December 2011 – East Metro Water

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As the Water Drop Rolls: Part 2

By: angiehongmn December 30, 2011

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and Updates, Water ConservationBrown's Creek Watershed District, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Dellwood, Eagle Scout Ryan Thill, lake elm, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, Washington Conservation District, White Bear Yacht ClubLeave a Comment

Welcome again to another edition of As the Water Drop Rolls, brought to you by the East Metro Water Resource Education Program, a partnership of 17 local units of government working to keep your water clean.

Brown’s Creek, the Trail and the Waterhshed District

By: angiehongmn December 22, 2011

Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventures, Water ConservationBrown's Creek Watershed District, Stone Arch BridgeLeave a Comment

An extension to the Gateway Trail using the Minnesota Zephyr Line will eventually bring trail users right into downtown Stillwater via the “Brown’s Creek Trail.”

Confessions of an Inline Skater

By: angiehongmn December 16, 2011

Keeping water clean, Yards and Landscapingcoal-tar based sealant, driveway, waterLeave a Comment

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are doing a number on our lakes.

Abounding Deer and Combines in the Fields

By: angiehongmn December 9, 2011

Water Conservation, WildlifeAgricultural Conservation, DeerLeave a Comment

Do overabundant deer have any impact on nearby streams and waterways?

“Grandpa, why are there dragonflies?”

By: angiehongmn December 2, 2011

Keeping water clean, WildlifeLeave a Comment

I paused slightly and pondered my seven year-old grandson’s question, “Why are there dragonflies?” My training taught me that the dragonfly comes from the scientific order Odonata, loosely meaning, “toothed ones”, because of their toothly lower lip used to capture and hold prey, as they eat. Next is the suborder of Anisoptera, meaning “different wings”…