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Out Standing in their Field

By: angiehongmn December 21, 2010

Keeping water clean, Local Achievementsalgae, buckthorn, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, clean water award, conservation, erosion control, invasive plants, non-point source pollution, St. Croix, St. Croix River, voluntary projects, Washington Conservation District, water pollution1 Comment

Standing in their field that day, the Warmingtons knew that the folks at the WCD would be able to help them with this gully as well.

Local communities working to keep roads safe and water fresh

By: angiehongmn December 7, 2010

Keeping water clean, Local Achievementschloride impairment, chloride pollution, deicing, groundwater, non-point source pollution, salt, south washington watershed district, stormwater pollution, Washington Conservation District, water pollution, winter road maintenanceLeave a Comment

Almost all of the salt spread on our roads and parking lots eventually migrates to surface or ground waters and like sugar in your morning coffee, once itâ€™s there, itâ€™s almost impossible to remove.

One BIG pile of leaves

By: angiehongmn October 1, 2010

Keeping water cleancommunity clean-ups, Freshwater Society, non-point source pollution, phosphorus, stormwater, stormwater pollutionLeave a Comment

This year, the Freshwater Society has launched an initiative called Community Clean-ups for Water Quality, which encourages citizens to help keep lakes and rivers clean by removing leaves and other debris from city streets during the fall and spring when this debris poses the biggest threat to our waterways.

Diary of a Storm Sewer

By: angiehongmn June 4, 2010

Keeping water cleangrass clippings, litter, non-point source pollution, storm sewers, stormwater pollution, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Donâ€™t even talk to me about dog poop in the streetâ€¦down the hatch it all goes! If itâ€™s on the street today, itâ€™s in the lake tomorrow.

A Science Nerd Learns About P

By: angiehongmn April 8, 2010

Aquatic Biologyalgae, non-point source pollution, phosphorus, runoff, St. Croix, St. Croix River, St. Croix Watershed Reserch Station, water pollutionLeave a Comment

If you want the one-sentence summary, itâ€™s simple. Itâ€™s up to all of us to stop runoff and erosion from our own properties, otherwise in ten years, weâ€™ll be swimming in P.