Payments_NN2 to_II Counties_NN2 On_II October_NPM1 3_MC ,_, 2008_MC ,_, the_AT Secure_JJ Rural_JJ Schools_NN2 and_CC Community_NN1 Self-Determination_NN1 Act_NN1 of_IO 2000_MC was_VBDZ reauthorized_VVN as_II part_NN1 of_IO Public_JJ Law_NN1 11-343_MCMC ._. 
The_AT new_JJ Secure_JJ Rural_JJ Schools_NN2 (_( SRS_NP1 )_) Act_NN1 has_VHZ some_DD significant_JJ changes_NN2 ._. 
To_TO implement_VVI the_AT new_JJ law_NN1 ,_, the_AT Forest_NN1 Service_NN1 requested_VVN states_NN2 and_CC counties_NN2 to_TO elect_VVI either_RR to_TO receive_VVI a_AT1 share_NN1 of_IO the_AT 25-percent_JJ rolling_JJ average_JJ payment_NN1 or_CC to_TO receive_VVI a_AT1 share_NN1 of_IO the_AT Secure_JJ Rural_JJ Schools_NN2 State_NN1 (_( formula_NN1 )_) payment_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 county_NN1 electing_VVG to_TO receive_VVI a_AT1 share_NN1 of_IO the_AT State_NN1 payment_NN1 was_VBDZ requested_VVN to_TO allocate_VVI between_II 15-20_MCMC percent_NNU of_IO its_APPGE share_NN1 for_IF one_MC1 or_CC more_DAR of_IO the_AT following_JJ purposes_NN2 :_: projects_NN2 under_II Title_NN1 II_MC of_IO the_AT Act_NN1 ;_; projects_NN2 under_II Title_NN1 III_MC ;_; or_CC the_AT Treasurer_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 (_( county_NN1 allocation_NN1 )_) ._. 
All_DB three_MC counties_NN2 overlaying_VVG the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 have_VH0 allocated_VVN funds_NN2 to_II Title_NN1 II_MC ._. 
A_AT1 Resource_NN1 Advisory_JJ Committee_NN1 was_VBDZ nominated_VVN in_II 2009_MC and_CC will_VM begin_VVI operations_NN2 in_II 2010_MC to_TO recommend_VVI use_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 funds_NN2 to_II the_AT National_JJ Forest_NN1 ._. 
Seven_MC counties_NN2 in_II Minnesota_NP1 received_VVD a_AT1 total_NN1 of_IO $12,496,515_NNU from_II the_AT Forest_NN1 Service_NN1 in_II 2009_MC ._. 
Thye-Blatnik_JJ numbers_NN2 apply_VV0 to_II Superior_JJ National_JJ Forest_NN1 wilderness_NN1 only_RR ._. 
In_II 2009_MC ,_, the_AT BWCAW_NN1 boundary_NN1 was_VBDZ reappraised_VVN ,_, raising_VVG Thye-Blatnik_NP1 payments_NN2 ._. 
Counties_NN2 on_II the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 received_VVD $2,240,639_NNU ._. 
Discover_VV0 the_AT Edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Wilderness_NN1 !_! 
In_II 2005_MC ,_, an_AT1 idea_NN1 to_TO create_VVI a_AT1 destination_NN1 point_NN1 for_IF travelers_NN2 along_II the_AT Highway_NN1 38_MC National_JJ Scenic_JJ Byway_NN1 between_II Grand_NP1 Rapids_NP1 and_CC Bigfork_NP1 ,_, Minnesota_NP1 began_VVD to_TO brew_VVI ._. 
The_AT site_NN1 would_VM meet_VVI the_AT needs_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 Byway_NP1 visitors_NN2 and_CC area_NN1 residents_NN2 ,_, providing_VVG natural_JJ resource_NN1 education_NN1 ,_, interpretation_NN1 ,_, and_CC customer_NN1 service_NN1 ._. 
Tucked_VVN along_II the_AT scenic_JJ highway_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT far_JJ northeast_ND1 corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT community_NN1 of_IO Marcell_NP1 ._. 
