November « 2010

Carleton’s Second Wind Turbine

By Ed Lufkin, on November 15th, 2010

We thank Martha Larson (see below blog about her new position as Carleton’s manager of energy and sustainability) for this exciting report about the college’s second wind turbine. You may have read an article in the Northfield News about the debate going on in the world concerning the “setback” requirements for these new wind turbines, and today’s response to that article from a wind power consortium, in the Mpls Tribune. News like this is very timely, and this website is committed to keeping you informed about this——-and, of course, any other topic likely to affect our neighborhood. (open this link to see today’s report from Carleton.) http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/facilities/projects/second_turbine/

A worrisome report about squirrels dying in our neighborhood

By Ed Lufkin, on November 12th, 2010

For those of you who enjoy watching the antics of squirrels in your yards, as I certainly do———see attached photo——–this report from Mary Lewis Grow is worrisome. There’s no evidence, by the way, that cats are to blame; this was a grab shot of my own. Ed

“In the last four days, Roy has discovered four dead squirrels in the strip between the sidewalk and the street in front of our house. Thinking that this is highly unusual, we called the Rice County DNR (Department of Natural Resources).

The agent I talked to said that this is, indeed, very unusual. She said that it is rare to find dead squirrels at all (at least those who die of natural causes) since they usually go off and hide away to die, and that they do it singly — never in twos or groups.

She is going to come to Northfield to retrieve the bodies of the last two to have them analyzed, but she would be interested to know if others in our neighborhood have observed anything similar. One of her (and our) concerns is to be sure that they haven’t been poisoned since any poison that could affect squirrels would also be a threat to dogs, cats, and birds, not to mention our dear little albino squirrels whom we all love.

So, please call me or the County DNR agent with any unusual pattern of squirrel deaths that you have noticed. The Agent is Jeannie Varlin (sp??) at (507) 455-5841. Our number is (507) 664-9494.

Thanks,

Mary Lewis Grow”

Carleton’s New Manager of Energy and Sustainability

By Ed Lufkin, on November 8th, 2010

Those interested in the new initiatives Carleton is making in the field of energy use and sustainability may be interested in this biography on Martha Larson. She is a true professional, and I expect we’ll be hearing from her from time to time on energy issues that might apply to the older homes of our neighborhood. Stay tuned, and visit https://apps.carleton.edu/community/news/?story_id=678891. Ed

Map of Carleton Campus

By Ed Lufkin, on November 2nd, 2010

I thought you might like to see the current map of Carleton Campus, as forwarded to me by the Carleton Print Shop. It’s full of colorful graphics and helps to understand the layout, I think, very well. Ed

Campus Map 2010

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Carleton’s Second Wind Turbine

A worrisome report about squirrels dying in our neighborhood

Carleton’s New Manager of Energy and Sustainability

Map of Carleton Campus

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