Each year Chippewa SWCD and various partners host a Women's Field Day event. Some past event topics have been:

2010 “Women Rockin’ Conservation”​

Gneiss Outcrops Scientific and Natural Area and natural resource protection​

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2011 ”Picnic on the Prairie”​

Native plant identification at the Chippewa Prairie​

Speaker: Dave Trauba—MN DNR Wildlife Area Supervisor

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2012 “Wine, Women, and Wonderful Local Foods”​

Local food choices and pollinators’ importance to the local ag economy​

Speaker: Marla Spivak—U of M Department of Entomology

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2013 “Local Women Give a Dam”​

Dam Removal Process of Minnesota Falls Dam and Chippewa River Dam

Speaker: Chris Domeier—MN DNR Area Fisheries Supervisor​

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2014 “Glaciers, Rivers, and Rocks! Oh My!”​

How the glaciers moved through this area and created what is our landscape today​

Speaker: Carrie Jennings—U of M, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geologist

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2015 “Women Dig Mussels!”​

Mussels in our local water sources​

Speaker: Bernard E. Sietman—MN DNR Malacologist

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2016 “Check out those cows! Udderly amazing!”​

New dairy facilities going up in Chippewa County, how they benefit local farmers​

Speaker: The dairy facility has their own educator that did our tour

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2017 “Wild About Wings”​

Butterflies and moths and their contributions to our ecosystem as pollinators​

Speaker: Dr. Robin Thompson—U of M Department of Entomology

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2018 “Gals and Garbage: Put Waste in its Proper Place”​

What happens to the garbage from Chippewa County, municipal solid waste, demolition debris, hazardous waste, recycling, composting, and problem materials.​

Speaker: Derek Tostenson of Tostenson’s Inc.

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2019 “Women Charged Up for Renewable Energy”​

Renewable resources in Chippewa County, reducing carbon footprints​

Speaker: Jacob Selseth—West Central CERT Coordinator with UMN Extension

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2021 “Passion for the Prairie”​

Importance of native grasses and the programs available for them and how to maintain them​

Speakers: Shantel Lozinski and Liz Ludwig, USDA NRCS & FSA and Walt Gessler—MN DNR Wildlife Area Supervisor

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2022 “Ladies Lovin’ Local Goods”​

Locally grown foods and locally made products​

Speakers: Suzanne Fairchild, Owner & Founder of Fairchild Farms & Mercantile; Jeanne & Travis Anderson of Simple Living Farms; Paula Stranlund of PK Farms and Montevideo Farmers Market

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2023 "Nature's Grocery Store"​

Common weed use and benefits, what is growing in your back yard?​

 

2024 “Honey Bees & Pollinators Please”

The important of honey bees and pollinators in our ecosystem and what we can do to BEE the change. Speakers: Local Beekeeper Lynn & Dian Wiebe of Weebee’s Honey.