Creating Your Resilient Yard: Andover

Brought to you by Rice Creek Watershed District, Anoka Conservation District, Coon Creek Watershed District, and the City of Andover
$5 per household

Location: Bunker Hill Activity Center

550 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304

Unseasonably warm weather, long droughts and flooding rains are the new normal for spring and summer in Minnesota. Learn how your yard can adapt to and even help mitigate threats posed by these extreme weather events.

Participants receive:

—A brief overview of the importance of resilience, a walk-through of the different pieces that help make a yard resilient, and information on how to begin incorporating them on your property. Includes details on raingarden installation, stormwater management, and tree, shrub, flower and turf alternative recommendations.

—This workshop doesn’t include 1-on-1 time with Landscape Designers, but there will be time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.

Scholarships available upon request.