Changing Shoreline Norms
On a summer day at Lake Minnewashta, Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa and Metro Blooms Design+Build crew members gathered in a resident’s yard to remove a large patch of… Read More →
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Spring Resilient Workshops Open! Make your outdoor space more beautiful and beneficial for yourself, your community, and your local ecosystem. Our workshops this year include Resilient Shorelines, Resilient Yards, and Turf Alternatives. Learn More and Register
Protecting Lakes with Native Plants
Kat Dickerson is like any other Minnesotan—she loves jumping headfirst into a lake. But during her old job as a water quality monitor, there were some lakes she refused to… Read More →
Steps to Plant for Pollinators
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Beautify your landscape while planting for clean water and pollinator habitat. Resilient Yards workshops give participants the skills to create their own rain gardens, native plantings, pollinator habitat, and more. Use our free online learning series, register for a live virtual workshop, or do both!
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From the blog post archives: Beyond No Mow May Plant Finder Tool Apply for a Fall 2024 Lawns to Legumes Grant 5/2 In-Person Resilient Yards + Shorelines Workshop with Itasca Waters 5/14 Virtual Resilient Yards Workshop with City of Edina 5/16 In-Person Shorelines Workshop with Crow Wing SWCD All Spring Workshops Resilient Yards Online Learning…
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How Blue Thumb Partnership Works The Blue Thumb Partnership is a state-wide network of clean water and native plant stewards creating change to bridge the gap between knowledge and action by offering resources and programs to Minnesotans. Blue Thumb Partners include local governmental units, non-profit organizations, and private companies all working toward the same goals. The Blue Thumb Partnership supports…
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Blue Thumb is a program of the non-profit Metro Blooms. Your volunteer hours, donation, or sponsorship with Metro Blooms helps support our Blue Thumb programming and resource development. You can follow our work by subscribing to the Metro Blooms newsletter.
Turf Alternatives
Do you have areas in your yard where grass doesn’t want to grow? A native garden may be the solution.