Family Hike at Tamarack Nature Preserve – May 30, 2019
Join Washington Conservation District staff and “Adopt-A-Park” volunteer stewards to explore the southern-most tamarack swamp in Minnesota along a floating boardwalk loop. Look for flowers […]
Invasive Species
Habitat restoration underway at Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park
Winter update A major transformation is occurring this winter at the park as a contractor hired by Ramsey County clears invasive buckthorn and other brush. This […]
Carp control expands to Owasso Chain
Following recent success managing common carp in the Phalen Chain of Lakes, we are now setting our sights on the Lake Owasso system. With four […]
Planting your Yard to Help Nature and Wildlife
By Carole Gernes, Ramsey Conservation District Avoid invasive species like Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Chinese Silver Grass)! It escapes from ornamental plantings and forms large clumps along […]
June 2016 Rain Garden Maintenance Workshop
Small regrowth can be hard to identify! You put in a rain garden with (or without) cost-share funds and everything looked great last year. But this […]
Battle Creek Buckthorn Project In Motion …
Crew stacks woody invasives in Battle Creek Regional Park Ramsey County has begun a multi-year, $288,000 project to clear out invasive species and restore […]
Carp Talk – Keeping Tabs on Carp in the Phalen Chain
Jordan Wein measures carp caught in Kohlman Lake box nets. Photo credit: Anita Jader By Bill BartodziejOver the last six years, we have made substantial […]
Kristin Willette, Invasive Plant Patrol Volunteer with a Mission
By Sage Passi Kristin Willette walks a trail in Battle Creek Park on the hunt for targeted invasive plants. I have my internal GPS system trained […]
Wild Parsnip and its Look-Alike: Golden Alexander
by Carole Gernes, Ramsey Conservation District; CWMA Coordinator Wild Parsnip – A Minnesota Noxious Weed Wild Parsnip leaves Ramsey County hopes to prevent invasive […]
Mystery of the Month: Catch-Me-if-You-Can Grass
Phragmites —Native or Not? By Carole GernesWhat sly, new, invasive grass mimics its closest relative so well that it can slip under our radar […]