The Quixote Ave. project demonstrates the importance of working collaboratively and using innovative approaches to address modern water quality problems.
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Vectors of Infestation
Recently, our office began looking at data collected from inspections during the first half of the summer, the results were astounding.
Read MoreSaving up from a rainy day
Collecting and saving rainwater for later use is a practice that used to be common, back when Old Cottage Grove was just plain Cottage Grove.
Read MoreCanoeing on Big Marine Lake
Car loaded and canoe strapped firmly to the roof, I paced around the house waiting for my three-year old to wake up from an epic nap. “It figures,” I muttered to my husband, “Most days he won’t nap at all, but the one time I want to go canoeing he’s still asleep at 6pm!” Loudly,…
Read MoreSouth Washington Watershed District adapts to changing times and new challenges
New development continues to be one of the biggest challenge facing the watershed.
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Planting for Future Generations
By the time the oaks we planted begin to produce acorns, Charlie and Linnea will already be in their 30’s, with jobs and lives of their own.
Read MoreGet involved and make a difference for Earth Day and Arbor Day
Saturday, April 25, Mahtomedi will be holding its 9th annual RITE of Spring Earth Day event, 9am-noon and Carpenter Nature Center will be holding its 3rd annual Earth Day Birding Festival, 8am-4pm.
Read MoreSt. Croix River: Changing Climate, Changing Times
The 2015 St. Croix Summit, scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 at the Water Street Inn in Stillwater, will be an opportunity for citizens, scientists, policy makers and local implementers from throughout the basin to engage in a full day of learning and collaboration.
Read MoreChasing the Spring
Though the thermometer might not show it, one sure sign of spring is the Master Gardeners’ spring landscape workshop, scheduled for this coming weekend, March 7, at the Oakdale Discovery Center.
Read MoreThriving in the face of the Winter-maker
Ten minutes before show time, the crowd was still small, but by the time the narrator began, nearly every seat was taken in the outdoor amphitheater near the lake.
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