If our readers had only read copy in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about Friday's DNR Roundtable, they'd probably form a sour opinion.
There's Dennis Anderson's column, DNR event misses chance to take up critical issues of the day, and Tony Kennedy's news report, DNR roundtable to cut broad swath on outdoors.
While they bring up good points of the absurdity of " boosting game bird numbers and tripling the current ethanol-blend standard" (Anderson) and "the possible Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine proposed for the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness" (Kennedy), feed from one session on our Twitter stream left us hopeful for the future of outdoors recreation in Minnesota.
Here's a sample of tweets from the session:
The #DNRroundtable session focusing on Young Voices is pretty packed I like to see it! Our panel below pic.twitter.com/EcF1tD0qUm
— Julia Schrenkler (@juliaschrenkler) January 24, 2020
Young Voices: Connecting with the Outdoors 🌱panel at #DNRroundtable Different approaches: this discussion forms a circle 🌎compared to lecture format. Optimistic listening & participation 🌞@mndnr @bha_mn #outdoors pic.twitter.com/k3l78Y7qs1
— Rep. Rick Hansen (@reprickhansen) January 24, 2020
High School Students with Urban Roots: “People think there isn’t much you can do as an individual to help local habitats and wildlife. But we’ve cleared acres and done other things. So you can do a lot as a small group.” @urbanrootsmn #DNRroundtable pic.twitter.com/0BPPtvPhp9
— Minnesota DNR (@mndnr) January 24, 2020
I want to note that this #DNRroundtable session on youth voices is the most diverse session - in multiple areas - that I’ve attended, and I’m just gonna say that’s the future, right there.
— Julia Schrenkler (@juliaschrenkler) January 24, 2020
Youth panelists at the #DNRroundtable urged the DNR and other outdoor organizations to reach out to youth organizations and value youth opinion on outdoor issues. This will engage young people in the outdoors. #YouthVoices pic.twitter.com/V1y1TSTXlh
— Minnesota DNR (@mndnr) January 24, 2020
Q: How do we encourage youth to be outdoor advocates?
— Minnesota DNR (@mndnr) January 24, 2020
A: You need to treat young adults as adults. Build on your relationship with them. Build a friendship. Ask them what they are seeing in their communities and relate outdoor issues to their experiences. #DNRroundtable pic.twitter.com/8mZvgpQA6R
I want to note that this #DNRroundtable session on youth voices is the most diverse session - in multiple areas - that I’ve attended, and I’m just gonna say that’s the future, right there.
— Julia Schrenkler (@juliaschrenkler) January 24, 2020
We'll avoid the obvious joke about the naysayers (ok, our editor is a Boomer) and hope readers are as delighted with the photos in the tweets as we were.
Photo: "Young Voices: Connecting with the Outdoors" session tweet by South St. Paul DFL state representative Rick Hansen.
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