS TO PL.

IT IS SUCH A REWARDINPIECE.

WHEN YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUALH 80 PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHET IS REALLY A MAGNIFICENT FE.

BRETT: DIRK, HOW DO YOU CHE WHICH PIECES ARE COMBINED O ONE SEASON AT THE DSSO?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT GO INTO PROGRAMMING AND OBVIOUSLY U ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHG THAT IS A HOOK BECAUSE WE T TO SELL TICKETS AND WE WANO HAVE SOMETHING PEOPLE RECOE AND ONE TO LISTEN TO.

THOSE ARE RELATIVELY EASY O FIND.

TRICKIER ARE THE ONES THATA LITTLE BIT LESS WELL KNOWN.

I ALWAYS WANT TO INCLUDE SOMETHING IN OUR PROGRAMS T IS NEW TO PEOPLE.

EITHER IT IS BRAND-NEW, ITS JUST BEEN WRITTE OR IN THET FEW YEARS OR IT IS OLDER, T I'M SURE THE VAST MAJORITYF THE AUDIENCE WILL NEVER HAE HEARD IT.

WE WANT TO WIDEN OUR HORIZ, RIGHT?

AND LEARN NEW THINGS.

WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALSO ENJOYED THE THINGS THAT WEE LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO A MUSET IS WONDERFUL TO SEE A MONET ALSO WONDERFUL TO SEE A PIE THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW E ARTIST.

MAARJA: CAN YOU SPRE IN SOE FAVORITE AND ALSO BROADEN E HORIZONS?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ON EVEY CONCERT, MORE OR LESS EVERY CONCERT IT WILL BE SOMETHIG LIKE THIS WHERE YOU WILL DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE SOMET, BUT THERE IS ALSO GOING TOE SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY DO'T KNOW.

MAARJA: LOOKING AHEAD TO TW SEASON, MID TO LATE SEPTEMR RAMPING UP A WHOLE NEW SEA, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

ANY THEMES THAT PEOPLE CANE ACROSS THE SEASON?

>> WELL, ONE OF THE THEMEST PEOPLE WILL SEE SI -- IS NO MUCH A THEME AS A PERSON, E CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVY OF OUR WONDERFUL CONCERTMAR ERIN ALDRIDGE.

IT IS HER 20TH SEASON AS CONCERTMASTER, SHE WILL BE FEATURED ON THE FIRST PROGF THE SEASON AND ON THE LAST PROGRAM OF THE SEASON AS W. AND I TALKED TO HER ABOUT T WE SHOULD DO AND WE WANTEDO ONE CONCERTO AND ONE OF THE PIECES THAT HEAVILY FEATURE CONCERTMASTER.

SO, WE WILL OPEN THE SEASOH HER BEING FEATURED ON RIMSKY-KORSAKOV'S SCHEHERAE WEATHER SOLO VIOLIN IS THEE OF SCHEHERAZADE.

AT THE END OF THE SEASON, E WILL BE PERFORMING A VIOLIN CONCERTO WHICH IS ONE OF HR ALL-TIME FAVORITES.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THOSE H. BOTH OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY HOOKS, BOTH ARE VERY RECOGNIZABLE PIECES FOR OUR AUDIENCES.

MAARJA: WHAT A WAY TO HONO.

SHE IS THE CONCERTMASTER.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ?

>> SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL VIOLINIST, SHE IS THE LIAIN BETWEEN THE ORCHESTRA AND E CONDUCTOR, THE ORCHESTRA AD MANAGEMENT, AND SHE IS THE LEADER OF THE BAND.

AND IN ADDITION, SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE STAR WARS FAN.

[LAUGHTER] SO.

BRETT: THIS IS A BIG WEEKER HER.

>> IT IS INDEED.

BRETT: AND THEN SHE HAS A E SEASON TO CELEBRATE NEXT.

[LAUGHTER] FLASH FORWARD TO FALL, RIG?

THE MAGIC HAPPENS IN THE CT HALL OF COURSE.

BUT HOW DO YOU TAKE THAT OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNIT?

AND KIND OF EXPAND YOUR MI?

>> A VARIETY OF WAYS.

PLENTY OF SYMPHONY MUSICIAS WORK THROUGHOUT THE COMMUN, WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF COS AT THE DEPOT CALLED THE BRE SESSIONS WHERE WE HAVE PAIU SYMPHONIC MUSICIANS WITH LL BANDS.

WE HAVE HAD CHARTS WRITTENE CAN PLAY TOGETHER.

WE HAVE HAD OUTREACH CONCET SOME OF THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

WE HAVE PLAYED UP AT SAINT HOLASTICA.

