The Rambosek’s bought their home in 1980 when most of Woodbury was still corn fields and open space. Today, their prairie is an oasis of color and life.
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Aquatic Invasives – The Battle Continues
Not so long ago, in a galaxy awfully close to home, the Minnesota legislature allocated $132,169 to Washington County to battle against real life aquatic invasive species (AIS) that creep steadily further into our beloved lakes and rivers each year.
Read MoreElected Board at Washington Conservation District Provides Leadership Behind the Scenes
Though board supervisors rarely end up in the spotlight, their leadership helps to guide land and water protection efforts across Washington County.
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A Conservation Ethic Runs in the Family
Doug Schaffer remembers moving from Roseville to Demark Township in 1969 when he was 15 years old. It was a big change for a city kid. His parents, Kenneth and Margery, purchased 120 acres of farmland along the St. Croix River south of Afton State Park in an area dominated by rolling hills, farms, and…
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Reflecting on 75 Years of Conservation in Washington County
The landscape of Washington County has changed tremendously since 1942, but many of our conservation challenges and solutions remain the same.
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Creating a Legacy of Landscape Restoration in Washington County – Guided Prairie Tour Near Withrow, Aug. 16
When Jyneen Thatcher decided to make a mid-life career change, she wasn’t quite sure where her new path would lead her. She enrolled in the landscape architecture program at the University of Minnesota, with an interest in natural resources restoration. “Most of the other students in the program were designing artistic features for urban landscapes,”…
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How Do You Know if a Stream Is Healthy?
Collecting water quality data from streams is not nearly as easy as collecting data from lakes and rivers.
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Students Plant 10 Acres of Prairie at St. Croix Prep
Already, the teachers are coming up with creating ways to teach about biology, ecology, math, technology and art in the prairie.
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Two Llamas and a Prairie
“For our 25th anniversary – the silver anniversary – we got a doe with silver ears and two baby goats.” Becky Vierling smiles as she talks about the small farm in Denmark Township that she and her husband Philip bought in 2003. When the Vierlings took on a more than 100-year old farm house with…
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Join the PolliNATION
Since your own lawn is small, you might be surprised to learn that turf grass covers more acres of land in the U.S. than the eight largest agricultural crops combined. Imagine what a difference it would make if all of us converted ¼ of our lawn to native plantings that provide habitat for pollinators, birds and wildlife.
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