Elmwood Park Raingarden
Funding:
Funding is through the City of Vadnais Heights and supported by the VLAWMO Landscape Level 2 grant program.
Construction:
Construction began August 23rd, 2024 and is expected to be complete in September-October.Native plants included in raingarden: Anise Hyssop, Sweet Black-Eyed Susan, Joe-Pye Weed, Marsh Blazing Star, Prairie Smoke, Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Flox, Hoary Vervain, Little Blue Stem, Switchgrass, Fox Sedge, Wooly Sedge, Prairie Dropseed, Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle.
Results:
Thousands of gallons of stormwater stored and treated annually, helping to reduce volume and sediment stresses on Lambert Creek.
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Birch Lake Aquatic Invasive Species Efforts
Efforts to remove Eurasian Watermilfoil and Curly-leaf Pondweed
4th and Otter Woodland Restoration
A woodland restoration at a key location adjacent to Birch Lake in White Bear Lake.
Birch Lake Sand-Iron Stormwater Filter
An iron-enhanced sand filter at the intersection of 4th St. and Otter Lake Road. The filter helps reduce nutrients entering Birch Lake with stormwater runoff.
Birch Lake North Shoreline Restoration
A 150 foot stretch of lakeshore on Birch Lake, in White Bear Lake was improved in the summer of 2010. In 2011-2012, an additional 700 feet of shoreline was restored on either side of the original planting area.
Charley Lake Channel Restoration
The channel between Charley Lake and Pleasant Lake in North Oaks was showing signs of serious erosion.
Deep Lake Channel Restoration
This project will restore approximately 125 feet of shoreline in the Deep Lake Channel, just before it enters Pleasant Lake. The project will be completed in Fall 2015.
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Phone: (651) 204-6070
Fax: (651) 204-6173
Email: office@vlawmo.org