AND THEN DULUTH SUPERIOR SYMPHONY MUSICIANS ALSO PLN OTHER GROUPS IN TOWN.

COMING UP, THEY WILL BE PRT IN THE BOREALIS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE.

THEY WILL BE PLAYING THE FF EST ORCHESTRA.

THEY WILL BE PLAYING A PERFORMANCE IN JUNE.

SO.

WE KEEP BUSY.

MAARJA: YOU KNOW, I WAS ONR WEBSITE EARLIER AND LIKED T YOU HAD A SECTION THAT SAIW HERE?

AND IT HAD A BUNCH OF VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTIONS,E WHAT DO I WEAR?

WHEN DO I ARRIVE?

IT GOT ME THINKING THAT HOO YOU GROW YOUR BASE TO PEOPE BEYOND WHO TYPICALLY ENJOY CLASSICAL MUSIC?

WHO ARE INGRAINED IN IT?

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE INTIMIDATING TO ENTER INTOT NEW MUSIC REALM.

>> YES, WHAT WE'RE DOING TS WEEKEND IS ONE OF THOSE TH, RIGHT?

A MOVIE WITH THE ORCHESTRAD ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE R WARS OR ANYTHING JOHN WILLS REALLY IS A REAL OPPORTUNIO BRING IN A COMPLETELY NEW .

AND WE WILL SEE THAT THIS WEEKEND ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN ALREADY SEE IT IN E TICKET SALE NUMBERS.

WE ARE MORE OR LESS SOLD OT SATURDAY AND WE ARE VERY FL SUNDAY.

THE DECK HAS 2200 SEATS.

THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND DEFINITELY MORE THAN WE USY ATTRACT TO A CLASSICAL CON.

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOE EXPOSED TO THAT TYPE OF MUC AND THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMIG THIS WEEKEND AND HOPEFULLYY WILL RECOGNIZE HOW AMAZINGS TO HAVE 80 PEOPLE ALL PRODG THIS AT THE SAME TIME AND Y COMING TOGETHER TO PERFORMS TYPE OF MUSIC.

IT IS A SOUND AND A FEELINT I DON'T CARE HOW GREAT YOUR SYSTEM IS AT HOME, YOU WILT BE ABLE TO RE-CREATE THAT D AT HOME.

SO, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL COE BACK AND TRY US OUT FOR A Y ORCHESTRAL SHOW, NOT JUST A MOVIE.

ETT: KIND OF GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS JUST TALKING ABT IT.

IT SOUNDS VERY MAGICAL.

I'M SURE EACH PERFORMANCE S WITH CHALLENGES.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE STAS PERFORMANCE?

>> I HAVE SPENT THE LAST TE WEEKS LEARNING THE FIRST VN PART.

IT IS TREMENDOUSLY DIFFICU.

JUST THE AMOUNT OF PLAYING THROUGHOUT, THE AMOUNT OF T WE WOULD CALL NOODLING, JUP AND DOWN THE FINGERBOARD BACK-AND-FORTH.

THE KEYS AREN'T BAD.

IT IS NOT TERRIBLE ON THE ACCIDENTALS BUT IT IS A CHALLENGING PART.

WE ARE PLAYING ALMOST THROH THE ENTIRE MOVIE AND WHAT E HAVE DISCOVERED BECAUSE MAF THE MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN WAG THE MOVIE WITH THEIR SCOREN FRONT OF THEM A SO WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT SOF THE PARTS THAT ARE REALLY D ARE GOING TO BE COVERED BYE SOUNDS OF LASERS AND BATTLESHIPS.

[LAUGHTER] WE ARE SOMEWHAT LESS WORRID ABOUT THAT.

ANY SCORE BY JOHN WILLIAMSS CHALLENGING FOR ORCHESTRAS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, EVERYTH- EVERY JOHN WILLIAMS CONCERE HAVE DONE HAS DRAWN A REALY GREAT AUDIENCE.

>> AND IT IS REALLY FUN TOY AS WELL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> IT IS NOT EASY, THOSE AE USUALLY THE BEST ONES.

IF IT IS EASY, IT IS NOT S, RIGHT?

BRETT: CHALLENGING.

MAARJA: WE CHATTED A LITTLT ABOUT NEXT SEASON AND MARKG THE SPECIAL OCCASION FOR E. WHAT ELSEIN BETWEEN THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS WILL WE SEE NEXT SE?

>> YES, THERE IS GOING TO - I'M EXCITED FOR A FEW OF TE GUEST ARTISTS WE HAVE COMI.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PIANISO STRANGER TO DULUTH.

HE HAS PERFORMED FOR MATINE MUSICALE I BELIEVE.

