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Exploring the St. Croix Valley: Adventures on & off the Water

By: angiehongmn July 1, 2024July 2, 2024

Outdoor Adventures, Uncategorizedcamping, canoeing, featured, forests, hiking, Minnesota, prairie, St. Croix River, WisconsinLeave a Comment

In February of 2022, I took a week off of work, loaded up the dog, a pair of snowshoes, and copious amounts of coffee, chocolate, and wine, then headed up north to Pine County, Minnesota. My goal was to see if I could maybe, sort-of write a book. Now, two years later, this little book of mine finally makes its grand debut to the rest of the world!

The official launch party is next week (YES! You are invited!) and I’ll also be doing speaking events in Marine on St. Croix (July 9) and Lake Elmo (July 13). I’d love to see you in real life!

Three ways to help pollinators this spring

By: angiehongmn April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

Uncategorized, Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingbutterflies, featured, gardening, Minnesota, native plants, pollinators, prairieLeave a Comment

The single most important thing you can do to protect pollinators is to plant and preserve native habitat on your land and in your community. Washington Conservation District and Blue Thumb – Planting for Clean Water have resources to help you get started.

Pollinator Friendly Alliance, Washington County Parks, Washington Conservation District, and Wild Ones – St. Croix Oak Savanna are also seeking volunteers to help plant more than 1000 native plants at Lake Elmo Park reserve on Saturday, May 4 at 11am. Visit http://www.pollinatorfriendly.org to learn more and register.

Leave some for the birds and bees please

By: angiehongmn February 29, 2024February 27, 2024

Uncategorized, Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, gardening, native plants, pollinators, spring gardeningLeave a Comment

I pretended to eat a maggot in the name of science. Once you learn why, you’ll you’ll want to do it too.

A tiny town gets a big dose of flower power

By: angiehongmn September 28, 2023

Uncategorized, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, Landfall, lawns to legumes, pollinators, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Landfall’s pollinator demonstration project features new native plantings on Tanner’s Lake, as well as at the Tot Lot playground, the community center, and a neighborhood cul de sac, and will also create a demonstration bee lawn behind the community center.

A few days north of Minnesota

By: angiehongmn August 11, 2023August 10, 2023

Outdoor Adventures, UncategorizedAlaska, camping, environment, featured, kayaking, oil spill4 Comments

Thirty-five years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the estuaries and bays surrounding Valdez are clear and clean again and the area has become a popular destination for fishing excursions, kayak trips, and other outdoor adventures.

Tending to the grove

By: angiehongmn July 21, 2023July 18, 2023

Uncategorizedfeatured, oak savanna, prairie, trees, volunteersLeave a Comment

At a church in Woodbury, two bur oak trees have stood tall for more than 250 years. They’ve watched the land transition from prairie to farmland to busy suburbia and play so central a role in the story of the congregation that the people decided to call this place The Grove.

State of the Lakes in Washington County

By: angiehongmn June 18, 2023June 15, 2023

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Where are we winning and where do we need to focus more attention?

Ford Plant closes, Hidden Falls returns

By: angiehongmn June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Uncategorizedfeatured, Hidden Falls, Mississippi River, redevelopment, St Paul, stormwaterLeave a Comment

When the Ford Assembly Plant closed in 2011, the Capitol Region Watershed District and City of St. Paul seized the opportunity to engage the wider community and transform the site into a thriving residential neighborhood with parks and recreational amenities.

Feeling Loony in Forest Lake

By: angiehongmn May 15, 2023May 4, 2023

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Uncategorized, Wildlifealum treatment, birds, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, featured, Forest Lake, lakes, loons, MinnesotaLeave a Comment

At the Forest Lake Lake Association (FLLA) meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 6:30-8pm, Rob Rabasco, coordinator of Minnesota’s Loon Restoration Project, will talk about efforts underway to protect loon habitat across the state, augment natural loon nesting with artificial nesting platforms in targeted locations, implement loon-friendly lake management plans, and increase survival rates for loon chicks. Robasco is one of three invited speakers for the event.

Indigenous Perspectives on Land Management

By: angiehongmn December 6, 2022October 10, 2023

UncategorizedDakota, featured, habitat restoration, Minnesota, Native people, native plants, OjibweLeave a Comment

Oak savanna is one example of an ecosystem that has co-evolved with humans in several different locations in North America. In this transitional zone between forest and prairie, people used fire to maintain open areas as a way to attract large game animals such as bison and elk.