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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.

What’s hopping in your yard?

By: angiehongmn June 1, 2016

Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingbuffers, frogs, gardening, Wetlands, wildlife habitatLeave a Comment

In your yard, you can create a healthy home for frogs and toads by leaving some of the grass unmowed near wetlands, lakes and woods; planting gardens with native plants; and using little or no chemicals on your lawn and gardens.

Water News for the New Year

By: angiehongmn January 25, 2016

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updatesbuffers, clean water grants, legacy amendment, St. Croix River, Washington CountyLeave a Comment

This year, BWSR awarded 64 new grants totaling $11.7 million. Seven of the projects are in areas draining directly or indirectly to the St. Croix River.

Locally, watershed management organizations – Brown’s Creek, Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix, Middle St. Croix, South Washington, and Valley Branch – are all in the process of updating their 10-year management plans.

Land of 10,000 Buffers

By: angiehongmn August 18, 2015

Keeping water cleanbuffers, clean water, HabitatLeave a Comment

I recall kayaking along the Rush River in western Wisconsin last year and seeing places where corn was literally falling into the river because the riverbank was sloughing away.

Heavy rains wreak havoc on local streams and stormwater systems

By: angiehongmn July 21, 2015

Keeping water cleanbuffers, erosion control, flooding, severe weatherLeave a Comment

Depending on how densely an area is developed, we often see 20%, 30% or even 50% of the rain running off instead of soaking into the ground or being captured by plants.

The release of Hector the Toad

By: angiehongmn April 29, 2015

Wildlifebuffers, ephemeral wetlands, frogs and toadsLeave a Comment

Pollution from fertilizers and pesticides can have a particularly bad impact on ephemeral wetlands during the spring when frog and toad eggs are hatching into tadpoles and birds are stopping over on their return journey north.