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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.

Forest Lake Makes Dead Ends into New Beginnings

By: angiehongmn November 23, 2010

Keeping water clean, Local AchievementsBlue Thumb, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest Lake, freshwater, groundwater, raingardens, water conservation1 Comment

Before you sipped, breathed a sigh, and began your daily work, that water drop in your cup traveled a billion years and a million miles. It was passed down from generation to generation by the people who lived before us. Raingardens in Forest Lake are just one of the ways we can ensure this gift keeps giving.

Learning to love shallow lakes

By: angiehongmn July 16, 2010

Aquatic Biologyalgae, aquatic plants, Colby Lake, Forest Lake, lake weeds, McKusick, McKusick Lake, Powers Lake, shallow lakes, Stillwater lakes, wildlife habitatLeave a Comment

Many of our frustrations with shallow lakes in our communities would be eliminated if we learned to love them for what they are â€“ excellent wildlife habitat, essential links in the watershed chain, which help to absorb pollutants and excess nutrients as well as limit flooding, and beautiful scenery in our backyards and along our trail corridors.