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Celebrating 50 Years of flood prevention and water quality work in Valley Branch Watershed District

By: angiehongmn July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updatesclean water, featured, flood control, Lake Elmo, St. Croix River, Valley Branch Watershed District, Valley CreekLeave a Comment

Much has changed since the Valley Branch Watershed District was established in 1968. At the time, development had just begun to boom in the eastern suburbs of St. Paul, with new neighborhoods springing up in Oakdale, Maplewood, and the Tri-Lakes area of Lake Elmo. Several years of rainy weather resulted in high lake levels and…

Change Is Underway for Cottage Grove Ravine Park

By: angiehongmn March 8, 2017

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Uncategorizedbuckthorn, Cottage Grove, flood control, south washington watershed district, Washington CountyLeave a Comment

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.

How are the Wetlands Minnesota?

By: angiehongmn November 30, 2015

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water cleanclean water, flood control, Washington Conservation District, Wetlands, wildlife habitatLeave a Comment

Approximately 43% of threatened and endangered plant and animal species in the U.S. live in or depend on wetlands.

Creating an outlet to the Mississippi River in southern Washington County

By: angiehongmn December 1, 2014

Partners and Updatesflood control, south washington watershed district, stormwaterLeave a Comment

Between Colby Lake in Woodbury and the Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park, acres of farmland are quickly giving way to new roads, neighborhoods, buildings and businesses.