Carlton SWCD held their first ever Native Plant Kit Sale! We ended up achieving the largest record of plant kits sold by MN Native Landscapes with a grand total of 196 orders! The best part about this is that the 134 landowners that purchased kits are doing voluntary conservation. People came from as far away as Pine City, Two Harbors, … Read More
Native Plant Kit Sale – Spring of 2021
Minnesota Native Plant Kits for Monarchs, Songbirds, Pollinators, Shady Areas, Rain-gardens and Shorelines, Deer-Resistant and Pine Mulch Gardens and 3 seed mix packets to suit your landscaping needs. Kits and seed mixes are designed to attract pollinators, provide habitat for wildlife and bloom throughout the entire growing season. Choose from 7 different Minnesota Native Plant Kits to suit your landscaping … Read More
Introducing Being the Change: an ecological gardening blog series
Introducing “Being the Change,” an ecological gardening blog series. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is launching a series of blog posts and videos to showcase ways that Minnesota residents can help pollinators through environmentally-friendly gardening practices. The first blog post in this series summarizes ways you can support pollinators through the Lawns to Legumes program. Future … Read More
the Understory
Environmental storytelling in the spring is a wonderful season to speak to – it is hopeful and brings forth new life.. If we are telling the story of a forested area in the spring, then there are two stories that we can tell: the overstory and the understory. It is the understory that we address in this short lesson. The … Read More
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arts activated environmental stewardship DOCUMENT SPRING 2020 OACC’s Document Spring is a program of environmental storytelling that mashes up the arts, citizen science and environmental research. It provides opportunities for students, community members, artists, environmentalists and scientists to come together to celebrate the arrival of spring. Document Spring fosters environmental stewardship through experiential connection: providing guided nature expeditions, classroom and … Read More
WordPress Resources at SiteGround
WordPress is an award-winning web software, used by millions of webmasters worldwide for building their website or blog. SiteGround is proud to host this particular WordPress installation and provide users with multiple resources to facilitate the management of their WP websites: Expert WordPress Hosting SiteGround provides superior WordPress hosting focused on speed, security and customer service. We take care of … Read More