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Local Churches find Multiple Benefits in Stewardship Projects

By: angiehongmn October 25, 2011

Keeping water clean, Local AchievementsBlue Thumb, middle st. croix watershed management organization, raingardens, rice creek watershed district, south washington watershed district, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Locally, more and more places of worship are using environmental stewardship projects as a way to bring members together, add beauty to their church grounds, and demonstrate caretaking for God’s creation.

Local watershed organizations partner with homeowners on clean water projects

By: angiehongmn May 10, 2011

Keeping water clean, Partners and UpdatesBrown's Creek Watershed District, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Long Lake, middle st. croix watershed management organization, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, rice creek watershed district, shoreline plantings, south washington watershed district, Stillwater, Valley Branch Watershed District, voluntary projectsLeave a Comment

By splitting the cost of clean water projects with private landowners, watershed organizations are able to stretch grants and public, taxpayer funding further so that they can complete more projects per year. Private landowners, on the other hand, benefit from the design and installation assistance provided by the watersheds and are able to take on planting projects that they may not have been able to do, or afford, on their own.

As the Water Drop Rolls

Long envied for her crystal clear water, the lake uses her beauty and charm to convince Washington County Parks and the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District to build raingardens, porous pavement, a rock swale and native plantings to block a pesky suitor known locally as Polluted Runoff.