Education

Watch Ways to Be Water Wise

This video produced by the city of Bloomington gives a great overview of how to be wise about our water use. Once we view it, we'll be more aware of how everything we put on our lawns, driveways, and streets affects our waterways.

Raingarden video shows how to install a garden of your own

See this quick, instructive video from Metro Blooms. You may be able to plan and install your own garden!

You can help keep lakes and streams clean

KSTP's "Water Minute" has a few great ideas on how to manage stormwater runoff that falls on your property — and so help keep your lakes and streams clean.

Phosphorus-free fertilizer is the law

Click on image at left, a quick, handy flyer by the Minn Dept of Ag, Watershed Partners, the U of M Extension, and the MPCA

Chicago project demonstrates how houses can go green

Thanks to De la Fleur landscape architects, a Chicago home incorporates such sustainable practices as a green roof, rain barrels, rain gardens, etc. Take a look at these interesting and impressive web pages, chockful of photos and videos as well as explanatory text.