East Metro Water

Chasing the Spring

By: angiehongmn March 4, 2015

Partners and Updates, Yards and LandscapingBrown's Creek Watershed District, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, clean water grants, middle st. croix watershed management organization, native plants, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, shoreline plantings, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Though the thermometer might not show it, one sure sign of spring is the Master Gardeners’ spring landscape workshop, scheduled for this coming weekend, March 7, at the Oakdale Discovery Center.

Stormwater Detective

By: angiehongmn February 23, 2015November 7, 2022

Keeping water cleanillicit discharges, stormwater pollution, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Even now, contractors frequently empty dirty wash water from carpet cleaning or wash cement off of tools straight into storm drains that connect directly to the lakes and rivers we swim in and fish from.

Thriving in the face of the Winter-maker

By: angiehongmn February 19, 2015

Outdoor Adventures, Partners and UpdatesLake Phalen, outdoor recreation, ramsey washington metro watershed districtLeave a Comment

Ten minutes before show time, the crowd was still small, but by the time the narrator began, nearly every seat was taken in the outdoor amphitheater near the lake.

Underground water

By: angiehongmn February 10, 2015

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Video footage from a temporary well built in Afton State Park showed water shooting out of a horizontal fault in one of the bedrock layers and then rushing downward toward a deeper level aquifer.

The Nature of Change

By: angiehongmn February 9, 2015

Buckthorn, Yards and Landscapingclimate change, native landscaping, Wild Ones Design With Nature ConferenceLeave a Comment

Wiley Buck, a restoration ecologist with local nonprofit Great River Greening, will talk about local grazing initiatives using sheep, goats and horses to control buckthorn and manage prairies in rural and urban settings.

Minnesota Fairytale

By: angiehongmn February 2, 2015

Keeping water cleanclean water, lakes, legacy amendment, rivers, water pollutionLeave a Comment

By the summer’s end, many of the formerly beautiful lakes in the kingdom were green instead of blue, creating most un-picturesque backdrops for the grand ball the king and queen hosted each year.

Reusing Runoff at the Oneka Ridge Golf Course

By: angiehongmn January 12, 2015

Water Conservationgroundwater, stormwater reuse, water conservationLeave a Comment

According to estimates, the system will reduce the golf course’s groundwater pumping by up to 50%.

As the Water Drop Rolls

By: angiehongmn January 7, 2015

Uncategorizedalgae, Brown's Creek Watershed District, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, middle st. croix watershed management organization, phosphorus, ramsey washington metro watershed district, rice creek watershed district, south washington watershed district, Valley Branch Watershed District, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Elsewhere across the east metro, homeowners wielding shovels and pitchforks laid traps, disguised as ornamental landscaping, to keep nutrients and other pollutants out of local waterways.

How’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 2 – Rivers and Streams)

By: angiehongmn December 22, 2014

Keeping water cleanBrown's Creek Watershed District, impaired waters, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Mississippi River, streams, water pollutionLeave a Comment

In the Twin Cities metro area, development has impacted most of the rivers and streams and only 37% are meeting water quality standards for aquatic life.

How’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 1 – Lakes)

By: angiehongmn December 18, 2014

Keeping water cleanimpaired waters, middle st. croix watershed management organization, non-point source pollution, phosphorus, ramsey washington metro watershed district, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Deeper lakes fare better than shallow ones, and the lakes in less developed portions of the metro are doing better than those in cities or adjacent to farms.