Four_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, on_II a_AT1 beautiful_JJ September_NPM1 day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Edge_NN1 Of_IO The_AT Wilderness_NN1 Discovery_NN1 Center_NN1 celebrated_VVD its_APPGE Grand_JJ Opening_NN1 to_II the_AT applause_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 appreciative_JJ community_NN1 ,_, four_MC key_JJ partnership_NN1 groups_NN2 and_CC Congressman_NN1 Jim_NP1 Oberstar_NP1 ._. 
September_NPM1 2009_MC marked_VVD the_AT culmination_NN1 of_IO four_MC years_NNT2 of_IO partnership_NN1 work_NN1 ,_, grant_VV0 writing_NN1 and_CC agreements_NN2 between_II the_AT Forest_NN1 Service_NN1 and_CC Itasca_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, Northern_JJ Itasca_NP1 Joint_JJ Powers_NN2 Board_VV0 ,_, Highway_NN1 38_MC Leadership_NN1 Board_NN1 and_CC the_AT Edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Wilderness_NN1 Lodging_VVG Association_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE work_NN1 transformed_VVD an_AT1 outdated_JJ ranger_NN1 station_NN1 into_II a_AT1 welcoming_JJ information_NN1 and_CC education_NN1 center_NN1 that_CST focuses_VVZ on_II diverse_JJ ecosystems_NN2 and_CC history_NN1 ._. 
Visitors_NN2 are_VBR greeted_VVN by_II interpretive_JJ displays_NN2 that_CST reflect_VV0 the_AT blue_JJ tones_NN2 of_IO clear_JJ deep_JJ lakes_NN2 and_CC the_AT dark_JJ greens_NN2 of_IO the_AT boreal_JJ forest_NN1 ._. 
"_" Welcome_VV0 to_II the_AT Edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Wilderness_NN1 "_" is_VBZ echoed_VVN in_II the_AT birch_NN1 and_CC pine_NN1 tree_NN1 panels_NN2 and_CC warm_JJ greetings_NN2 from_II Discovery_NN1 Center_NN1 staff_NN ._. 
Since_CS it_PPH1 opened_VVD in_II June_NPM1 2009_MC ,_, the_AT Marcell_NP1 Discovery_NN1 Center_NN1 has_VHZ welcomed_VVN over_RG 2500_MC visitors_NN2 ._. 
In_II November_NPM1 ,_, Discovery_NN1 Center_NN1 partners_NN2 received_VVD a_AT1 Region_NN1 9_MC Honor_NN1 Award_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE work_NN1 with_IW the_AT Center_NN1 ._. 
Lady_NNB Slipper_NP1 Scenic_JJ Byway_NN1 The_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 developed_VVD a_AT1 partnership_NN1 with_IW local_JJ citizens_NN2 to_TO mitigate_VVI and_CC reduce_VVI impacts_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 highway_NN1 upgrade_NN1 along_II 15_MC miles_NNU2 of_IO the_AT Lady_NNB Slipper_NP1 Scenic_JJ Highway_NN1 ._. 
The_AT highway_NN1 upgrade_NN1 is_VBZ necessary_JJ to_TO improve_VVI safety_NN1 and_CC travel_VVI speed_NN1 on_II an_AT1 important_JJ corridor_NN1 that_CST provides_VVZ the_AT most_RGT direct_JJ route_NN1 to_II recreational_JJ sites_NN2 and_CC businesses_NN2 between_II U.S._NP1 Hwy._NP1 2_MC and_CC Blackduck_NP1 ,_, Minnesota_NP1 ._. 
The_AT major_JJ objective_NN1 of_IO the_AT partnership_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO ensure_VVI that_CST a_AT1 population_NN1 of_IO several_DA2 thousand_NNO Showy_JJ Lady_NN1 's_GE Slippers_NN2 ,_, the_AT state_NN1 flower_NN1 of_IO Minnesota_NP1 ,_, are_VBR not_XX irreparably_RR damaged_VVN or_CC eliminated_VVN during_II the_AT highway_NN1 upgrade_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Pennington_NP1 Orchid_NN1 bog_NN1 along_II this_DD1 route_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT prolific_JJ producers_NN2 of_IO orchids_NN2 in_II the_AT upper_JJ Midwest_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 citizen_NN1 's_GE Scenic_JJ Byway_NN1 Committee_NN1 worked_VVN with_IW local_JJ governments_NN2 and_CC landowners_NN2 to_TO provide_VVI education_NN1 resources_NN2 about_II the_AT highway_NN1 upgrade_NN1 and_CC the_AT possible_JJ impact_NN1 to_II the_AT orchids_NN2 ._. 
