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become a MRR Intern
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THANK YOU TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - DULUTH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM FOR BEING A STRONG PARTICIPANT IN MRR'S ACADEMIC BASED PROGRAMS
2008 Opportunities
MRR's central strategic focus is on ending gas-tax diversions to motorized recreation.
MRR is very academic and policy oriented. We work with science types to develop valid practical tools and organize citizens to gather valid data supporting our policy objectives. There are four ongoing research projects gathering data and making policy recommendations all with an end focus on gas-tax funding:
1. Longitudinal study of off-road vehicle effects in the Cloquet Valley State Forest as a tool of accountability with the DNR and St. Louis County. (This will involve a collaboration with MRR volunteers, other interns, the Natural Resource Research Institute, St. Louis County land department and others)
2. Ongoing audit of St. Louis County's gas-tax funding of motorized recreation and recommendations for suspension of funding and implementation of MRR's Five Standards for Protecting Minnesota from the Unwanted Effects of Off-road Vehicles
3. Literature review of the global warming effects of motorized recreation
All t his work is evident throughout MRR's website, www.MnResponsibleRec.org.
All programs have evolved over the past decade but are in a constant state of evolution as we strive for higher understanding and greater effectiveness.
MRR Personnel and Collaborations
MRR Interns will be trained and supervised by professionals with strong backgrounds in education, science, forestry, web communications, media. MRR Interns will work closely with government agencies and other non-profit organizations.
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Internships
MRR offers internships involving field work, graphic arts and communications, curating our Art of Quiet Places gallery, and research.
Intern Programs and Contributions:
3 Year Retrospective
2005
In 2005 students from the University of Minnesota Duluth Geography Department worked with scientists at the Natural Resources Research Institute developing a protocol for documenting the effects of off-road vehicles on vegetation, soils and streams. To assist with the Weber Stream Initiative to restore North Shore streams, the students then documented ATV impacts in the Amity Creek and Lester River watersheds in Duluth. The "Off-road Vehicle Effects" protocol first developed by the students will be distributed statewide in 2006 as part of MRR's "Toolkit for the Quiet Majority".
 
2006
In Summer 2006, a trio of UMD Environmental Studies interns applied the damage checklists and assessments developed in 2005 to the Kingsbury Creek trail system behind the Lake Superior Zoo. Interns mapped all trails in a four square mile area with a GPS unit, photographed each damage site with a digital camera, and completed damage records and assessments for all motorized vehicle damage encountered. The interns compiled the data gathered in 2005 and 2006 and prepared a presentation for Mayor Herb Bergson and city and county officials and stakeholders on the importance of continuing to enforce Duluth's 2004 ATV ban. The presentation was a success, with representatives from Duluth's police and parks/recreation departments pledging to work with the mayor and members of the press to enforce illegal ATV use in the city.
 Off-Road Vehicle Damage in Duluth
2007
A similar 2007 Student Intern Study in the Cloquet Valley State Forest will soon result in the launching of a GoogleEarth Cloquet Valley State Forest webpage which may be unique in the nation. Viewers will be able to click on study locations and see photos and video and data over time as MRR works for better enforcement of ATV rules, restoration of damaged areas and accountability in the use of gas-tax revenue for off-road vehicles.
Slideshow and Video: 2007 Off-Road Vehicle Effects and Cost of Restoration Study, DNR Proposed Taft ATV/Snowmobile Trail; Cloquet Valley State Forest, St. Louis County, Minnesota, 4/2/08
2008 Opportunities to the left above.
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