Posts Tagged ‘Educational’
Watershed Connections: The Alum Treatment Impacts on Forest Lake
Dr. Wilkinson is a civil engineer and limnologist at EOR where she applies her expertise in watershed engineering, primarily focused on lake and stream water quality and ecology. She will…
Read MoreIce Ridges
We have been hearing about, and seeing, ice jacking along the shorelines of Forest Lake and other area lakes. If you are interested in having staff do a site visit…
Read MoreWatershed Connections: Changing Climate Trends and Local Impacts
Kenny Blumenfeld is a Minnesota DNR climatologist who has been fascinated by storms and weather extremes his whole life, and who enjoys helping Minnesotans understand their weather and climate. He…
Read MoreWatershed Connections: Carp Management for Water Quality
Event Flyer Open Meeting Notice The ecological effects of carp on the environments which they invade are negative and numerous. They can include decreased native aquatic vegetation, increased turbidity, increased…
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Read MoreNative Plants for Lousy Soils
Do you have that patch of lousy soil where nothing seems to grow very well? There are plenty of tough Minnesota native plants that will not thrive in sketchy soil…
Read MoreSpring Lawn Prep
Let’s get things greened up and growing! Lawn care can be expensive and puzzling. Learn some simple tips and techniques that can help you get the best performance out of…
Read MoreNative Plants for Wetlands and Shorelines
Do you have a ditch, shoreline, or wetland on your property you want to spruce up beyond cattails and swamp grass? Do you have an area of yard where the…
Read MoreNative Plants for Hills and Slopes
Are you struggling to establish plants and vegetation on a hill or slope? Are you fighting with erosion and washouts every time we get a big rain event? There are…
Read MorePollinator Patch Plan and Plant
A native wildflower garden will attract beautiful butterflies and bees to your yard and help pollinators stay healthy. You can plant a garden anywhere from the tiniest corner of your…
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