The_AT partnership_NN1 matches_VVZ the_AT resource_NN1 mapping_NN1 and_CC ecological_JJ skills_NN2 of_IO the_AT Forest_NN1 Service_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT enthusiasm_NN1 of_IO local_JJ citizens_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Forest_NN1 Service_NN1 provided_CS the_AT GPS_NN2 tools_NN2 and_CC personnel_NN2 necessary_JJ to_TO conduct_VVI flower_NN1 location_NN1 surveys_NN2 ,_, making_VVG maps_NN2 of_IO major_JJ orchid_NN1 colonies_NN2 along_II the_AT highway_NN1 ._. 
Ash_NP1 Seed_NN1 and_CC Elm_NN1 Pollen_NN1 A_ZZ1 summer_NNT1 spent_VVD poking_VVG into_II tree_NN1 branches_NN2 and_CC gathering_VVG tiny_JJ seeds_NN2 may_VM not_XX sound_VVI ideal_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT work_NN1 is_VBZ crucial_JJ to_TO prepare_VVI for_IF the_AT possible_JJ destruction_NN1 of_IO Minnesota_NP1 's_GE ash_NN1 trees_NN2 from_II Emerald_NN1 Ash_NP1 Borer_NP1 (_( EAB_NP1 )_) ._. 
Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 crews_NN2 are_VBR contributing_VVG to_II a_AT1 University_NN1 of_IO Minnesota_NP1 ash_NN1 seed_NN1 collection_NN1 effort_NN1 to_TO proactively_RR protect_VVI the_AT genetic_JJ diversity_NN1 of_IO ash_NN1 before_II arrival_NN1 of_IO the_AT nonnative_JJ invasive_JJ Emerald_NN1 Ash_NP1 Borer_NP1 ._. 
At_II risk_NN1 in_II Minnesota_NP1 are_VBR nearly_RR 1_MC1 billion_NNO trees_NN2 ,_, roughly_RR 6.4_MC percent_NNU of_IO Minnesota_NP1 's_GE urban_JJ and_CC wild_JJ forest_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Forest_NN1 is_VBZ coordinating_VVG this_DD1 effort_NN1 with_IW the_AT Minnesota_NP1 Department_NN1 of_IO Natural_JJ Resources_NN2 and_CC the_AT Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Band_NN1 of_IO Ojibwe_NP1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO collect_VVI seeds_NN2 of_IO the_AT at-risk_JJ ash_NN1 trees_NN2 and_CC store_VV0 them_PPHO2 for_IF 20_MC years_NNT2 ,_, buying_VVG time_NNT1 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 solution_NN1 to_TO EAB_VVI ._. 
Once_RR entomologists_NN2 figure_VV0 out_RP a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO control_VVI emerald_NN1 ash_NN1 borer_NN1 ,_, species_NN can_VM be_VBI reintroduced_VVN where_CS they_PPHS2 historically_RR existed_VVD ._. 
EAB_NP1 was_VBDZ discovered_VVN in_II 2002_MC ,_, and_CC foresters_NN2 have_VH0 known_VVN that_CST the_AT insect_NN1 would_VM eventually_RR make_VVI its_APPGE way_NN1 to_II Minnesota_NP1 ._. 
Seed_NN1 gathering_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 new_JJ urgency_NN1 ._. 
In_II May_NPM1 2009_MC ,_, EAB_NP1 was_VBDZ found_VVN in_II St._NP1 Paul_NP1 and_CC 68_MC trees_NN2 were_VBDR quickly_RR removed_VVN ._. 
Foresters_NN2 are_VBR waiting_VVG to_TO see_VVI if_CSW EAB_NP1 turns_VVZ up_RP in_II the_AT spring_NN1 of_IO 2010_MC when_RRQ larvae_NN2 burrow_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 trees_NN2 ._. 
