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Jul 27, 20231 min read
Thank You Scout Troop 612!
Scout Troop 612 has partnered up with our Rain Garden Workgroup Leader, Ruth Alliband, to help maintain multiple rain gardens on the North H


Mar 30, 20231 min read
You’re not imagining it: Your allergies are getting worse - Blame climate change.
The fresh scents and floral delights of spring can be torture for many people for whom their arrival signals sneezing fits, tickly throats,

Feb 25, 20231 min read
NO MOW MAY PROCLAMATION
Brought to the City Council of Stillwater by Nance Purcell, a longtime SSMN supporter, the No Mow May initiative was unanimously passed at t


Jan 31, 20231 min read
Norway Knows Best
Want to raise kids who love the outdoors? Try a little friluftsliv. (A Norwegian word, pronounced “Free-Loofs-Leaf,” and can be literally tr

Jan 17, 20232 min read
What's That Plant? Event is Back for Another year!
The What's That Plant? event is a week-long event that happens monthly from May through September 2023. No registrations are needed. Stop by


Sep 30, 20222 min read
Volunteers Restore Lily Lake Habitat
Lily Lake has been removed from the state's Impaired Waters List thanks to the work of Sustainable Stillwater MN, the Lily Lake Association,


Sep 14, 20223 min read
Let’s Not Lose the Forests for the Trees
Lumberjack Days are over, and for all the folksy nostalgia they generate in our minds, we should not forget that the 19th Century lumber ind


Aug 31, 20221 min read
Thank You Rain Garden Volunteers!
Our rain garden workgroup has spent many long hours over the last month weeding, digging up "volunteer" trees, and installing solarization m


Jun 15, 20221 min read
June 1st Lily Lake Rain Garden Planting
A huge thank you to all the hardworking folks who volunteered their time and energy planting native plants at Lily Lake's new rain garden on


May 20, 20222 min read
Rain Garden Workshop Success!
An entire scout troop, a church group, members of the Thursday Noon Rotary Club plus 17 individual volunteers work to maintain rain gardens

May 13, 20221 min read
Lily Lake Rain Garden Planting
Volunteers will assist Washington County Conservation and Middle St. Croix Watershed in planting native grasses and flowers at the recently


Apr 1, 20224 min read
What is the “Dirt” on Regenerative Agriculture?
This may surprise you, but a big way to fight climate change lies in the dirt beneath our feet. By supporting an innovative farming practice

Mar 26, 20221 min read
Tip for Yard Cleanups
Be careful with spring yard work as we can easily rake away our friends - the bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects sleeping under mulch


Mar 17, 20222 min read
Excess Lights Out, Stillwater! Saves Birds - Saves Energy - Saves Money
As part of Stillwater's Bird City initiative and its commitment to GreenStep City Best Practices, Sustainable Stillwater MN is urging Stillw


Mar 17, 20222 min read
The Power of Tree Huggers
What comes to mind when you think about trees? Trees are marvelous creations. Can you imagine a world without trees? Can you imagine Stillwa


Jan 7, 20221 min read
Volunteers Thanked for Environmental Work
Eighty-three volunteers were thanked for their services and assistance over the past three years at the 2021 SSMN Natural Resources Workgrou


Nov 8, 20211 min read
Sustainable Stillwater MN picked as Community Conservationist for 2021
Washington Conservation District has picked Sustainable Stillwater MN as their Community Conservationist for 2021. The MASWCD/MPCA...


Oct 11, 20211 min read
Rain Garden Update
The City built rain gardens a few years ago to protect our local water resources. Sustainable Stillwater MN members have adopted six...


Oct 11, 20211 min read
Stencilers Needed!
Our Natural Resources team lead Louise says the most pressing need right now is for citizens to help reduce pollution from storm drains....


Aug 26, 20211 min read
Bird City and the Bluebird Recovery Program coordination
SSMN's 2021 Bluebird Recovery Program was successful and we learned a lot. We hope to expand the project in 2022 if we succeed in...
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