VCSU schedules open house

The new Prairie Waters Education & Research Center of Valley City State University will have an open house 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Tours of the facility and demonstrations are planned.

The recently established PWERC is now open to serve as a statewide resource for water education, research and management. The center has four main areas of focus: educational activities for students, teacher workshops, professional workshops and research on aquatic biological resources. It is located about 17 miles south of Valley City in the Sheyenne River Valley and within easy access to a variety of aquatic resources including the Sheyenne River, Clausen Springs, Little Yellowstone and several large wetlands.

The center was funded by a five-year $732,000 grant by the North Dakota Department of Health and is headed by Dr. Andre DeLorme, who has been on the faculty of VCSU since 1996.

To get to the facility, from Interstate 94 take Valley City exit 292. Turn south on County Road 20/Kathryn Road. Continue 17 miles to Kathryn. Turn east on Barnes County Road 38/Fist avenue. Follow curve to Fourth street. Follow curve back to First avenue. Curve again onto Sixth street. Arrive at Prairie Waters on right.

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