In a way, the low water levels in White Bear Lake have made a previously invisible problem glaringly evident.
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Striving Toward a Washington County Land Ethic
Aldo Leopold, a famous author (among conservationists at least) once wrote:
“The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land.”
Read MoreSt. Croix Secrets
When looking at the St. Croix River, do you ever wonder where all that water came from?
Read MoreI Brake for Dirt Piles
Never ask an ecologist “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Unless, of course, you are ready for a long discussion that touches on the relationship between habitat and wildlife.
Read MoreTending the Delicate Balance
The Wild Ones 2012 Design With Nature Conference: Tending the Delicate Balance, will explore the relationships between plants and animals in our natural communities and consider the impacts of processes such as habitat loss and climate change.
Read MoreWetlands, Wonderlands
In the dead of winter, thoughts of spring dance in our heads. Even with frozen land and waters there is life surviving within our wetlands.
Read MoreAs the Water Drop Rolls: Part 2
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.
Read MoreBrown’s Creek, the Trail and the Waterhshed District
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.”
Read MoreAbounding Deer and Combines in the Fields
Do overabundant deer have any impact on nearby streams and waterways?
Read MoreSprings have Sprung
Rocks are weeping along the St. Croix River. If you hike along the river’s edge, you can see clear, cold water trickling down the sides of their walls and burbling to the surface year-round. In seepage swamps, found low at the bases of cliffs, skunk cabbage blooms in late winter, while in the spring, rare…
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