By_II collecting_VVG hundreds_NNO2 of_IO seeds_NN2 from_II each_DD1 sample_NN1 tree_NN1 ,_, researchers_NN2 believe_VV0 they_PPHS2 should_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO meet_VVI demand_NN1 from_II nurseries_NN2 ._. 
Researchers_NN2 will_VM plant_VVI those_DD2 ash_NN1 trees_NN2 over_II the_AT next_MD two_MC decades_NNT2 ._. 
Each_DD1 seed_NN1 holds_VVZ the_AT DNA_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS enough_DD seeds_NN2 are_VBR collected_VVN ,_, researchers_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 good_JJ representation_NN1 of_IO the_AT genetic_JJ variation_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 species_NN ._. 
Members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Band_NN1 of_IO Ojibwe_NP1 have_VH0 become_VVN key_JJ contributors_NN2 to_II the_AT project_NN1 ._. 
Ash_NP1 is_VBZ prized_VVN for_IF its_APPGE flexibility_NN1 in_II basket-making_NN1 ._. 
Seeds_NN2 that_CST Band_NN1 members_NN2 collect_VV0 will_VM be_VBI stored_VVN and_CC returned_VVN to_II the_AT Tribe_NN1 ._. 
Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Reservation_NN1 includes_VVZ 22,000_MC acres_NNU2 of_IO forest_NN1 ,_, about_II one-third_MF of_IO it_PPH1 ash_NN1 ._. 
After_II cleaning_VVG and_CC sorting_VVG ,_, the_AT collected_JJ seeds_NN2 are_VBR sent_VVN to_II the_AT National_JJ Plant_NN1 Germplasm_NN1 System_NN1 (_( NPGS_NP2 )_) ,_, a_AT1 Department_NN1 of_IO Agriculture_NN1 network_NN1 of_IO repositories_NN2 established_VVD more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 century_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
Seed_NN1 samples_NN2 of_IO wild_JJ and_CC domestic_JJ plant_NN1 species_NN from_II around_II the_AT world_NN1 are_VBR stored_VVN here_RL ._. 
A_AT1 small_JJ sample_NN1 of_IO ash_NN1 seed_NN1 will_VM be_VBI sent_VVN to_II the_AT National_JJ Center_NN1 for_IF Genetic_JJ Resources_NN2 Preservation_NN1 in_II Fort_NP1 Collins_NP1 ,_, Colorado_NP1 ._. 
The_AT collection_NN1 and_CC preservation_NN1 effort_NN1 may_VM allow_VVI science_NN1 to_TO help_VVI the_AT ash_NN1 tree_NN1 ,_, keeping_VVG it_PPH1 from_II the_AT same_DA fate_NN1 as_CSA the_AT American_JJ chestnut_NN1 and_CC American_JJ elm_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ were_VBDR nearly_RR wiped_VVN out_RP by_II non-native_JJ fungi_NN2 ._. 
Disease_NN1 resistant_JJ elms_NN2 are_VBR beginning_VVG to_TO come_VVI back_RP after_CS about_RG 40_MC years_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 has_VHZ taken_VVN a_AT1 century_NNT1 for_IF disease-resistant_JJ chestnuts_NN2 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 hopeful_JJ start_NN1 ._. 
Imagine_VV0 what_DDQ a_AT1 difference_NN1 a_AT1 seed_NN1 store_NN1 would_VM have_VHI made_VVN for_IF the_AT American_JJ chestnut_NN1 ,_, or_CC elm_NN1 ._. 
Crews_NN2 will_VM continue_VVI ash_NN1 seed_NN1 collection_NN1 in_II 2010_MC --_NN1 seems_VVZ like_II a_AT1 great_JJ way_NN1 to_TO spend_VVI the_AT summer_NNT1 ._. 
Prescribed_JJ Fire_NN1 Since_CS the_AT 1970_MC221 's_MC222 ,_, Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 fire_NN1 crews_NN2 have_VH0 completed_VVN annual_JJ prescribed_JJ burning_JJ projects_NN2 ._. 
