Event with Henry Grabar: Mobility, Housing + Equity
On April 30, please come for a dialogue with Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World. Free; registration required.
Rochester Township election results
Congratulations to the winners of the Rochester Township Supervisor election. We look forward to working with you over the next 3 years!
Rochester Township Supervisor candidate questions
To better inform voters, Save the Rookery asked the Rochester Township Supervisor candidates a set of questions. See their responses here!
Tues, March 12: MN Township Election Day!
Tuesday, March 12 is Minnesota Township Election Day! Vote in person in Rochester Township on Tuesday 5-8PM. Early in-person absentee voting is also available Saturday, March 9, 10AM-noon.
Pavilion Mistakes has new marketing
None of the Pavilion Mistakes lots have sold… they now have a new marketing plan, but is it just greenwashing?
Post Bulletin: What happened to the herons?
For many members of the nonprofit Save the Rookery, the bitter memories are still fresh — memories of standing-room-only crowds at Rochester Township Board meetings where those seeking to save the rookery outnumbered the developers by large margins, only to have their pleas fall on deaf ears.
A Story of Conservation and Community: Tuesday, Oct 3, 7PM
Please join us for a presentation by Lynn Cornell and Michael Melford at the Izaak Walton Cabin, Tuesday, October 3, 7 PM
Protecting and Restoring a Resilient Landscape: Tuesday, August 8
Presentation on “Protecting and Restoring a Resilient Landscape”, Tuesday August 8, Izaak Walton Cabin
3 Questions for the Candidates (updated!)
Save The Rookery asked all three candidates for the Rochester Township Board of Supervisors the same set of questions to inform voters prior to the election to be held Tuesday, March 14, 5-8PM (early voting the morning of Saturday, March 11).
Rochester Nature Lovers Book Group
Join the Rochester Nature Lovers Book Group, now reading Rambunctious Garden by Emma Marris
Post Bulletin: 2022 Rookery Year in Review
2022 in Review: The year the great blue herons failed to return to their Southwest Rochester nest site
Pavilion Mistakes "final plat" public hearing
Pavilion Mistakes "final plat" public hearing is TUESDAY, Dec 6, 7PM, Rochester Township Hall
Give to the Max!
Save the Rookery is participating in GiveMN’s Give to the Max Day, November 17!
Women candidates for County Commissioner
Rochester Women magazine featured the many women who are running for Olmsted County Commissioner.
Olmsted County Attorney Candidates
Save the Rookery asked candidates for Olmsted County Attorney some questions to better inform voters.
Olmsted County SWCD Candidates
Save the Rookery asked candidates for Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) some questions to better inform voters.
Post Bulletin endorses county commissioner candidates
The Post Bulletin editorial board has endorsed candidates for Olmsted County Commissioner.