In my perfect world, classroom lessons would almost always be paired with hands-on activities and authentic experiences outside of the school.
Read MoreClear Lake, Happy Campers
There are many reasons why little Spring Lake near Akeley is clear while most of the shallow lakes near us are not.
Read MoreIt takes a neighborhood to save a lake
A study conducted by BCWD in 2011 identified 71 homes out of 500 in the Croixwood neighborhood where residential raingardens like those built by Kathy Klonecki and Margaret and Robert Boettcher would most help to keep polluted runoff out of Long Lake.
Read MoreDraining your pool without killing your lake
Don’t end up in the police blotter in your local paper. Don’t dump chlorinated water into the street or your local lake!
Read MoreGardening to Meet the Neighbors
Over the course of the next few days while I planted my new flowers and grasses, I met the neighbors down the street and their little white dog, a woman who had once nannied for a family that lived in our house, and a group of groomsmen that were killing time waiting for a wedding to begin.
Read MoreGrassed Waterways
Per acre, lawns and suburban landscapes create as much polluted runoff as farmland, but cropland has a larger overall impact on our St. Croix, Mississippi and Minnesota River systems simply because so much more land is covered in crops than lawns.
Read MoreGoing Old School at Lake Phalen
By the 1990’s, the shoreline around Lake Phalen consisted of a mangy mix of riprap, weeds, eroding soil and remnant turf grass. In some locations, even the paved walking path was in danger of crumbling into to water.
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Looking for Low-Maintenance on a Large Scale
On Tuesday, August 7, Nora Olson and Stillwater Township will host a prairie tour and workshop from 6:30-8pm.
Read MoreGardens Inspire Envy on the 20th Annual FamilyMeans St. Croix Garden Tour
FamilyMeans 20th Annual St. Croix Garden Tour promises to elicit garden envy from even the gentlest natured souls.
Read MoreSaving the Mighty Mississippi
The Mississippi Makeover Project envisions a future where this stretch of the Mississippi River will become a healthy and protected ecosystem that attracts abundant wildlife, becomes a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, and provides economic benefits to local communities.
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