Fall 2019 EMWREP education updates
Scroll down for information on current education programs and upcoming workshops.
Conservation workshops for rural landowners —— Chloride trainings —— Fall events —— One watershed, One plan —— Master Water Stewards —— MS4 Toolkit —— 2019 Stats
Conservation workshops for rural landowners
Oct. 10, 5-6:30pm, Oakdale. Oriental bittersweet
Oct. 22, 6-8pm, Scandia. Perennial Crops, Conservation Grazing and Conservation Planning
Nov. 4, 6-8pm, Stillwater. Large acreage restoration
Nov. 13, 2:30-4:30pm, Stillwater. Estate planning
“one watershed, one Plan”
TOP 5 conservation practices local farmers are interested in (based on 367 survey responses):
Improving soil health (223)
Installing physical projects such as grassed waterways, windbreaks, sediment basins (162)
Planting cover crops for the winter (149)
Converting less productive land to natural areas - woods, wetlands or prairie (146)
Repairing gullies or ravines (143)
SMART Salting
Thu., Sept. 26, 9am-1pm: Smart Salting for Property Managers at St. Anthony Village City Hall
Thu., Oct. 10, 9am-1pm: Smart Salting for Property Managers at Cottage Grove City Hall
Monday, Oct. 14, 9am-2pm Smart Salting for Parking lots and Sidewalks at Cottage Grove City Hall
Tue., Oct. 24: 19th Annual Road Salt Symposium in Vadnais Heights
Master Water Stewards
We have 12 people enrolled for Master Water Stewards this fall. The stewards will learn through a mix of online coursework and two in-person classes:
Mon., Sept. 16, 5:30-8:30pm; and
Sat., Oct. 5, 9am-3pm
More info at https://masterwaterstewards.org.
MS4 Toolkit
The MS4 Toolkit is now online at the MPCA Stormwater Wiki. New materials will be coming soon, including videos on:
Preventing stormwater pollution
Lawn Care
Planting for Clean Water
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Upcoming events
· Sept. 21-27 in Forest Lake: Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District tour and 20th Anniversary activities
· Sept 24, 6:30-7:30pm in Scandia: Bone Lake Lake Association Meeting
· Sept. 25, 9am-5pm at State Fairgrounds: Children’s Water Festival
· Sept. 26, 7-8pm in Bayport: Presentation at Master Gardener monthly meeting
· Oct. 11, 12, and 13 in Afton: Afton Alps Fall into Winter Fair
· Oct. 12, 8-10am in Cottage Grove: Groundwater program at Park Grove Library
· Oct. 15, 7-8:30pm in Stillwater: Presentation at Wild Ones monthly meeting
· Oct. 19, 10am-1pm in Woodbury: Groundwater program at R.H. Stafford Library
· Oct. 22, 8am-4:30pm at Warner Nature Center: Presentation at St. Croix Research Rendezvous
· Oct. 23, 7:30-8am at Oakdale: Illicit discharge presentation
· Nov. 1, 6-8pm in Marine on St. Croix: Master Water Stewards and St. Croix Watershed Stewards gathering
