buckthorn – East Metro Water

So long sweet summer! Prepping lawns and gardens for the winter

By: angiehongmn October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

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By now, you’ve probably picked the last of the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants growing in your vegetable gardens. The predicted frost never quite made it to my house last weekend, but I know it’s only a matter of time before the winter temps will settle in for good. As you begin to prepare your lawn…

Living the buckthorn and bittersweet life

By: angiehongmn September 17, 2018

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Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I have a faint (ever-so-faint) recollection of the carefree joy I used to feel while hiking in the woods. “Aren’t these woods pretty?” I would think. “Look at all those pretty wildflowers along the roadside. Isn’t life grand?” My bliss was permanently disrupted, though, when I took my first ecology class…

Grants and workshops to help landowners create and improve woodland habitat

By: angiehongmn May 10, 2018May 7, 2018

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In addition to its annual tree sale, the Washington Conservation District offers advice and assistance to landowners hoping to create and improve woodland habitat on their properties.

Change Is Underway for Cottage Grove Ravine Park

By: angiehongmn March 8, 2017

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This year, Cottage Grove Ravine Park will undergo a massive transformation as Washington County Parks and the South Washington Watershed District work together to create new visitor facilities, improve habitat within the park, and protect against flooding and erosion from upstream development.

Farmer in May Township Wages War on Buckthorn and Wins

By: angiehongmn December 19, 2016

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Today, virtually no buckthorn remains on the Anderson’s farm and Dale is able to control new seedlings that inevitably pop up with only a few hours of effort each year.

Calling all ninja warriors

By: angiehongmn October 21, 2015

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Although swords may be the weapon of choice for real ninjas, they actually aren’t really the best method for killing buckthorn.

If at first you don’t succeed, kill, kill again

By: angiehongmn October 11, 2011

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Visit http://www.mnwcd.org/buckthorn to learn more about managing buckthorn on your land, including removal strategies, information about controlling buckthorn with herbicides, and a list of local buckthorn consultants that can help you get the work done.

Out Standing in their Field

By: angiehongmn December 21, 2010

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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.

Life After Buckthorn

By: angiehongmn October 14, 2010

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Prepare to enjoy leisurely afternoons in your backyard, watching birds or savoring the fall colors.

Let’s all hate buckthorn together!

By: angiehongmn October 8, 2010

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Are you going to let yourself be beaten by a plant? With strength in numbers, and nothing else to do until the snow comes, we can rise up and take back the land!