Favorable_JJ weather_NN1 conditions_NN2 in_II 2009_MC combined_VVN with_IW firefighter_NN1 expertise_NN1 led_VVN to_II 15_MC separate_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO prescribed_JJ burning_JJ in_II upland_NN1 pine_NN1 sites_NN2 ,_, lowland_NN1 meadows_NN2 ,_, and_CC upland_NN1 openings_NN2 throughout_II the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT 2009_MC season_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 total_NN1 of_IO 2,348_MC acres_NNU2 of_IO prescribed_JJ fire_NN1 were_VBDR completed_VVN on_II the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 prescribed_JJ burn_NN1 accomplishments_NN2 ,_, mechanical_JJ fuels_NN2 treatments_NN2 occurred_VVD on_II 15_MC different_JJ sites_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 total_NN1 of_IO 490_MC acres_NNU2 ._. 
This_DD1 included_VVD piling_VVG of_IO downed_JJ woody_JJ debris_NN1 with_IW dozers_NN2 ,_, hand-cutting_JJ and_CC piling_NN1 of_IO brush_NN1 ,_, dozer_NN1 lines_NN2 (_( or_CC discing_VVG )_) of_IO control_NN1 lines_NN2 for_IF burn_NN1 units_NN2 ,_, chipping_VVG treatment_NN1 of_IO slash_NN1 piles_NN2 (_( biomass_NN1 )_) ,_, and_CC chainsaw_NN1 work_NN1 ._. 
The_AT fire_NN1 crews_NN2 also_RR completed_VVN prep_NN1 work_NN1 on_II three_MC upcoming_JJ prescribed_JJ fires_NN2 sites_NN2 ._. 
While_CS these_DD2 activities_NN2 are_VBR occurring_VVG ,_, many_DA2 members_NN2 of_IO the_AT fire_NN1 team_NN1 are_VBR also_RR involved_JJ with_IW preparing_VVG new_JJ agreements_NN2 for_IF partnership_NN1 opportunities_NN2 ,_, consulting_VVG with_IW other_JJ prescribed_JJ fire_NN1 partners_NN2 ,_, and_CC assisting_VVG with_IW national_JJ fire_NN1 suppression_NN1 efforts_NN2 ._. 
Prescribed_JJ burning_JJ programs_NN2 are_VBR worked_VVN on_II cooperatively_RR with_IW Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Band_NN1 of_IO Ojibwe_NP1 ,_, Minnesota_NP1 DNR_NP1 Forestry_NN1 ,_, county_NN1 land_NN1 offices_NN2 and_CC private_JJ landowners_NN2 ._. 
Every_AT1 Thursday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, Brenda_NP1 or_CC Kelcie_NP1 would_VM present_VVI a_AT1 short_JJ 20-minute_JJ Ojibwe_JJ language_NN1 lesson_NN1 ,_, teaching_VVG greetings_NN2 ,_, animals_NN2 and_CC pronounciations_NN2 in_II Ojibwe_NP1 ._. 
The_AT programs_NN2 will_VM only_RR continue_VVI to_TO grow_VVI ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Tribal_JJ College_NN1 's_GE STEM_NN1 (_( Science_NN1 ,_, Technology_NN1 ,_, Environment_NN1 ,_, Math_NN1 )_) program_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC other_JJ STEM_NN1 students_NN2 were_VBDR hired_VVN on_II the_AT Forest_NN1 in_II 2009_MC ,_, working_VVG in_II recreation_NN1 both_RR in_II the_AT field_NN1 and_CC with_IW the_AT District_NN1 office_NN1 ._. 
Language_NN1 programs_NN2 were_VBDR also_RR offered_VVN at_II Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 ,_, through_II a_AT1 partnership_NN1 with_IW Minnesota_NP1 Chippewa_NP1 Tribe_NN1 ._. 
Students_NN2 participated_VVD in_II a_AT1 two-day_JJ language_NN1 immersion_NN1 camp_NN1 ._. 
Similar_JJ programs_NN2 will_VM be_VBI planned_VVN for_IF 2010_MC ._. 
The_AT Forest_NN1 also_RR partnered_VVN with_IW the_AT Bemidji_JJ Chamber_NN1 of_IO Commerce_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI visitor_NN1 information_NN1 signs_NN2 in_II both_RR Ojibwe_NP1 and_CC English_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT seasons_NNT2 change_VV0 ,_, we_PPIS2 see_VV0 that_CST this_DD1 wonderful_JJ language_NN1 component_NN1 has_VHZ added_VVN a_AT1 cultural_JJ education_NN1 link_NN1 to_II visitor_NN1 programs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Forest_NN1 will_VM continue_VVI to_TO build_VVI programs_NN2 and_CC community_NN1 partnerships_NN2 ._. 
