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Nov 29, 20182 min read
Aerial Seeded Cover Crops Will Keep Soil from Eroding
684 acres of crop land in Scott County will be well protected against erosion this winter and spring thanks to the aerial seeding of...
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Nov 8, 20181 min read
Elected Officials Learn about Conservation During Fall Tour
On September 24, elected officials climbed aboard a bus for the Annual Scott Watershed Management Organization and Soil and Water...
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Oct 26, 20182 min read
Keep Leaves out of Gutters for Water Quality
As everyone knows, when those orange leaves are falling to the ground, they land where they will: the deck, the street, the lake, the...
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Oct 16, 20181 min read
Students Learn about Conservation at Outdoor Education Days
Mid-September’s cool, wet weather did not stop students from coming out for a field trip at Cedar Lake Farm Park for Scott Soil and Water...
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Sep 18, 20181 min read
You Can Help Spread Monarch Habitat
Minnesota Native Landscapes have begun their Milkweed for Monarchs Collection. Anyone can donate milkweed seedpods they collect to MNL,...
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Sep 13, 20182 min read
Prior Lake Homeowner Stabilizes His Shoreline with Native Plants
Once the water receded after the flooding in 2014, Chris Short went out to survey the damage in his backyard. It was worse than he...
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Jul 27, 20183 min read
Cover Crop Test Plots Planted in Scott County
Cover crops are a being talked about more and more right now within the farming community, and with good reason. When conditions are...
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Jul 26, 20183 min read
Lawn Restored to Beautiful Prairie
Once Ward and Wendy Larson no longer had cattle to graze their pasture in Credit River Township, they were left with ten acres of lawn to...
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Jul 12, 20181 min read
Residents Create Natural Spaces
Trees and native prairies are very important part of our landscape. They provide food and habitat for wildlife and help to improve water...
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Jun 25, 20181 min read
Introducing Colin, MCC Summer Intern
This summer the Scott SWCD is hosting an intern through the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa. We are excited to have Colin...
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