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Creating Your Resilient Yard: White Bear Lake

May 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Brought to you by Rice Creek Watershed District, and the City of White Bear Lake
$5 per household

Location: White Bear Lake City Hall

4701 US-61, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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.

Creating Your Resilient Yard: Blaine

May 30, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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

Location: Blaine City Hall

10801 Town Square Dr. NE, Blaine, MN, 55449

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.

Creating Your Resilient Yard: Andover

June 12, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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.

Installing Turf Alternatives: Northeast

June 6, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

$15 per household
Location: Northeast Rec Center
1530 Johnson St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413

Installing Turf Alternatives – Your Guide to a Low Maintenance Lawn, covers the advantages of using perennial ground covers to minimize the need for irrigation and chemical inputs while maximizing ecological benefits. It also demonstrates handy how-tos for replacing traditional turf by installing and maintaining two popular types of turf alternatives: Low Maintenance Lawns and Bee Lawns, which support pollinators and clean water.

Participants Learn:

—The what, how & why of converting traditional lawn into low-input turf alternatives that support pollinators and clean water.

—Presentation followed by questions and a facilitated discussion on common barriers.

Scholarships available upon request.

Creating Your Resilient Yard: Armatage

June 5, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

$15 per household
Location: Armatage Rec Center
2500 West 57th St. Minneapolis, MN 55410

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.

—1 on 1 design assistance from Blue Thumb landscape designers, U of M Extension Master Gardeners from Hennepin County, and Master Water Stewards.

Scholarships available upon request.