Write a letter to Gov. Pawlenty this Thanksgiving to tell him why he should include Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories in his budget. Timing is key as the governor will be considering what to keep and what to cut over the coming month. The greater the show of support from students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of the field station, the better the chance he'll include it.

Follow the link for handy guidelines.
http://itasca.umn.edu/getinvolved/

CBS alumni share there memories of time spent at Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories reminiscing about raccoon encounters and field biology experiments gone wrong.
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/aboutcbs/bio/fall2008/classnotesitasca.shtml