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The fallest fall ever

By: angiehongmn October 22, 2014

Keeping water clean, Yards and Landscapingalgae, apple orchards, fall, leaf raking, phosphorusLeave a Comment

Yes, fall is pretty awesome, but just like in all the other seasons, there are fall chores that need to be done in between eating apples and smashing pumpkins.

Grimy, green and gross

By: angiehongmn August 18, 2014

Aquatic Biologyalgae, aquatic plants, phosphorus2 Comments

Much of the green that is currently floating on our lakes are duckweed, though there is plenty of filamentous algae as well.

When Change doesn’t Happen Overnight

By: angiehongmn October 19, 2011

Aquatic Biologyalgae, aquatic plants, invasive plants, water pollutionLeave a Comment

By the time our favorite lake hits the tipping point, it usually requires a decade or more of intensive effort to reverse the effect.

Work For Water Neighborhood Challenge

By: angiehongmn September 16, 2011

Keeping water cleanalgae, clean water, Freshwater Society, phosphorusLeave a Comment

Perhaps this year, however, some Minnesotans will find an extra incentive for raking their leaves, in the form of a $500 prize being offered by the Freshwater Society.

Lessons from the locals

By: angiehongmn April 20, 2011

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and Updatesalgae, Brown's Creek Watershed District, impaired waters, McKusick Lake, middle st. croix watershed management organization, MPCA, native plants, phosphorus, raingardens, shoreline plantings, Stillwater, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Says Stillwater Council Member Doug Menikheim, â€œThe Lake McKusick story is a great example of what can happen when citizens pitch in to improve their community and different layers of government work together to save money and get things done.â€

A new twist on fish fry

For those of you keeping track, 23,000 pounds of carp could probably feed at least one thousand hungry Packer fans, more if you went heavy on the rye bread.

Out Standing in their Field

By: angiehongmn December 21, 2010

Keeping water clean, Local Achievementsalgae, buckthorn, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, clean water award, conservation, erosion control, invasive plants, non-point source pollution, St. Croix, St. Croix River, voluntary projects, Washington Conservation District, water pollution1 Comment

Standing in their field that day, the Warmingtons knew that the folks at the WCD would be able to help them with this gully as well.

As the Water Drop Rolls

Long envied for her crystal clear water, the lake uses her beauty and charm to convince Washington County Parks and the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District to build raingardens, porous pavement, a rock swale and native plantings to block a pesky suitor known locally as Polluted Runoff.

Green streets, blue water, yellow ducks

By: angiehongmn November 5, 2010

Keeping water cleanalgae, Bayport, blue water, Derby Days, green streets, Perro Creek, phosphorus, raingardens, rubber ducks, St. Croix, St. Croix River, stormwater pollution, stormwater ponds, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Starting next year, the bright yellow Derby Day ducks will enjoy cleaner, bluer, water during their annual float down Perro Creek thanks to the Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organizationâ€™s (MSCWMO) upcoming Green Streets Project.

Street Sweepers – sucking soon on a street near you?

By: angiehongmn November 1, 2010

Keeping water cleanalgae, best management practices, leaf raking, stormwater pollution, stormwater runoff, street sweeping, water qualityLeave a Comment

Hence, dirty roads today often mean smelly lakes next summer. To combat this problem, many east metro communities like Woodbury sweep their streets twice a year, once in the fall to keep leaves from clogging the storm sewers and once in the spring to remove leftover winter sand.