Landscaping For Clean Water Opens Workshop Registration

From the City of Mendota Heights:

Residents can apply for $250 in grant funds and on-site assistance for creating a beautiful landscape feature that protects water quality in their yards through The Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District. To get started, residents should register to attend a free introductory workshop on creating a rain garden, native garden or shoreline stabilization that

• Promotes clean water
• Benefits local pollinators
• Is sustainable and low-maintenance
• And looks beautiful!

How does it work?

• Attend a FREE introductory workshop where you’ll learn gardening basics, and how to create landscaping that can benefit our local water.
• Sign up and attend a two-night Design Course ($25 one-time cost) that allows you to work hands-on with staff to begin planning and designing a garden in your yard.
• Apply for the Landscaping for Clean Water Grant by filling out an application.

LANDSCAPING FOR CLEAN WATER FREE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS

All hour-long workshops will start at 6:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Farmington • Monday, March 9

Burnsville • Tuesday, March 10

Apple Valley • Wednesday, March 11

West Saint Paul • Wednesday, March 18

Lakeville • Monday, April 6

Burnsville • Wednesday, April 8

Apple Valley • Tuesday, April 14

Eagan • Monday, April 27

Apple Valley (MN Zoo) • Tuesday, May 12

Rosemount • Tuesday, June 2

MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS

Already have a Rain garden or other Native Planting? Attend a Maintenance Workshop and learn how to maintain your rain garden or native planting year-round!

Inver Grove Heights • Tuesday, March 31, 6-7:30 PM

Apple Valley • Wednesday, April 29, 5-6:30 PM

Learn more & register for a workshop at DakotaSWCD.org/cleanwater.html, call 651.480.7777, or email SWCD@co.dakota.mn.us

Additional materials:

Landscaping for Clean Water - Introductory Workshop Flier

Landscaping for Clean Water - Maintenance Workshop Flier

This press release was produced by the City of Mendota Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.