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Apple Valley Home & Garden Show 9:00 am
Apple Valley Home & Garden Show @ Dakota County Western Service Center
Apr 8 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
The City will have a number of staff members at the Show highlighting Emerald ash borer detection, buckthorn identification, and a chance to help steer its upcoming Surface Water Management Plan. Pick up a reusable dog bag holder and help keep our lakes clean!
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Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop 6:15 pm
Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop @ Apple Valley Municipal Center
Apr 10 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Please register to attend a free Landscaping for Clean Water presentation. See dozens of beautiful, inspirational, and affordable garden designs using native plants and helping clean our waters. After attending you can sign up to receive design and installation assistance. Some Dakota County residents will […]
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Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop 6:15 pm
Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop @ Veterans Memorial Community Center
Apr 11 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Please register to attend a free Landscaping for Clean Water presentation. See dozens of beautiful, inspirational, and affordable garden designs using native plants and helping clean our waters. After attending you can sign up to receive design and installation assistance. Some Dakota County residents will […]
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Watershed Planning Commission (WPC) 3:30 pm
Watershed Planning Commission (WPC) @ Dakota County Western Service Center
Apr 12 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
 
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Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop 6:15 pm
Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop @ Burnhaven Library
Apr 13 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Please register to attend a free Landscaping for Clean Water presentation. See dozens of beautiful, inspirational, and affordable garden designs using native plants and helping clean our waters. After attending you can sign up to receive design and installation assistance. Some Dakota County residents will […]
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Haul buckthorn at Vermillion Aquatic Management Area 9:30 am
Haul buckthorn at Vermillion Aquatic Management Area @ Vermillion Aquatic Management Area
Apr 15 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
After a short hike, volunteers will haul out pre-cut buckthorn, a woody invasive lopped a few days before by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Civilian Conservation Corps crews. Volunteers will work in an Aquatic Management Area (AMA). AMAs are a special form of land protection meant […]
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Earth Day Birding Festival 8:00 am
Earth Day Birding Festival @ Carpenter Nature Center
Apr 22 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Earth Day Birding Festival at Carpenter St. Croix Nature Center will feature an “Introduction to Birding” class, a “Raptors 101” class, bird banding demonstrations, guided bird trips in the Hastings area, and a Youth Birding Competition. The program fee is $5 per person or $15 […]
City of Lakeville’s 2017 Watershed Cleanup Day and Earth Day Celebration 9:00 am
City of Lakeville’s 2017 Watershed Cleanup Day and Earth Day Celebration @ Central Maintenance Facility
Apr 22 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Event is in two parts – come to one or both parts: 9-11 a.m. – individual groups remove litter from parks, waterways, trails, and roadways. Participants get a free t-shirt and lunch. Sign up by April 12 – call 952-985-4500. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – […]
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CANCELED-Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board 1:00 pm
CANCELED-Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board @ Dakota County Western Service Center
Apr 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
the April 27, 2017, meeting is canceled. The next regular meeting of the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board (VRWJPB) is May 25, 2017.
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City of Farmington’s Pond & Park Cleanup Day 9:00 am
City of Farmington’s Pond & Park Cleanup Day @ In a neighborhood near you
Apr 29 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Ponds, parks, and the natural areas around them collect much of the debris from the windy winter weather.  Pond & Park Cleanup Day was initiated to protect the natural habitat and enhance the aesthetics of Farmington ponds and parks by cleaning up the garbage that has […]
Plant native shrubs along the Vermillion River 9:30 am
Plant native shrubs along the Vermillion River @ Vermillion River Wilmar Property
Apr 29 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Spend a morning with Friends of the Mississippi staff and volunteers at the Wilmar property along the Vermillion River, a cold prairie stream in the heart of Dakota County and a major tributary of the Mississippi River. After a brief hike volunteers will install native […]
City of Farmington’s Earth & Arbor Day Celebration 10:30 am
City of Farmington’s Earth & Arbor Day Celebration @ Rambling River Center
Apr 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Celebrate Earth & Arbor Day at this free family friendly event with science & art activities, animals, exhibits and more! Bring your old, broken crayons so they can be recycled into ones! Please leave the wrappers on the crayons (they are easier to sort).
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