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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Keeping pharmaceuticals out of our water
Because all vertebrates have virtually identical endocrine systems, Dr. Schoenfuss worries that pharmaceuticals in our surface and groundwater resources, even at negligible concentrations, could cause unknown consequences for people as well.
Read MoreOld homes and farms contain secrets – some good, some bad
To help protect groundwater drinking resources, Washington County has a well-sealing program that can cover 50-100% of the cost for property owners to seal abandoned wells on their property.
Read MoreEating fish by candlelight
Minnesota has reduced its mercury emissions by 70% in the last 13 years.
Read MoreGrassed Waterways
Per acre, lawns and suburban landscapes create as much polluted runoff as farmland, but cropland has a larger overall impact on our St. Croix, Mississippi and Minnesota River systems simply because so much more land is covered in crops than lawns.
Read MoreKeeping pharmaceuticals out of our water
So do you keep medicines in your cabinet forever and risk accidentally poisoning yourself with 15-year old pseudoephedrine, or dump them down the toilet and risk turning a boy fish into a girl?
Read MoreI won’t be home for Christmas
Salt is only part of the equation when it comes to keeping our roads safe in the winter.
Read MoreFarmWise pilot project a winning idea
Earlier this year, FarmWise won $15,000 in the Minnesota Idea Open, a competition that asked people across the state to vote on-line and during the Minnesota State Fair to select their favorite, most innovative ideas for cleaning up Minnesota waterways.
Read MoreMaplewood Mall: The next urban forest?
Now, thanks to an ambitious project of the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, trees are sprouting right out of the pavement in the parking lot of the Mall.
Read MoreWhen Change doesn’t Happen Overnight
By the time our favorite lake hits the tipping point, it usually requires a decade or more of intensive effort to reverse the effect.
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