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Special meeting: Vermillion River Watershed Planning Commission
The purpose of this special meeting is for WPC members to participate in Strategic Planning with the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board.
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Meeting ID: 274 796 947 549
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+1 651-273-3070,,996551732# United States, St. Paul
Phone Conference ID: 996 551 732#
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board Meeting – Note date, time, location change
This meeting has been modified from its originally published date of March 28. This is for the purpose of allowing all Board members to be present for a strategic planning session, which will be included as a regular agenda item for this meeting.
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Meeting ID: 274 796 947 549
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+1 651-273-3070,,996551732# United States, St. Paul
Phone Conference ID: 996 551 732#
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board Meeting
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Meeting ID: 243 754 382 84
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+1 651-273-3070,,713718317# United States, St. Paul
Phone conference ID: 713 718 317#
In-person Landscaping for Clean Water Introduction Class
Join us for a one hour IN-PERSON class at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville! Learn how native plants, raingardens, and shoreline plantings can bring pollinator and water quality benefits to your yard. The class is FREE and is a pre-requisite to taking part in the hands-on design course and grant program! Learn more.
Landscaping for Clean Water Maintenance Workshop
Join us on Zoom for our FREE workshop on maintaining your raingarden, native garden or shoreline planting. Participants will learn tips and tricks for sprucing up your garden and dealing with maintenance issues throughout the year. Sign up today to help create and maintain a beautiful garden for years to come. Learn more.
Vermillion River Watershed Planning Commission Meeting
Please see this webpage for meeting materials and minutes.
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Meeting ID: 225 551 671 231
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+1 651-273-3070,,310210051# United States, St. Paul
Phone conference ID: 310 210 051#
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board Meeting
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Meeting ID: 242 364 011 892
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+1 651-273-3070,,748339046# United States, St. Paul
Phone conference ID: 748 339 046#
Lawns Reimagined Pilot Program
Have you ever looked out at your lawn and thought, “sure would be nice to water less often, reduce the need to fertilize, and spend less time mowing”? Well, we’ve got the program for you! Our new program – Lawns Reimagined – assists landowners in installing a more resilient lawn to reduce water and fertilizer use, and cut down on mowing frequency during the growing season.
Lawns Reimagined is a new program provided through a partnership between the Dakota SWCD, Dakota County, and the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization. The goal of the program is to create healthy looking lawns using deeper rooted grasses that are more resilient to weather conditions and climate change while maintaining traditional turfgrass lawn uses.
These lawns will be composed of fescue grass blends that require little to no watering or fertilizer post-establishment; reducing the impact lawns have on the groundwater supply and decreasing nutrient loss to waterbodies through runoff and lawn clippings. It is recommended to reduce mowing frequency which results in reduced carbon emissions from lawn mowers and healthier air at a local level.
The Dakota SWCD will be hosting two workshops for Dakota County residents:
* June 5 in Apple Valley (Municipal Center) at 6 p.m.
* June 12 in Rosemount (Steeple Center) at 6 p.m.
At the workshops, participants will learn about the benefits of an alternative lawn type, along with technical guidance on site preparation, seeding, and long-term maintenance. From there, landowners can apply to receive further assistance. Once applicants have been approved, SWCD staff complete a site visit to further guide site preparation, seeding, and answer any additional questions. Landowners then complete the site preparation and Dakota SWCD will provide landowners with the seed to complete a fall seeding. If the participants are willing to do a little work, the cost to them will be minimal to none!
For more details and to sign up for the workshop, check out the Lawns Reimagined webpage!
