Washington County is home to more horse owners that anywhere else in Minnesota.
Read MoreReading the Landscape
This year’s Wild Ones: Design with Nature Conference will be held Sat., March 2 from 8am-4:30pm at the Plymouth Creek Center in Plymouth and the theme is Reading the Landscape.
Read MoreEating fish by candlelight
Minnesota has reduced its mercury emissions by 70% in the last 13 years.
Read MoreDon’t be a drip
Accidents aside, water conservation experts estimate that a typical family of four loses 10,000 to 20,000 gallons of water a year to leaks and outdated plumbing fixtures.
Read MoreOn the dangers of parenting while saving the world
It’s okay if you spent all year chopping away at the buckthorn in your backyard and still see an impenetrable thicket when you look out the kitchen window. I understand.
Read MoreTake a Chill Pill
I was reminded of two important lessons that day. One, is that people in Minnesota are undeniably nice, and always there to lend a helping hand. The second, is that when the roads are snowy and icy, it’s best to stay off of them.
Read MoreLo, how a rose
That day they collected 101,904 bags of leaves, which is the equivalent of more than 20,000 pounds of phosphorus.
Read MoreSaving Trout
Because trout and the insects that they rely on for food – stoneflies, mayflies, and caddisflies – are so sensitive to pollution and increases in water temperature, trout by necessity require pretty places to live.
Read MoreA View from Hidden Harbor
Most people still call it Willie’s, though there are a few that remember even further back when it was called Bell’s. Now known as Hidden Harbor Marina, this place is the quintessential local hangout. Tucked away in St. Paul Park, far from the highway, you would never stumble upon Hidden Harbor by accident. Folks who…
Read MoreThankful for so many things
The magic of the St. Croix Valley doesn’t happen by accident.
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