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Willow Pond filtration system to clean up stormwater headed for Bennett Lake
We are currently working on the final design for a spent lime filter at Willow Pond designed to improve the water quality of nearby…
Spent lime filter to improve water quality in Wakefield Lake
by Chris O’Brien, communications coordinator If you’ve driven by the corner of Frost Avenue and Kennard Street in Maplewood recently, you may have seen…
Grass Lake berm construction underway
Construction is underway on a permanent reinforced berm along the northern shoreline of Grass Lake. The berm will help contain high water during periods of…
A solution for salt?
How a new law could reduce chloride pollution in Minnesota by Chris O’Brien, communications coordinator Excess salt applied to a Saint Paul school…
The path to a virtual nature center at Tamarack Preserve
by Dana Boyle, Minnesota Master Naturalist Tamarack Nature Preserve in Woodbury features one of Minnesota’s southernmost tamarack swamps. The tamarack tree, or eastern larch,…
Larry Swope joins Board of Managers
This month, we welcome Larry Swope to our Board of Managers. He is a Shoreview resident with a master’s degree in Industrial Systems from…
Legacy grant to help restore Snail Lake parkland
by Bill Bartodziej, natural resources specialist Nestled between Snail and Grass Lakes lies a large parcel of Ramsey County parkland supporting wetlands and remnant…
Our Minnesota Water Stewards program is growing
by Sage Passi We recently celebrated our new graduating class of community watershed volunteers who completed their training as Minnesota Water Stewards. The program…
District proceeds with plans to optimize drainage near Grass Lake and Snail Lake
Winter weather means construction season in the watershed world, and we are moving forward with plans to optimize drainage and restore natural habitat in the…
Conservation heroes honored at annual recognition dinner
Artist Eric Sommers designed this year’s Watershed Excellence Awards to evoke water molecules. Watershed Excellence Awards During our annual…