MUSICALE I BELIEVE.HE WILLE FIRST PART OF THE SEASON WA CONCERTO THAT IS ONE OF THE NEW PIECES.

IT IS A PIECE BY A TURKISH COMPOSER, WHO WAS A COMPOSD PIANIST HIMSELF.

THIS PIECE WAS WRITTEN IN E LATE 1990'S.

IT IS CALLED SILK ROAD, FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA AND ITS YOU ALONG THE ANCIENT SILKD FROM TIBET TO INDIA ALL THY TO TURKEY.

IT IMITATES THE FOLK MUSICM THAT REGION AND IT IS A FASCINATING PIECE THAT HASL SORTS OF FASCINATING TECHNS WHERE HE PLUCKS THE STRINGS INSIDE THE PIANO OR HE PUTS CERTAIN OBJECTS ON THE STRS SO THAT THEY RATTLE WHILE E PLAYS AND THAT IS HOW HE ACHIEVES ALL THESE DIFFERET SOUNDS OF THE SORT OF EXOTC INSTRUMENTS.

FASCINATING PIECE, ONE OF E ONES I'M DEFINITELY MOST LG FORWARD TO FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN OF COURSE ONE OF E BIG ONES, DO YOU WANT TO SE THE BIG?

BRETT: A SUSPENSEFUL MOMEN.

>> RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

MAARJA: OH!

>> INDIANA JONES IS COMINGO DULUTH.

>> INDIANA JONES WILL BE CG TO DULUTH.

MAARJA: WOW.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

MARK THE WEEKEND.

BRETT: WE WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WH US.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HG US.

BRETT: NOW, WE ARE SENDINGU TO VENTURE NORTH WHERE OURM LEARNED ABOUT THE PROCESSED IMPORTANCE OF WATER QUALITY TESTING IN OUR REGION.

>> MY NAME IS WAVERLEY RIVD I AM THE VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORING PROGRAM DIRECTOT IS A LONG-TERM DATA GATHERG INITIATIVE THAT STARTED BAN 1973 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SWITCHED OVER TOE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FIVE YEARS LATER ANE AGENCY FIVE YEARS LATER ANR QUALITY DATA.

>> IT IS INDICATIVE OF HOW HEALTHY A WATER BODY IS.

IT IS LIKE TAKING THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF A WATER BODY.

HOW MUCH SUNLIGHT IS PENETG INTO THE WATER BODY CAN AFT FISH, INSECTS, AND PLANT COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE IN TT WATER.

IT CAN TELL US HOW MUCH ALR SEDIMENT IS IN THE WATER B.

>> SO, THIS IS CALLED A SUY TUBE AND THIS IS WHAT WE UO MEASURE WATER QUALITY.

THERE ARE STREAM SITES ALL AROUND THE STATE OF MINNES.

IT IS A REALLY SIMPLE, EAST TO DETECT HOW MUCH SUNLIGHS ABLE TO ENTER THE BODY OF .

SO COMING YOU TAKE THIS LIE DESK AND YOU DROP IT INTO E TUBE.

AND THEN FROM HERE, YOU WIL LOOK RIGHT DOWN INTO IT AND THE POINT WHERE THE DISC DISAPPEARS FROM VIEW.

AND CHESTER CREEK HERE IS A PRETTY CLEAR STREAM, SO WEE ABLE TO SEE THE DESK ALL TY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE , WHICH IS 100 CENTIMETERS.

AND THAT WOULD BE OUR READG FOR TESTER -- CHESTER CREE.

VOLUNTEER DATA COLLECTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUBMD TO US TO THE VOLUNTEER WATR MONITORING PROGRAM GETS USN TWO REALLY IMPORTANT WAYS.

FIRST, THIS WATER CLARITY A IS USED TO CREATE WATER CLY TRENDS.

SO, WHETHERRITY IS INCREASING OR DECREASING OR TIME CAN TELL US A LOT ABOE QUALITY OF THE WATER AND OR VOLUNTEERS ACT AS OUR BOOTN THE GROUND.

WE CANNOT MAKE THESE WATER CLARITY TRENDS UNLESS WE HT LEAST 50 DATA POINTS AND ET YEAROF DATA.

OUR STAFF ONLY MAKE IT OUTO WATERSHEDS EVERY 10 YEARS R REGULAR MONITORING.

SO WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE THESE TRENDS WITHOUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND SO THEY ARE SO IMPORTAO US.

THE OTHER WAY THAT WE UTILE THE DATA IS WE USE VOLUNTER COLLECTED CLARITY DATA IN R WATER QUALITY STANDARD ASSESSMENTS MANDATED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT.

