Apr
8
Sat
2017
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!

Apr
10
Mon
2017
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 qualify for a $250 grant to install their new gardens.

Apr
11
Tue
2017
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 qualify for a $250 grant to install their new gardens.

Apr
12
Wed
2017
Watershed Planning Commission (WPC) @ Dakota County Western Service Center
Apr 12 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Apr
13
Thu
2017
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 qualify for a $250 grant to install their new gardens.

Apr
15
Sat
2017
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 to preserve shoreline property, public access, and critical fish and wildlife habitat. The Vermillion River and this AMA is prized for its trophy brown trout.

All supplies and training will be provided and volunteers will work closely with FMR staff. This event is part of the Vermillion Stewards program, helping residents learn about the watershed while working to protect and enhance its unique natural resources.

Ready to register?

To sign up and receive directions to the meeting spot, contact Amy Kilgore via the contact form (please select Amy by name from the staff list under “Category”) or at akilgore@fmr.org, 651-222-2193 x31. Please include the name of the event, your name, address and phone number and the number in your party. Amy is typically in the office M-Th each week.

You will receive a confirmation email from akilgore@fmr.org within two business days. (If you don’t, please check your SPAM folder.)

If you are under 18 and planning to attend without your parent or guardian, please complete this minor permission form.

Apr
22
Sat
2017
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 per person including a box lunch. Pre-registration required.

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. – come together for the Earth Day Celebration to take part in educational stations, interactive games, and prizes!

Bring non-perishable food items for donation to local food shelves.