In the United States, most of us are accustomed to lakes and rivers that are clean enough to swim, fish, and play in, without risk from rotting carcasses or dangerous bacteria and viruses.
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Using a Watershed Approach to Restore Area Lakes
On Friday, January 27, the Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District broke ground on a $536,605 wetland restoration project in southern Chisago County that will ultimately improve water quality in Moody Lake (Chisago Lake Twp.) and Bone Lake (Scandia). The project will serve as an example for how to work at a watershed scale, as…
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2017 Brings More Than $2 Million in Clean Water Funds to Washington County
$505,000 will be used to help Forest Lake Area Schools, the Rice Creek Watershed District and the City of Forest Lake retrofit stormwater ponds and construct new irrigation systems to reduce groundwater use by more than 4 million gallons per year.
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Smart Salting – Save Money, Do Good
Many homeowners and most businesses use way more salt than necessary. In reality, a relatively light dusting with about 3-inches of space between each granule of salt is enough to melt ice effectively without wasting salt.
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Condos and Townhomes Are Going Green
Working with board members from the association, landscape designer Tara Kline put together a design that replaced around 3,325 square feet of turf with native plants. The swale features “thirsty” shrubs like dogwood that soak up lots of water, as well as plants like cup plant, joe pyweed, blue flag iris, and sedges that provide both beauty and habitat.
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Brown’s Creek Feels the Chill
For Brown’s Creek Watershed District, nursing its namesake waterway back to good health is a top priority.
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Students Plant 10 Acres of Prairie at St. Croix Prep
Already, the teachers are coming up with creating ways to teach about biology, ecology, math, technology and art in the prairie.
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Unicorn Ranches, National Parks and Waterslides
Bounded by the St. Croix River on the east and the Mississippi on the west, Lake Elmo and Trout Brook in-between, we were able to see how each student’s choices for land development fit in the larger landscape.
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St. Croix Stories
The St. Croix River has changed dramatically over the years. What do you think it will look like 40 years from now?
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Two Llamas and a Prairie
“For our 25th anniversary – the silver anniversary – we got a doe with silver ears and two baby goats.” Becky Vierling smiles as she talks about the small farm in Denmark Township that she and her husband Philip bought in 2003. When the Vierlings took on a more than 100-year old farm house with…
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