As our last meeting of the 2023-24 Rotary year, we boarded a school bus at Meyer Middle School and were transported -- back in time for those of us who rode those big yellow buses back in our youth, and to the School District of River Falls' school forest for our brief tour. The bus took us down the 1/2 mile access road to the recently completed bus turnaround, and from there we walked a few steps to the south end of the meadow (in the process of being restored to native prairie). We heard about the amazing amount of volunteer work already done, the continuing plans for trails including some for those with limited mobility, and of course the prospect of a Rotary pavilion on the ground where we stood. The tour included a brief stop at the "Four Corners" to give an overview of how the Kinni River Land Trust Community Forest, the city-owned trails along the Kinni, and the School Forest form a continuous area of preserved land for all of us to enjoy. Click Read More for photos.
