Unique plants and animals that have long since disappeared from our area due to farming and development still find home in the groundwater fed wetlands surrounding the creek.
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Local cities adapt to changing water availability
Redesigned stormwater ponds at Eagle Valley and Prestwick Golf Courses reuse runoff water from the road to water the golf course greens instead of pumping new water from the aquifer.
Read MoreLocal Churches find Multiple Benefits in Stewardship Projects
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.
Read MoreLocal watershed organizations partner with homeowners on clean water projects
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.
Read MoreAs 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.
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