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Wet Winter Ahead
Continuing a trend seen in recent years, Minnesota communities have been dealing with the ongoing challenge of high ground and surface water levels. The National…
Master Water Stewards Kindle Creativity, Discovery and Action
Bette set up a rain barrel decorating activity at WaterFest that was popular with kids. This fall our Watershed District started our fifth year of…
Phalen Chain of Lakes Water Trail
Canoeing, Kayaking & Paddle boarding – ALL are welcome on our Water Trail! Water routes include: Kohlman Loop (1.3mi), West Gervais shoreline (1.5mi),…
Public Notice – Proposed 2020 Capital Improvements Program
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RAMSEY-WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM Notice is hereby given that the Managers of Ramsey-Washington Metro…
Public Notice – Proposed 2020 General Fund Budget
PUBLIC NOTICE RAMSEY-WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MINNESOTA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Managers of the Ramsey-Washington…
Snail Lake Regional Park Wetland Buffer Gets A Make-Over
By: Sage Passi Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District has a long-standing tradition of engaging youth in the restoration projects that we have been implementing…
Bridging Connections – Lake Phalen Stormwater Mural
Artists Liv Novotny and Violeta Rotstein paint community inspirations about water on a bridge mural next to Lake Phalen. The next time you are in…
RWMWD Adopts Alternative Landscaping Equipment
Ever think about how gas-powered landscaping equipment — string trimmers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, chain saws, and pole saws — impact air quality?…
Flood Awareness
Safety Tips & Information Related to Localized Flooding Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Throughout our watershed; ponds, wetlands, lakes,…
Habitat restoration underway at Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park
Winter update A major transformation is occurring this winter at the park as a contractor hired by Ramsey County clears invasive buckthorn and other brush. This…