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Environmentalists opposed the Pavilion Estates development because it would harm a blue heron rookery. Now, lots are marketed for their combination of luxury living and environmental sensitivity.
The Save the Rookery's political and legal defeats to save a great blue heron's nest clusters have galvanized the group.
Born September 16, 1945 in Leavenworth, KS; died of breast cancer on April 10, 2020 in Rochester, MN. Formerly of Duluth and St. Paul suburbs, she most recently lived in
The Rochester Township Board will take up the Pavilion Estates' preliminary plat at its next meeting on Aug. 11.
In a city where new housing is scarce, the blue heron nests are the most recent flash point between local officials who green light new developments and Rochester residents who fear the region — under a massive development plan to bolster Mayo Clinic — is growing unfettered and with environmental costs.