Forest Lake – East Metro Water

Aquatic life in Forest Lake – The good, the bad, and the ugly

By: angiehongmn July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

Aquatic BiologyAIS, Aquatic Invasive Species, aquatic invertebrates, boating, featured, fish, Forest Lake, lake ecologyLeave a Comment

It was a beautiful night for Arts in the Park; the air was cool, the storm clouds had passed, and a Beatles tribute band was rocking the pavilion. My Forest Lake friends – a damselfly larva and a crawling water beetle – were swimming to the beat of the music in a container full of…

Cleaner Streets for Cleaner Water

By: angiehongmn May 4, 2018June 11, 2018

Keeping water cleanForest Lake, raingardens, Stillwater, storm drain stenciling, stormwater pollution, volunteeringLeave a Comment

Rain carries everything that lands on our streets — trash, leaves, grass clippings, automotive fluids, and even dog poop — into lakes, streams and wetlands via storm drains and pipes that run underground. Even so, many people think their actions don’t matter if they don’t live near the water.

Hardy Minnesotans Not Going to Let Water Pollution Win

By: angiehongmn February 2, 2018

Keeping water cleanclean water, clean water grants, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest Lake, middle st. croix watershed management organization, Minnesota, Minnesota lakes, water pollutionLeave a Comment

The state has 11,842 lakes and 69,000 miles of rivers and streams, and Minnesotans intend to hunt, fish, boat and swim every one of those water bodies.

Forest Lake Considers a New Plan for Cleaner Streets and Cleaner Lakes

By: angiehongmn October 27, 2017

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updatesclean water, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest Lake, leaves, street sweepingLeave a Comment

Analysis conducted by Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR) for the Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District indicates that the City of Forest Lake could keep an additional 137 pounds of phosphorus and 169,793 pounds of solids out of local lakes if it began sweeping twice a month with a regenerative air sweeper.

Celebrate Summer With WaterFest, Explore Your Parks Day, and Lake Fest – June 3

By: angiehongmn May 31, 2017

Outdoor Adventures, Partners and UpdatesForest Lake, ramsey washington metro watershed district, Washington County ParksLeave a Comment

On Saturday, June 3, a variety of outdoor and family-friendly activities are scheduled around the east metro to help kick-off the summer. Events include WaterFest at Lake Phalen in Maplewood/St. Paul, Explore Your Parks Day at Washington County Parks, and Lake Fest in Forest Lake.

Comfort Lake – Forest Lake moves forward with major Clean Water project at Bixby Park

By: angiehongmn February 17, 2016

Keeping water cleanBixby Park, clean water, clean water grants, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest LakeLeave a Comment

Water quality problems in the Sunrise River harken back to the early 1900s when farmers ditched many stretches of the river in order to dry out nearby wetlands to plant crops.

Save the fish, then eat them

By: angiehongmn June 30, 2015

Aquatic BiologyAIS, Aquatic Invasive Species, Big Marine Lake, Eurasian watermilfoil, Forest Lake, Invasives, Washington Conservation District, Washington CountyLeave a Comment

Public service announcements are being targeted to mobile devices near popular water bodies in Washington County to catch the attention of visitors, as well as local residents.

As the Water Drop Rolls

By: angiehongmn December 30, 2013

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and UpdatesBrown's Creek Watershed District, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest Lake, Lake Elmo, middle st. croix watershed management organization, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, south washington watershed district, Stillwater, Valley Branch Watershed District, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

“We need phosphorus to eat,” they plead. “If you’ll just give us a little more food, we promise not to turn Colby Lake green and steal all the oxygen from the fish next time.”

How can I get you in some new landscaping this spring?

By: angiehongmn February 25, 2011

Yards and LandscapingBlue Thumb, Forest Lake, landscaping, planting for birds, raingardens, shoreline plantings, Square Lake, tree sale, trees, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Canâ€™t you just see yourself driving away with a new bundle of seedling trees this spring?

A new twist on fish fry

For those of you keeping track, 23,000 pounds of carp could probably feed at least one thousand hungry Packer fans, more if you went heavy on the rye bread.