south washington watershed district – Page 4

As the Water Drop Rolls

By: angiehongmn December 30, 2013

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and UpdatesBrown's Creek Watershed District, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District, comfort lake - forest lake watershed district, Forest Lake, Lake Elmo, middle st. croix watershed management organization, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, south washington watershed district, Stillwater, Valley Branch Watershed District, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

“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.”

Local Churches find Multiple Benefits in Stewardship Projects

By: angiehongmn October 25, 2011

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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

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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.

Getting rid of junk

By: angiehongmn April 15, 2011

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On Tuesday, April 26 Washington County, South Washington Watershed District and the City of Cottage Grove will be co-hosting an open-house at the Environmental Center from 5-6:30pm. During this time, they will be showcasing clean water projects from around the county as well as providing information about cost-share grants and assistance available to help residents improve backyard habitat and do clean water landscaping projects like raingardens and shoreline plantings.

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.

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.