Stillwater – Page 3 – East Metro Water

Digging for Treasure

By: angiehongmn August 29, 2013

UncategorizedSt. Croix River, StillwaterLeave a Comment

“We talked to your husband this winter,” one said, “and we’re wondering if now might be a good time to dig that hole in your yard.”

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.

Lessons from the locals

By: angiehongmn April 20, 2011

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and Updatesalgae, Brown's Creek Watershed District, impaired waters, McKusick Lake, middle st. croix watershed management organization, MPCA, native plants, phosphorus, raingardens, shoreline plantings, Stillwater, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Says Stillwater Council Member Doug Menikheim, â€œThe Lake McKusick story is a great example of what can happen when citizens pitch in to improve their community and different layers of government work together to save money and get things done.â€

Protecting the St. Croix River

By: angiehongmn March 29, 2011

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Partners and Updatesclean water award, flooding, phosphorus, raingardens, St. Croix River, Stillwater, voluntary projects, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

In Washington County, raingardens, shoreline plantings and grassed waterways are spreading like wildflowers. There were nearly 100 clean water projects on private land in the county in 2009, and 130 in 2010.

Stillwater Gets a Blue Star

By: angiehongmn September 24, 2010

Local AchievementsBlue Star, clean water award, StillwaterLeave a Comment

This September, Stillwater took the Blue Star assessment and scored high enough to land themselves a spot on the Blue Star Leader Board, as well as one of the coveted Blue Stars. The city attained high points for natural resources preservation and management, stormwater management policies, and inspections and enforcement.