Environmental educator Nick Voss ponders snags and life. (Photo: Nick Voss) As winter becomes a not-so-distant memory, gardeners, greenhouses, and landscapers are thrilled to return to a celebration of life.… Read More →
Beautify your landscape while planting for clean water and pollinator habitat. Blue Thumb workshops give participants the skills to create their own rain gardens, native plantings, pollinator habitat, and more. Use our free online learning series or register for a live workshop!
Insects are among nature’s more industrious workers, ensuring generations of bountiful and useful plants. We can help them do their work by creating a more pollinator-friendly yard. And when we… Read More →
The following essay is by environmental educator Nick Voss, Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization. Photo by Nick Voss. The American Goldfinch is a… Read More →
Economic justice is an integral piece of environmental justice. Blue Thumb’s Sustainable Landcare Training program trains young adults in environmental justice communities to care for green infrastructure like rain gardens and native plantings. Participants are paid for their time and gain job-ready skills and pathways to green careers. Career Pathway Resources for Trainees
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For Dana Boyle, a Twin Cities metro resident, a Lawns to Legumes grant was part of a yard transformation which had been percolating over several years, and which she writes… Read More →
Our goal at Pierson Gardens and Landscape is to provide superior fine gardening and landscaping services while building long-lasting relationships with our customers. Since 2007, we have cultivated our business,… Read More →
The following essay is a personal reflection by environmental educator Nick Voss. Voss is the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization Photo of Fort Snelling… Read More →
