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Join the Minnesota Water Stewards! Be a Leader for Clean Water in Your Community
Throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond, Minnesota Water Stewards are connecting with neighbors to protect and improve the health of our water. Trained and certified through the Minnesota […]
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VIDEO: The Easy Way to Plant a Pollinator Lawn (and Why You Might Already Have One)
Fall is a great time for planting, and that includes grass seed. But instead of just fortifying your traditional, monoculture turfgrass lawn, why not add a little diversity to your […]
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Columbia Golf Course and Park Update: Temporary Lane Closure on Central Avenue NE Begins October 4
Beginning October 4, southbound traffic on Central Avenue NE will be reduced to a single lane immediately north and south of Columbia Parkway (see map). Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted […]
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Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System
At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
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Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs Project Update – August 2021
Restoration work is wrapping up at the Columbia Golf Course and Park, but September will bring one final temporary traffic detour on Central Avenue NE (section of Minnesota State Highway […]
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Water Your Trees (and Maybe Not Your Lawn) During the Drought
Several metro-area cities have announced or are encouraging water conservation measures to help cope with the ongoing drought. These include Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony Village, to […]
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Exploring the Plant Ecology of the Mississippi River Gorge with Carolyn Carr (Video)
On the entire stretch of the Mississippi River, there is only one gorge. Located in the heart of the Twin Cities, this geological formation was formed over thousands of years […]
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