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Jump into spring with a Planting for Clean Water or Wetlands workshop

By: angiehongmn February 27, 2019February 26, 2019

Yards and Landscapingfeatured, gardening, landscaping workshops, native plants, raingardens, shoreline plantings, WetlandsLeave a Comment

Workshops to be held in Wyoming, Hugo, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, and Cottage Grove After buying a home on Bone Lake a few years ago, Tom Furey downloaded the Score Your Shore tool from the Minnesota DNR website and set to work to learn more about his new property. From conversations with the Comfort Lake –…

Calling all Watershed Champions

By: angiehongmn February 14, 2019

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Uncategorized, Yards and Landscapingcomfort lake - forest lake watershed district, featured, lakes, lawns, native landscaping, raingardensLeave a Comment

Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District debuts award program & schedules workshops for the spring Seeking award nominations Do you know someone in the community who has gone out of their way to protect local lakes and waterways? Perhaps it is the neighbor who transformed their yard with native plants and raingardens to reduce…

Water you waiting for?

By: angiehongmn August 6, 2018

Keeping water cleanAIS, clean water, Minnesota lakes, raingardensLeave a Comment

“All operators are busy at the moment. Please stay on the line and your call will be answered in approximately…60 minutes.” I was checking in on-line for a flight recently when I noticed that my name was wrong on the ticket. I called the airline and waited on hold for 1 hour, 7 minutes, and…

Cleaner Streets for Cleaner Water

By: angiehongmn May 4, 2018June 11, 2018

Keeping water cleanForest Lake, raingardens, Stillwater, storm drain stenciling, stormwater pollution, volunteeringLeave a Comment

Rain carries everything that lands on our streets — trash, leaves, grass clippings, automotive fluids, and even dog poop — into lakes, streams and wetlands via storm drains and pipes that run underground. Even so, many people think their actions don’t matter if they don’t live near the water.

Stillwater Partners Launch Adopt-a-Raingarden Program

By: angiehongmn March 29, 2018May 4, 2018

Keeping water clean, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, gardening, raingardens, Stillwater, volunteeringLeave a Comment

The Stillwater Adopt-a-Raingarden program will launch this spring with a city-wide Raingarden Clean-up event on Saturday, May 5, 10am-noon. During a follow-up event on Thursday, June 7, 6:30-8pm, teams will pull weeds as well.

Visions of Gardens Danced in Her Head

By: angiehongmn April 4, 2017

Yards and LandscapingBlue Thumb, composting, lawn care, pollinators, raingardensLeave a Comment

The Ramsey and Washington Conservation Districts provide site visits to homeowners to help plan and design Blue Thumb projects and area watershed districts provide cost-share grants for raingardens and shoreline planting projects as well.

Working in Partnership with Homeowners’ Associations

By: angiehongmn October 27, 2015

Keeping water clean, Yards and LandscapingHomeowners Associations, lawn care, raingardens1 Comment

The Washington Conservation District currently has funding available through a Clean Water Grant to help interested Homeowners’ Associations in Washington County complete projects that will help to reduce runoff water pollution, improve habitat, and conserve groundwater.

Downsizing to a small backyard

By: angiehongmn August 4, 2015

Yards and Landscapingcommunity event, gardening, Oakdale, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, Valley Branch Watershed District, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 6:30-8pm, Marge and Steve Sagstetter will invite neighbors and interested community members to join them for an educational event in their backyard.