VRWJPO Supports Water Conservation at Grand Prairie Park
The City of Lakeville’s Avonlea Community Park isn’t just getting a new name – Grand Prairie Park – it’s getting plenty of new amenities thanks to the pas […]
East Lake Invasive Fish Barrier Turned On, Fish Being Removed
VRWJPO and Lakeville staff have initiated a low-voltage electric fish barrier just south of East Lake in Lakeville. The barrier is stationed on a small channel between the lake outlet and North Creek-Vermillion River, deterri […]
Vermillion River watershed tour spotlights rural, urban conservation
From the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) October 2023 Snapshots publication
During an eight-stop tour of projects across Dakota County, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Reso […]
Projects and Practices Improving and Protecting Water Resources are Focus of Watershed Tour
More than 60 people collaborating on urban and rural conservation projects and practices attended a tour with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources ( […]
Dakota County Model Mining Ordinance
Dakota County and the Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) developed a Model Mining Ordinance for optional use by cities and townships. The mod […]
Nitrogen reduction, collaboration drive Dakota County’s ACRE Plan
By Steve Christopher and Ann Wessel, Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) staff
Originally published in BWSR’s Snapshot series […]
