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South Washington Watershed District celebrates 25 years of flood prevention and habitat restoration

By: angiehongmn October 1, 2018

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and UpdatesCottage Grove, featured, Great River Greening, Grey Cloud, Mississippi River, south washington watershed district, Washington County, WoodburyLeave a Comment

Volunteer event scheduled for Oct. 11 in Woodbury Three years ago, volunteers gathered in a wind-swept field on a rainy spring day to plant 3000 young oak trees for a future oak savanna. The site – located on the border between Woodbury and Cottage Grove – is part of a conservation corridor created by South…

Planting a Monarch Mile, or Two

By: angiehongmn April 9, 2018May 4, 2018

Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, gardening, Great River Greening, pollinators, south washington watershed district, volunteering, WoodburyLeave a Comment

In Washington County, local partners have added nearly 20 acres of new pollinator plantings in the past two years, with 25 additional acres coming this year.

Planting for Future Generations

By: angiehongmn May 5, 2015November 29, 2018

Partners and UpdatesArbor Day, Great River Greening, south washington watershed district, trees, volunteeringLeave a Comment

By the time the oaks we planted begin to produce acorns, Charlie and Linnea will already be in their 30’s, with jobs and lives of their own.

Get involved and make a difference for Earth Day and Arbor Day

By: angiehongmn April 22, 2015

Partners and UpdatesArbor Day, birding, Carpenter Nature Center, Earth Day, Great River Greening, Mahtomedi, trees, volunteering, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Saturday, April 25, Mahtomedi will be holding its 9th annual RITE of Spring Earth Day event, 9am-noon and Carpenter Nature Center will be holding its 3rd annual Earth Day Birding Festival, 8am-4pm.