East Metro Water

Poetry of Nature

By: angiehongmn July 5, 2016

Outdoor AdventuresNational Park Service, St. Croix River, Wild and Scenic RiverLeave a Comment

The river brings life to fish and wildlife, fragile ecosystems, and local communities. Also, it is a place where we can leave behind the busyness of modern life and experience the song of nature.

Protecting the Water We Drink

By: angiehongmn June 29, 2016

Groundwaterdrinking water, groundwater, groundwater contamination, Washington County, water conservationLeave a Comment

There are many places where groundwater is already contaminated due to industry and agriculture, leaving even less of an already precious resource available to us.

Way Down Upon the Suwannee River

By: angiehongmn June 20, 2016

Keeping water cleanerosion control, fertilizer, phosphorus1 Comment

The Suwannee River Mine, which opened in northern Florida in 1965, was once one of our nation’s most productive sources for rock phosphate, the raw material used to manufacture phosphoric acid (phosphorus).

Please, park on the grass

By: angiehongmn June 16, 2016

Partners and Updatescommercial landscaping, grassy pave, porous pavementLeave a Comment

Though the grassy-pave looks like a lawn from a distance, it is actually a structural system, designed to withstand the weight of cars and trucks without compacting the soil beneath.

Groundwater and climate change: South Washington Watershed District prepares for new challenges

By: angiehongmn June 13, 2016

Partners and Updatesclimate change, groundwater, south washington watershed district, stormwater pollutionLeave a Comment

More water running off the land means less infiltrating down into aquifers; that combined with more people washing clothes, watering lawns and flushing toilets has resulted in declining groundwater levels in some parts of the watershed.

Giants of the prairie

By: angiehongmn June 8, 2016

Wildlife, Yards and LandscapingBelwin Conservancy, bison, prairie, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

On Saturday, June 11, the ground in the Belwin prairie will again shake as a truck pulls up, opens its doors and releases a herd of bison with thundering hooves.

What’s hopping in your yard?

By: angiehongmn June 1, 2016

Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingbuffers, frogs, gardening, Wetlands, wildlife habitatLeave a Comment

In your yard, you can create a healthy home for frogs and toads by leaving some of the grass unmowed near wetlands, lakes and woods; planting gardens with native plants; and using little or no chemicals on your lawn and gardens.