September 2011 – East Metro Water

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Board tour shows that conservation works in any setting

By: angiehongmn September 30, 2011

Local Achievements, Partners and Updatesstormwater pollution, Washington Conservation District, wildlife habitatLeave a Comment

The dozen conservation projects on the WCD board tour represent just a fraction of the hundreds that the district has helped to install over the past five years.

This express lane is closed

By: angiehongmn September 23, 2011

Keeping water cleanWashington County, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Something about driving turns ordinary people in ogres.

Work For Water Neighborhood Challenge

By: angiehongmn September 16, 2011

Keeping water cleanalgae, clean water, Freshwater Society, phosphorusLeave a Comment

Perhaps this year, however, some Minnesotans will find an extra incentive for raking their leaves, in the form of a $500 prize being offered by the Freshwater Society.

If that tree could talk

By: angiehongmn September 13, 2011

Yards and LandscapingLeave a Comment

Then again, a tree doesn’t have a larynx, so if it could talk, maybe it would grumble and moan all day long.

Debunking myths about raingardens

By: angiehongmn September 13, 2011

Yards and LandscapingBlue Thumb, raingardens, stormwater pollution, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Unfortunately, although raingardens have become more prevalent in our landscape, many common myths and misconceptions continue to proliferate.