Migwetch_VV0 to_II all_DB our_APPGE partners_NN2 and_CC students_NN2 who_PNQS helped_VVD move_VVI this_DD1 program_NN1 forward_RL ._. 
Traveling_VVG Fish_NN The_AT Pigeon_NP1 River_NNL1 Fish_NN Passage_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO fifteen_MC Recovery_NN1 Act_NN1 projects_NN2 on_II the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 project_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG done_VDN in_II31 cooperation_II32 with_II33 the_AT Minnesota_NP1 Department_NN1 of_IO Natural_JJ Resources_NN2 (_( MN_FO DNR_NP1 )_) ,_, Midwest_NP1 Glacial_NP1 Lakes_NN2 and_CC the_AT Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Band_NN1 of_IO Ojibwe_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Pigeon_NP1 River_NNL1 Fish_NN Passage_NN1 project_NN1 will_VM improve_VVI the_AT overall_JJ health_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lake_NNL1 Winnie_NP1 watershed_NN1 by_II providing_VVG passage_NN1 for_IF all_DB aquatic_JJ organisms_NN2 ,_, including_II northern_JJ pike_NN and_CC yellow_JJ perch_NN ._. 
Biologists_NN2 hope_VV0 to_TO build_VVI long-term_JJ sustainability_NN1 for_IF natural_JJ spawning_NN1 and_CC improve_VV0 hydrologic_JJ connections_NN2 linking_VVG Lake_NNL1 Winnie_NP1 to_II Upper_JJ ,_, Middle_JJ and_CC Lower_JJR Pigeon_NN1 Lakes_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 area_NN1 of_IO broad_JJ federal_JJ ownership_NN1 ,_, adjacent_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 semi-primitive_JJ non-motorized_JJ area_NN1 ._. 
The_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO improve_VVI and_CC maintain_VVI watershed_NN1 health_NN1 here_RL is_VBZ good_JJ ._. 
The_AT USFS_NP2 and_CC partners_NN2 will_VM construct_VVI an_AT1 escapement_NN1 channel_NN1 through_II the_AT Pigeon_NP1 Lake_NNL1 impoundment_NN1 ._. 
The_AT channel_NN1 will_VM be_VBI approximately_RR 300_MC feet_NN2 long_JJ and_CC will_VM be_VBI designed_VVN to_TO allow_VVI passage_NN1 of_IO aquatic_JJ organisms_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Pigeon_NP1 River_NNL1 impoundment_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO 53_MC impoundments_NN2 on_II the_AT Chippewa_NP1 National_JJ Forest_NN1 ._. 
Creating_VVG impoundments_NN2 was_VBDZ once_RR considered_VVN a_AT1 good_JJ habitat_NN1 practice_NN1 for_IF declining_JJ waterfowl_NN1 populations_NN2 ._. 
Today_RT ,_, there_EX is_VBZ more_DAR understanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT value_NN1 of_IO maintaining_VVG wetlands_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE natural_JJ functions_NN2 ._. 
Recently_RR the_AT Forest_NN1 made_VVD a_AT1 five_MC year_NNT1 agreement_NN1 with_IW the_AT Leech_NP1 Lake_NNL1 Band_NN1 of_IO Ojibwe_NP1 for_IF maintenance_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 structures_NN2 ._. 
Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 Rises_VVZ to_II Modern_JJ Day_NNT1 Challenge_NN1 Camp_NN1 Rabideau_NN1 operated_VVN as_II a_AT1 Civilian_JJ Conservation_JJ Corps_NN (_( CCC_NP1 )_) camp_NN1 from_II 1935-1942_MCMC ,_, under_II President_NNB Roosevelt_NP1 's_GE New_JJ Deal_NN1 program_NN1 ._. 
Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 is_VBZ now_RT a_AT1 National_JJ Historic_JJ Landmark_NN1 ,_, representing_VVG the_AT best_RRT preserved_VVN CCC_NP1 camp_NN1 in_II the_AT nation_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT ,_, Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 is_VBZ again_RT rising_VVG to_TO meet_VVI a_AT1 modern_JJ day_NNT1 challenge_NN1 ._. 
