Some of the gardens feature landscaping with Minnesota native plants, but there are also shade gardens, veggie gardens, and even a garden with a model train.
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Safe passage for turtles near Big Marine Lake
County Parks and WCD staff expect many kinds of turtles to use the new road crossing at Hwy 4, but local biologists are especially interested in protecting Blanding’s turtles because of their threatened species status.
Read MoreBeware the Grecian Foxglove
People can die from eating even small amounts of the plant and you can also get digitalis poisoning from handling the plant with bare hands.
Read MoreWalking on Water
In the coming weeks, there are a flurry of opportunities for people to embrace the coming spring and the changes it will bring to our yards and our surrounding watershed.
Read MoreEnough with the Snow, Let’s Get Gardening!
Next week, the Washington Conservation District (WCD) and local Watershed Districts will begin offering free landscape design workshops to help winter-weary Minnesotans plan raingardens and native plantings that help to create habitat and protect water resources.
Read MoreAs the Water Drop Rolls
“We need phosphorus to eat,” they plead. “If you’ll just give us a little more food, we promise not to turn Colby Lake green and steal all the oxygen from the fish next time.”
Read MoreMaking the Most of Big Backyards
West Lakeland Evening in the Big Backyard: Tuesday, June 25, 6:30-8pm
Read MoreGive me a home where the buffalo roam
This year, for the first time, the Washington Conservation District has grant funds available to help landowners living near the St. Croix River convert large areas of turf to prairie, making it easier than ever for people to go native.
Read MoreBoth the Forest and the Trees
This spring, the WCD sold 23,000 trees to local residents for conservation projects and habitat plantings
Read MoreHow to cross a river with a baby
Most parents of young children avoid international travel, particularly to locations where treacherous unpaved roads, tarantulas, and rodents of unusual size are common. We are different. When my husband Gary and I began discussing vacation destinations for this winter, the conversation quickly moved from, “nothing involving long car rides,” to “preferably some place warm,” before…
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