ALL OF THE DATA VOLUNTEERS COLLECT GOES INTO THE WATER QUALITY DATABASE AND WE PUT OUT FOR REPORTS AND ASSESS.

FOR LAKES, WATER CLARITY DS COMBINED WITH CHLOROPHYLL D PHOSPHORUS DATA TO SEE IF S ARE NEEDING SWIMMING AND RD -- MEETING SWIMMING AND -- MEETING SWIMMING ANDREC.

THEN IT IS USED TO SEE IF S MEETING SEDIMENT STANDARDS.

THE VOLUNTEER DATA HELPS US PREVENT DATA GAPS AND PROVE DATA FOR US FOR THESE REALY IMPORTANT ASSESSMENTS THATL US WHETHER A WATER BODY MIT NEED MORE RESTORATION.

>> OUR VOLUNTEERS GO OUT TA MONTH DURING THE SUMMER MOH AND THEY MONITOR A DESIGNAD LOCATION ON A LAKE OR STRE.

THAT HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO CONSISTENCY AND LONGEVITY N THAT LOCAL MONITORING.

>> WE NEED VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORS ALL THE TIME.

THE MONITORING SEASON FOR S RUNS MAY TO SEPTEMBER EACHR AND STREAMS RUNS FROM APRIO SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR BUT YOE ALLOWED TO SIGN UP ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT YE INTERESTED.

DURING THE OFF-SEASON, WE O PROVIDE EXPERT WEBINARS AND SOCIAL EVENTS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN INTERACT ANE TO.

>> VOLUNTEERS DO NOT NEED Y EXPERIENCE TO JOIN THE PRO.

WE HAVE RETIREES, SCHOOL G, FAMILIES, CHURCH GROUPS.

ANYONE CAN BE A VOLUEER.

NO SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE NECESSARY.

WE PROVIDE ALL THE TRAININD EQUIPMENT FOR FREE.

OUR TRAINING IS QUICK AND Y ONLINE AND IT IS SUPERFASTD EASY TO DO.

♪ ♪ MAARJA: WELL, BEFORE WE GO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT U MIGHT BE UP TO THIS WEEKEN.

THE NICE GIRLS OF THE NORTS AND CRAFT SHOW KICKS OFF SATURDAY, MAY 10 AT 10:00 .

AND RUNS UNTIL 3:00 P.M. HD THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE LAKE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER ON SUPERIOR STREET.

IT FEATURES LOCAL VENDORS D HANDCRAFTED GOODS FOR SALEM JEWELRY, CARDS, AND HOME TE , YOU CAN FIND THE PERFECTT OR APECIAL TREAT FOR YOURS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIL PRESENTATION ON CRAFTING UKRAINIAN EGGS.

THE EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND ONL.

BRETT: YOU COULD ALSO GET R FRIENDS TOGETHER AND TRY YR FOREHAND AT THE LIVE WELL E BALL TOURNAMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUR WELLNESS CENTER.

THE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT IS N TO PLAYERS OF ALL SKILL LE.

CHILDREN BETWEEN 12 AND 17T BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

PADDLES ARE NOT PROVIDED, O BRING YOUR OWN PADDLE.

WARM-UPS START AT 8:30 ANDE TOURNAMENT ISXPECTED TO WRP UP AROUND 5:00 P.M.

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND O. MAARJA: ON SUNDAY, GET YOUR FENCING ON FROM 10:00 A.M.L NOON.

TEAMS GET TOGETHER TO LEARD PRACTICE THE SPORT, A FIVEN FIVE TEAM COMBAT FOAM SWORD FIGHTI SPORT THAT COMBINES ELEMENTS OF SOCCER, RUGBY,D FENCING INTO ONE EXCITING .

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPENO ALL.

PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGEO WEAR RUNNING SHOES AND BRIA WATER BOTTLE.

BRETT: I HAVE NEVER HEARD F THAT.

MAARJA: I HAVEN'T EITHER, I AM NOT GOOD AT ANY OF THOSE SPORTS.

BRETT: SOCCER, RUGBY, HARD SPORTS.

THEY ARE ALL HARD.

MAARJA: FOAM SWORDS.

I WANT TO WATCH.

FIVE ON FIVE AND COMBAT.

BRETT: WE SHOULD DO IT.

MAARJA: OK. BRETT: MAYBE WE HAD GREAT .

MAARJA: WE WILL HAVE TO GET SIDNEY, RYAN, AND AIDEN.

A TEAM OF FIVE.

BRETT: AND ENJOY THE WEATHT IS SUPPOSED TO BE NICE.

THAT IS IT FOR THIS WEEK'S.

MAARJA: THANK YOU FOR JOING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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