The_AT CCC_NP1 camp_NN1 will_VM provide_VVI work_NN1 and_CC education_NN1 to_II young_JJ adults_NN2 through_II conservation-based_JJ service_NN1 learning_NN1 projects_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 new_JJ project_NN1 is_VBZ called_VVN Rabideau_NP1 Conservation_JJ Academy_NN1 and_CC Learning_VVG Center_NN1 ._. 
The_AT 2008_MC pilot_NN1 Conservation_NN1 Academy_NN1 and_CC Learning_VVG Center_NN1 endeavor_NN1 was_VBDZ funded_VVN though_CS grants_NN2 from_II the_AT Initiative_NN1 and_CC Blandin_NN1 Foundations_NN2 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 partnerships_NN2 with_IW Bois_NP1 Forte_NN1 Band_NN1 of_IO Chippewa_NP1 and_CC the_AT Minnesota_NP1 Workforce_NN1 Center_NN1 through_II Workforce_NN1 Investment_NN1 Act_NN1 funding_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD youth_NN1 group_NN1 to_II overnight_JJ at_II Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 since_CS the_AT 1930_MC221 's_MC222 were_VBDR 33_MC youth_NN1 and_CC 8_MC adults_NN2 conducting_VVG a_AT1 week-long_JJ Ojibwe_JJ language_NN1 immersion_NN1 program_NN1 while_CS learning_VVG traditional_JJ cultural_JJ practices_NN2 ._. 
Each_DD1 day_NNT1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW language_NN1 classes_NN2 ,_, Indian_JJ art_NN1 ,_, fishing_NN1 ,_, canoeing_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 safety_NN1 ,_, and_CC traditional_JJ Indian_JJ cooking_NN1 ._. 
The_AT experience_NN1 was_VBDZ such_DA a_AT1 success_NN1 that_CST the_AT camp_NN1 leaders_NN2 plan_VV0 to_TO use_VVI it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 model_NN1 for_IF the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 coordinator_NN1 noted_VVD that_CST Bois_NP1 Forte_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT location_NN1 of_IO Minnesota_NP1 's_GE first_MD CCC_NP1 Indian_JJ Development_NN1 project_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 era_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 ,_, more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 dozen_NNO youth_NN1 workers_NN2 accomplished_VVD a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO maintenance_NN1 projects_NN2 at_II the_AT CCC_NP1 camp_NN1 ._. 
For_IF six_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, the_AT crew_NN1 scraped_VVN and_CC painted_VVN the_AT buildings_NN2 ,_, stained_VVD the_AT fishing_NN1 pier_NN1 ,_, excavated_VVD an_AT1 old_JJ CCC_NP1 building_NN1 foundation_NN1 ,_, and_CC performed_VVD simple_JJ carpentry_NN1 tasks_NN2 ._. 
Off-site_JJ projects_NN2 included_VVD maintenance_NN1 at_II Benjamin_NP1 Lake_NNL1 ,_, assisting_VVG with_IW GPS_NN2 and_CC mapping_NN1 of_IO showy_JJ lady_NN1 slippers_NN2 along_II the_AT Lady_NNB Slipper_NP1 Scenic_JJ Byway_NN1 and_CC trail_VV0 work_NN1 at_II Webster_NP1 Lake_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT youth_NN1 were_VBDR delighted_JJ to_TO "_" star_VVI "_" in_II a_AT1 Lakeland_NP1 Public_JJ TV_NN1 news_NN1 clip_NN1 about_II the_AT youth_NN1 work_NN1 and_CC Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 ._. 
The_AT future_NN1 will_VM only_RR get_VVI brighter_JJR for_IF Camp_NP1 Rabideau_NP1 ._. 
In_II 2009_MC ,_, additional_JJ funding_NN1 for_IF restoration_NN1 of_IO key_JJ buildings_NN2 came_VVD from_II the_AT Recovery_NN1 Act_NN1 ._. 
Work_NN1 will_VM begin_VVI on_II the_AT Recreation_NN1 Hall_NN1 and_CC Mess_NN1 Hall_NN1 in_II 2010_MC ._. 
