Tips and tales about keeping water clean
Unlike typical lawns, bee-friendly lawns feature a mix of drought-tolerant fine fescue grasses and low-growing flowers such as Dutch white clover, creeping thyme, and self heal.
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Here is a lineup of some of the many FREE, fun, outdoor events scheduled in Washington County during the coming month.
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Three variables – water clarity, total phosphorus, and chlorophyll – are combined to create a metric known as a trophic state index.
A few years back, Jerry Spetzman began noticing that the color of the algae samples on a white filter corresponded almost perfectly with the lakes’ overall water quality.
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Conventional pavement is impermeable, which is a fancy way of saying that water does not soak through it when it rains. In contrast, porous pavement is holey – in a good way.
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According to the University of Minnesota, approximately 20% of all treated drinking water in the Twin Cities metro area is used outdoors, with a majority of this being used on lawns and landscapes.
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Most people consider dragonflies and damselflies to be terrestrial flying insects, but in fact, they spend more than half of their lives in the water.
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Minnesotans can help to restore habitat for wildlife by planting native flowers, shrubs and trees in our yards to create pocket oases and connected corridors near larger parks and natural areas.
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Five cheap tricks for a beautiful, healthy lawn that is safe for your kids and pets.
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Unlike typical lawns, bee-friendly lawns feature a mix of drought-tolerant fine fescue grasses and low-growing flowers such as Dutch white clover, creeping thyme, and self heal.
Read More
Here is a lineup of some of the many FREE, fun, outdoor events scheduled in Washington County during the coming month.
Read More
Three variables – water clarity, total phosphorus, and chlorophyll – are combined to create a metric known as a trophic state index.
A few years back, Jerry Spetzman began noticing that the color of the algae samples on a white filter corresponded almost perfectly with the lakes’ overall water quality.
Read More
Conventional pavement is impermeable, which is a fancy way of saying that water does not soak through it when it rains. In contrast, porous pavement is holey – in a good way.
Read More
According to the University of Minnesota, approximately 20% of all treated drinking water in the Twin Cities metro area is used outdoors, with a majority of this being used on lawns and landscapes.
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Most people consider dragonflies and damselflies to be terrestrial flying insects, but in fact, they spend more than half of their lives in the water.
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Minnesotans can help to restore habitat for wildlife by planting native flowers, shrubs and trees in our yards to create pocket oases and connected corridors near larger parks and natural areas.
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Five cheap tricks for a beautiful, healthy lawn that is safe for your kids and pets.
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How to dispose of five common waste products without polluting our water.
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On Saturday, May 1, volunteers in Marine on St. Croix planted 1,500 native plants along a wetland to create a natural buffer that will help to hold the soil in place and guard against erosion.
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