St. Croix – East Metro Water

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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.

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.

Green streets, blue water, yellow ducks

By: angiehongmn November 5, 2010

Keeping water cleanalgae, Bayport, blue water, Derby Days, green streets, Perro Creek, phosphorus, raingardens, rubber ducks, St. Croix, St. Croix River, stormwater pollution, stormwater ponds, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Starting next year, the bright yellow Derby Day ducks will enjoy cleaner, bluer, water during their annual float down Perro Creek thanks to the Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organizationâ€™s (MSCWMO) upcoming Green Streets Project.

Gypsies on the St. Croix

By: angiehongmn September 3, 2010

Outdoor Adventurescanoe, canoeing, National Park Service, NPS, paddle, St. Croix, St. Croix River, Wild and Scenic, Wild and Scenic RiverLeave a Comment

Mild panic ensued, but we negotiated the whitewater successfully, without losing a single bracelet or charm.

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.