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When Space Is Tight, Take Stormwater Treatment Underground

By: angiehongmn February 18, 2018

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Step back in time to 1962, and you’d find Stillwater’s Lily Lake beach crowded with swimmers. Though small, Lily Lake was considered to be one of the deepest and clearest lakes in the Twin Cities area, much like Square and Christmas Lakes, and folks came here from around the region to swim, relax, and enjoy…

Hardy Minnesotans Not Going to Let Water Pollution Win

By: angiehongmn February 2, 2018

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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.

DiaSorin Saves Money and Cuts Water Waste With Help From MnTAP

By: angiehongmn January 19, 2018

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Stillwater, Minnesota business DiaSorin has cut water loss by 3.7 million gallons per year and will save $27,400 per year as a result.

Students Plant 10 Acres of Prairie at St. Croix Prep

By: angiehongmn November 28, 2016

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Already, the teachers are coming up with creating ways to teach about biology, ecology, math, technology and art in the prairie.

Stabilizing the St. Croix River Bluff in Lakeland

By: angiehongmn November 17, 2015

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The Quixote Ave. project demonstrates the importance of working collaboratively and using innovative approaches to address modern water quality problems.

Chasing the Spring

By: angiehongmn March 4, 2015

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Though the thermometer might not show it, one sure sign of spring is the Master Gardeners’ spring landscape workshop, scheduled for this coming weekend, March 7, at the Oakdale Discovery Center.

As the Water Drop Rolls

By: angiehongmn January 7, 2015

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Elsewhere across the east metro, homeowners wielding shovels and pitchforks laid traps, disguised as ornamental landscaping, to keep nutrients and other pollutants out of local waterways.

How’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 1 – Lakes)

By: angiehongmn December 18, 2014

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Deeper lakes fare better than shallow ones, and the lakes in less developed portions of the metro are doing better than those in cities or adjacent to farms.

As the Water Drop Rolls

By: angiehongmn December 30, 2013

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“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.”

Making the Most of Big Backyards

By: angiehongmn June 19, 2013

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West Lakeland Evening in the Big Backyard: Tuesday, June 25, 6:30-8pm