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Indigenous Perspectives on Land Management

By: angiehongmn December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

UncategorizedDakota, featured, habitat restoration, Minnesota, Native people, native plants, OjibweLeave a Comment

Oak savanna is one example of an ecosystem that has co-evolved with humans in several different locations in North America. In this transitional zone between forest and prairie, people used fire to maintain open areas as a way to attract large game animals such as bison and elk.

A World Without Us or Solarpunk?

By: angiehongmn February 3, 2022February 1, 2022

Uncategorizedeco living, featured, habitat restoration, solarpunk, urban designLeave a Comment

Is there a different pathway to the future in which we humans get to stay on earth but find new and better ways to live in harmony with nature?

Where the land is neither wet nor dry

By: angiehongmn September 2, 2021April 12, 2022

Keeping water clean, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, habitat restoration, Isanti County, wetland restoration, WetlandsLeave a Comment

Dave Medvecky’s project in Isanti County will restore approximately 13 acres of wetlands that have been lost to farming for nearly a century.

Touring Wakáŋ Tipi at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary – Same View, New Perspective

By: angiehongmn August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Outdoor AdventuresBruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Dakota, featured, habitat restoration, Mississippi River, Wakáŋ Tipi1 Comment

“We’ve never lost our connection to this space but it’s important to bring native people back here and have them making decisions on how the land in managed,” says Keeli Siyaka, Environmental Justice Educator at the Lower Phalen Creek Project.

Transformation underway at Sunfish Lake Park

By: angiehongmn April 29, 2021April 28, 2021

Buckthornbuckthorn, featured, habitat restoration, invasive plants, invasive species, Lake Elmo, Sunfish Lake Park, woodlandsLeave a Comment

Sunfish Lake Park visitors will immediately notice the changes on site, where contractors and volunteers have been clearing buckthorn since late winter.

Students help to seed an outdoor laboratory at Crestview Elementary

By: angiehongmn April 1, 2021March 25, 2021

Partners and Updatesbuckthorn, Cottage Grove, environmental education, featured, habitat restoration, prairie restoration, south washington watershed district, woodlandsLeave a Comment

The school is converting 2.5 acres of turf to prairie and rehabbing 7.5 acres of low-quality woodlands.

To Bison or to Monet?

By: angiehongmn November 27, 2020November 23, 2020

Partners and Updates, Wildlifebison, featured, habitat restoration, Pine Point Regional Park, Pollinator Friendly Alliance, pollinators, prairie, prairie restoration, Washington Conservation District, Washington County ParksLeave a Comment

Washington County Parks is haying the prairie at Pine Point Regional Park to imitate natural processes that would occur if the land were being grazed by bison.

New trails highlight major changes at Lake Elmo Park Reserve

By: angiehongmn November 20, 2020

Buckthorn, Outdoor Adventures, Partners and Updates, Wildlifebuckthorn, cross country skiing, featured, goats, habitat restoration, Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Minnesota trails, oak savanna, parks and trails, prairie, Washington County ParksLeave a Comment

This year, Washington County launched a major transformation at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, aided in part by a grant from the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Fund. The park has added a new parking lot and entrance off of Inwood Ave., created new trails, and began work to restore 166 acres of prairie and oak savanna. On the east side of the park near the Nordic Center, Washington County added 2.2 miles of new ski trails.

Transformation underway at Lake Elmo Park Reserve

By: angiehongmn September 18, 2020

Buckthorn, Partners and Updates, Wildlifefeatured, goats, habitat restoration, Lake Elmo, Lake Elmo Park Reserve, oak savanna, prairie, Washington Conservation District, Washington County, Washington County ParksLeave a Comment

Washington County secured funding through the Outdoor Heritage Fund to restore and improve 166 acres of prairie and oak savanna at Lake Elmo Park Reserve around Eagle Point Lake and in the north end of the park.

Campus greening projects planned for Valley Crossing and Crestview Elementary Schools

By: angiehongmn September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Water Conservationcampus greening, Cottage Grove, environmental education, featured, habitat restoration, south washington watershed district, WoodburyLeave a Comment

At Valley Crossing in Woodbury, the school will convert 3.7 acres of turf to oak savanna and revitalize 7.15 acres of existing prairie on site. Crestview Elementary in Cottage Grove will restore 10 acres of degraded woodlands on campus and convert several areas of unused turf to prairie as well. The project is a partnership between South Washington Watershed District and South Washington County School District 833.