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Brown’s Creek winds its way toward cleaner water

By: angiehongmn August 4, 2025

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This summer, the Brown’s Creek Watershed District completes a large-scale stream restoration project, designed to reduce bank erosion, manage floodwaters during large rain events, and improve habitat for fish along a half-mile stretch of Brown’s Creek that flows between McKusick Ave. and the Brown’s Creek State Trail.

Members of the community are invited to view and learn about the Brown’s Creek stream restoration during a tour on Aug. 12 (6:30pm) and a community festival on Sept. 20 (10am-1pm).

Rivers re-wilded, fish return

By: angiehongmn February 18, 2025

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From dam removals to re-meander projects, many rivers and streams in Minnesota are regaining their wildness and seeing fish and other wildlife return.

Heritage Brook Trout Return to Afton

By: angiehongmn October 4, 2024October 2, 2024

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Next week, Trout Brook in Afton will welcome its very own community of heritage brookies, thanks to a multi-year effort to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat.

Restoration work underway along Brown’s Creek in Stillwater

By: angiehongmn August 30, 2024

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Trail users and local residents can expect to see buckthorn and tree removal continuing into the fall. The watershed district will also work with Trout Unlimited and volunteers to plant native shrubs and trees in key locations along the stream next spring.

Brown’s Creek takes a few twists and turns for the better

By: angiehongmn May 13, 2024

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This week, Brown’s Creek Watershed District begins work on a stream restoration project designed to reduce bank erosion and improve habitat for fish along a half-mile stretch of water that flows between McKusick Ave. and the Brown’s Creek State Trail.

Trout and bird lovers unite

By: angiehongmn September 14, 2023

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This Saturday, September 16, 10am-1pm, Brown’s Creek Watershed District and Bird City Stillwater (a workgroup of Sustainable Stillwater MN) will co-host a free, fun, family-friendly nature event designed to celebrate all things fin, feathers, and fur.

Trout return to Afton’s Trout Brook

By: angiehongmn March 9, 2023

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The stream restoration project creates different types of habitat that fish need, including deep pools with slow-moving water, shallow riffles with fast, turbulent water running over rocks, and runs with deep, fast water and little to no turbulence.

What do bugs have to do with it?

By: angiehongmn January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

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One of the best measures of stream health is the amount and biodiversity of macroinvertebrates we can find in the water.

Brown’s Creek Watershed District Receives Two National Awards in 2020

By: angiehongmn October 27, 2020

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This fall, the Brown’s Creek Watershed District will receive awards from the American Water Resources Association and the Water Environment Federation for long-term work to protect Brown’s Creek.

Brown’s Creek Watershed District to work with Oak Glen Golf Course on a new Clean Water project

By: angiehongmn August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

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There are three main goals for the Oak Glen stormwater reuse project. The first is to keep warm stormwater out of Brown’s Creek. The second is to keep phosphorus and sediment out of Brown’s Creek and the St. Croix River. In addition, this project will allow Oak Glen Golf Course to reduce the amount of groundwater it pumps for irrigation.