Are you seeing more wildlife in your backyard or neighborhood? Do you have a funny animal story to share? Got a great fish tale? Submit them online at tinyurl.com/wildlifestories to have them included in the WCD’s story map.
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Two WCD staff members celebrate 20 years of watershed work in Washington County
Erik Anderson and Karen Kill have played lead roles in local watershed work during the past twenty years. What excites them most about their jobs and what changes have they seen in the past two decades?
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A tiny town gets a big dose of flower power
Landfall’s pollinator demonstration project features new native plantings on Tanner’s Lake, as well as at the Tot Lot playground, the community center, and a neighborhood cul de sac, and will also create a demonstration bee lawn behind the community center.
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For love of forests
On this evening in June, our group is gathered at Belwin to learn about managing woodlands for resiliency, and one of the key take-aways is that a love of forests requires landowners to actively engage with and care for their forests and woodlands.
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Continuing a legacy of soil and water conservation
Last week, SWCD staff and supervisors from around the state met with state legislators during the annual Soil and Water Conservation Districts Day at the Capitol.
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Numbers for the New Year
Since 2009, Washington County landowners have completed 5325 conservation projects ranging in scale from tiny front-yard pollinator gardens to large-scale conversions of cropland to native prairie.
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Kristina Smitten and Jackson Meadow recognized as 2022 Community Conservationist
Over the past decade, Smitten has acted as a connector and motivator within her community and has led stewardship efforts not only on the protected natural areas within Jackson Meadows, but also on adjacent properties that are owned by the City of Marine.
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Walking in the woods – new initiatives to grow and tend the forests in Washington County
This fall, the WCD is launching a new initiative to develop a countywide community forestry program, in partnership with cities, volunteers, and the AmeriCorps Climate Impact Program.
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Bring on the bees
It is hard to say whether bee lawns are a hot new trend or a throw-back to the early 1900s.
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Sustainable Stillwater recognized as Washington County’s 2021 Community Conservationist
Sustainable Stillwater’s Natural Resources team has helped to recruit 45 raingarden adopters and 218 storm drain adopters. They have also engaged volunteers to stencil storm drains, weed and clean-out a native shoreline buffer at Lily Lake, and install cigarette disposal canisters in downtown Stillwater.
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