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Will derby ducks sail on a cleaner creek in 2025?

By: angiehongmn December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, UncategorizedBayport, Clean Water Fund, conservation, environment, featured, middle st. croix watershed management organization, nature, news, Perro Creek, Washington Conservation District, WildlifeLeave a Comment

The City recently restored a 300ft stretch of degraded stream along 3rd Ave. N near Perro Park, in partnership with Middle St Croix Watershed Management Organization (MSCWMO) and the Washington Conservation District. The goal of the project is to stabilize the streambank, reduce the amount of sediment and phosphorus flowing downstream to the St. Croix River, and improve habitat along Perro Creek.

Two miles, three raingardens, and 100 feet of native buffer: Charting Perro Creek’s journey to cleaner water and better health

By: angiehongmn March 18, 2021March 16, 2021

Keeping water clean, Partners and UpdatesBayport, buffers, featured, middle st. croix watershed management organization, native plants, Perro Creek, raingardens, streamsLeave a Comment

Local partners including City of Bayport, the Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization (MSCWMO), and even area Girl Scouts have worked to reduce erosion and improve water quality in Perro Creek through a series of projects including raingardens and native buffer plantings.

Saving Bayport’s Perro Creek + “Bike and Boat to Bayport” – May 12 at Lakeside Park

By: angiehongmn May 7, 2018June 11, 2018

Keeping water clean, Partners and UpdatesBayport, middle st. croix watershed management organization, Perro Creek, St. Croix River, St. Croix River AssociationLeave a Comment

Tiny Perro Creek begins in Valley View Park, a hidden gem tucked between Phil and Tara’s Hideaway, the two Minnesota Correctional Facilities, and the Bayport Fire Department. From Perro Pond, the stream runs downhill 1.8 miles through the neighborhoods of Bayport until it eventually reaches the St. Croix River just north of Bayport Marina. Though…

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.