Collecting water quality data from streams is not nearly as easy as collecting data from lakes and rivers.
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All articles filed in Brown’s Creek Watershed District
Battling Floods and Saving Trout – 20 Years of Work for the Brown’s Creek Watershed District
Next year, the Brown’s Creek Watershed District will celebrate its 20-year anniversary and Leiser, the guy with a now-dry basement, is still working hard to prevent flooding and protect lakes and streams throughout the watershed.
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Brown’s Creek Feels the Chill
For Brown’s Creek Watershed District, nursing its namesake waterway back to good health is a top priority.
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Celebrating the Wild Along Brown’s Creek Trail
Sometimes I wonder if our children can still find the wild that we grew up in.
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Could steel wool lead to cleaner water?
Since 2005, iron-enhanced sand filters have moved from the laboratory into the field, where they are quickly becoming a popular tool in the fight against stormwater pollution.
Read MoreChasing the Spring
Though the thermometer might not show it, one sure sign of spring is the Master Gardeners’ spring landscape workshop, scheduled for this coming weekend, March 7, at the Oakdale Discovery Center.
Read MoreAs the Water Drop Rolls
Elsewhere across the east metro, homeowners wielding shovels and pitchforks laid traps, disguised as ornamental landscaping, to keep nutrients and other pollutants out of local waterways.
Read MoreHow’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 2 – Rivers and Streams)
In the Twin Cities metro area, development has impacted most of the rivers and streams and only 37% are meeting water quality standards for aquatic life.
Read MoreExploring the new Brown’s Creek Trail
Converting the rail bed into a walking and biking trail created an opportunity to correct some of the historic damage to Brown’s Creek.
Read MoreFind Inspiration at the FamilyMeans St. Croix Valley Garden Tour – July 12-13
Some of the gardens feature landscaping with Minnesota native plants, but there are also shade gardens, veggie gardens, and even a garden with a model train.
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