This year, for the first time, the Washington Conservation District has grant funds available to help landowners living near the St. Croix River convert large areas of turf to prairie, making it easier than ever for people to go native.
Read MoreValley Branch lake and stream improvement project kicks off June 4 & 6
Included in the study are Silver Lake in North St. Paul/Maplewood; Sunfish, Eagle Point and Horseshoe Lakes in Lake Elmo; and Lake Edith in Afton. A separate study will also look at Kelle’s Creek in Afton, which was recently found to have elevated levels of E. coli bacteria.
Read MoreDandelion Wars
When I was a child I loved dandelions like all children do. Bright, cheerful and easily accessible, I gathered them in handfuls to make bouquets for my mom, princess crowns for myself, or decorations for the dog. Truth be told, I still think there are few sights more uplifting than a hillside covered in bright…
Read MoreGiving a Drink to the River Herself
“Every step we take we will be praying for and thinking of the water. The water has given us life and now, we will support the water.” – Sharon Day
Read MoreBoth the Forest and the Trees
This spring, the WCD sold 23,000 trees to local residents for conservation projects and habitat plantings
Read MoreJourney on Two Wheels
By now, my bike was nothing more than an extension of my body and I had a sense of unbounded joy at rediscovering this part of me that had been long hidden during pregnancy, new motherhood and a long winter’s snow.
Read MoreGardening in the Snow
If you’re looking for advice and ideas on how to create an outdoor living space that is attractive and family friendly, provides wildlife habitat, and helps to protect nearby water resources, check out one of two free workshops in Stillwater, upcoming the second week of May.
Read MoreWell Water Nitrate Testing Clinics – May 6 and 8
Counter intuitively, solutions to other common water pollution problems – boiling, softening and filtration – do nothing to reduce nitrate levels and, in fact, boiling can actually increase nitrate concentrations.
Read MoreA chat about scat
A study in Seattle found that 20% of water born bacteria in the area could be traced to dog droppings.
Read MoreHow to cross a river with a baby
Most parents of young children avoid international travel, particularly to locations where treacherous unpaved roads, tarantulas, and rodents of unusual size are common. We are different. When my husband Gary and I began discussing vacation destinations for this winter, the conversation quickly moved from, “nothing involving long car rides,” to “preferably some place warm,” before…
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