Keeping water clean – Page 31

“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”…

I won’t be home for Christmas

By: angiehongmn November 18, 2011

Keeping water cleangroundwater, road salt, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Salt is only part of the equation when it comes to keeping our roads safe in the winter.

FarmWise pilot project a winning idea

By: angiehongmn November 14, 2011

Keeping water cleanConservation farming, Freshwater Society, National Park Service, non-point source pollution, Washington Conservation District, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Earlier this year, FarmWise won $15,000 in the Minnesota Idea Open, a competition that asked people across the state to vote on-line and during the Minnesota State Fair to select their favorite, most innovative ideas for cleaning up Minnesota waterways.

Maplewood Mall: The next urban forest?

By: angiehongmn November 8, 2011

Keeping water cleanphosphorus, ramsey washington metro watershed district, stormwater pollution, trees, water pollution2 Comments

Now, thanks to an ambitious project of the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, trees are sprouting right out of the pavement in the parking lot of the Mall.

Local Churches find Multiple Benefits in Stewardship Projects

By: angiehongmn October 25, 2011

Keeping water clean, Local AchievementsBlue Thumb, middle st. croix watershed management organization, raingardens, rice creek watershed district, south washington watershed district, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Locally, more and more places of worship are using environmental stewardship projects as a way to bring members together, add beauty to their church grounds, and demonstrate caretaking for God’s creation.

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.

William and Kates wedding in Lanesboro

By: angiehongmn August 30, 2011

Keeping water cleanLeave a Comment

While canoeing on a fine stretch of water like the Root River, one has plenty of time to contemplate the scenery, both inside and outside the boat.

Playing in the mud

By: angiehongmn August 16, 2011

Keeping water cleanLeave a Comment

For those of us who continue to love playing in the mud well into our adulthood, opportunities abound still abound, just not on local construction sites.

Let the Fish Flipping Begin

By: angiehongmn July 1, 2011

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updatesfishing, St. Croix River, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Starting soon, fish eating, beer drinking, soda slurping patrons like myself will start finding coasters with the most unusual message sitting under their drinks.