Imagine a Day Without Water @ Lakeville Water Treatment Facility

Oct 21 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Imagine a Day Without Water

Come take a tour of Lakeville’s Water Treatment Facility to see where the city’s groundwater becomes potable water. Learn how your home’s water usage affects our drinking water supplies and the quality of lakes and rivers.

Lakeville Water Treatment Facility
8400 Ipava Ave., Lakeville
Friday, Oct. 21
Tour times: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Register now.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: Lake Marion Lakeville Vermillion River Watershed Water treatment We Are Water MN

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Nov 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Nov 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Nov 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Community Conversation – Vermillion River Watershed Plan @ Lakeville Water Treatment Facility

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Jan 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Community Conversation – Lakeville

The Vermillion River Watershed invites you to attend our first round of Community Conversations in January! This is your opportunity to learn about the watershed, comment on goals, share concerns, and inform the watershed’s next generation management plan.

Come at 5 p.m. for a short introduction about the watershed from Administrator Travis Thiel; or stop by any time before 7 p.m. to enjoy snacks, get refreshed at the Water Bar, and chat with staff. Kid-friendly activity stations will be available to occupy little ones, so feel free to bring the family. Participants who provide feedback will be eligible to spin a prize wheel to win a $10 gift card to Fluegel’s, Fleet Farm, or Target, among other prizes!

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Lakeville public meeting Vermillion River Watershed water quality Watershed Plan

Lakeville Earth Day Celebration/Watershed Cleanup Day @ Lakeville Central Maintenance Facility

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Apr 20 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Lakeville Earth Day Celebration and Watershed Cleanup

Bring your family, your neighbors and friends! Fun for all ages!

Visit the various education stations and learn about what you can do to help make a difference in our city and for the Earth as a whole. The education stations include information on the following:

Aquatic invasive species
Prairies
Pollinators
Recycling
Water quality
Watersheds (that’s us)
And more!

As you visit the stations, you will earn the chance to get Earth-friendly prizes and are sure to have lots of fun along the way.

Other activities include:

Zoomobile
Puppet shows
Garden tool swap: If you’re in need of new to you gardening tools OR looking to get rid of excess (but still useful) gardening tools, there will be a garden tool swap at the entrance of the event where you can leave and take what you would like.

Watershed Cleanup info:

You and/or your group can start the pickup on April 20 at 1 p.m., or you can schedule a more convenient time, as long as it is before dark on April 30. Sign up here and be sure to mark on the map where you plan to clean up.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: Earth Day Lakeville volunteer

Landscaping for Clean Water Intro Class – Lakeville @ Ritter Farm Park

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Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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.

Categories: Events Workshop Tags: Dakota County SWCD Lakeville landscaping for clean water native plants planting for clean water pollinators