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Trout return to Afton’s Trout Brook

By: angiehongmn March 9, 2023

Aquatic Biology, Local Achievements, Partners and Updates, WildlifeAfton Alps, Afton State Park, featured, south washington watershed district, trout, Trout BrookLeave a Comment

The stream restoration project creates different types of habitat that fish need, including deep pools with slow-moving water, shallow riffles with fast, turbulent water running over rocks, and runs with deep, fast water and little to no turbulence.

Meandering in the woods

By: angiehongmn June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventures, Partners and UpdatesAfton Alps, Afton State Park, designated trout stream, featured, hiking with kids, south washington watershed district, St. Croix River, stream restoration, troutLeave a Comment

There is an art to meandering in the woods. For Trout Brook and other naturalized streams, the “wiggles” allow for different types of habitat that fish need.

Sometimes people need a pause to wander in the woods as well.

Lending a helping hand to Afton’s Trout Brook

By: angiehongmn October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and Updates, WildlifeAfton Alps, Afton State Park, featured, habitat restoration, streams, troutLeave a Comment

South Washington Watershed District partners with Great River Greening and Vail Resorts A coldwater stream flows through the hills of Afton Alps and Afton State Park, bringing life to a valley in the woods. Over the past 150 years, Trout Brook has weathered the rise and fall of logging in region, decades of farming, and…

Unicorn Ranches, National Parks and Waterslides

By: angiehongmn October 19, 2016

Keeping water cleanAfton State Park, Lake Elmo Elementary, land development, Salem Lutheran School, St. Croix River, Trout in the Classroom, Trout UnlimitedLeave a Comment

Bounded by the St. Croix River on the east and the Mississippi on the west, Lake Elmo and Trout Brook in-between, we were able to see how each student’s choices for land development fit in the larger landscape.