Lasagna dinner for kayakers

L-R:Arnie Carver, Shari Eggleson, Paige, Becky Carmel helped serve lasagna at the 5th annual lasagna dinner for the kayakers at the Inland Sea Society's kayak symposium in Washburn last week.

BRC members donated homemade lasagna's (ranging from vegan to venison) and desserts for a wonderful benefit dinner that raised about $1700.

Special thanks to the Village Inn, the Egg Toss Cafe, Ehler's General Store & Deli and Wild By Nature for donations of food. Thanks to Shari Egglseon, Mark Eggleson, Carol Lyons, Gene Lemmenes, Nickolas Oppedahl, Becky Carmel, Paige, Bill Bussey, Ann Riggs, Carl Savitsky, Arnie Carver and Lynda Nedden-Durst for all their hard work.

Highland Valley Farm featured on Public TV

Highland Valley Farm is featured this week on In Wisconsin, hosted by Patty Loew on Wisconsin Public Television. The special documentary called “Land Trusts” airs at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14. It will encore at noon, Sunday, June 17, and 11:30 p.m. Monday, June 18. On Sunday, June 17 at 3:30 p.m. it airs on WDSE-TV in Duluth.

The show highlights stories about properties around the state that have been protected forever by private landowners working with land trusts. The documentary interviews Bayfield growers, Rick and Janet Dale (and one of their sons Chris) about Highland Valley Farm and the Town of Bayfield’s Farmland Preservation Program. The Bayfield Regional Conservancy administered the program for the Town and worked with the Dales to coordinate the preservation of their farm.

Landowners from other corners of the state, including Door County, Chippewa and Douglas Counties relate their experiences working with a land trust to preserve their land.

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Big Ravine Trails Work Party June 2

All interested volunteers should congregate at the Bayfield soccer field around 9:30 am. The soccer field is up the hill and past the fire hall on Washington Ave, at the end of Dump Road. Work will include putting up signs and general clean up. If you can,please bring rakes, shovels, and saws for trimming anything that is hanging too low over the trails. Please call the Bayfield Regional Conservancy at 779-5263 if you are interested in joining the work party.