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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Whitaker Pond Biochar Stormwater Filter
A surface water filter targeting pollutants that enter Lambert Creek during high water levels.
Goodwill Development & Wetland Mitigation
This commercial development took place on a property with a historically degraded wetland, and includes a proactive stormwater plan that benefits the watershed.
Lambert Lake Pond and Meander
An effort to restore floodplain storage, sediment dispersal, and treat high E. coli levels.
Lambert Creek/Ditch 14 Maintenance
Ditch 14/Lambert Creek maintenance activities.
Ditch 14/Lambert Creek Engineering: Historic & Current Efforts
A description and supporting documents for the historical conditions of Lambert Creek/Ditch 14 and its branch ditches
Lambert Creek E. coli Source Study
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Phone: (651) 204-6070
Fax: (651) 204-6173
Email: office@vlawmo.org
