Join us for #StarryTrek in Apple Valley! Super fun every summer.

It was a beautiful night yesterday for a cover crop field day! Rice & Dakota County SWCDs and other local farmers and partners gathered at a local farm just north of Northfield. We offer cost-share if you're interested in interseeding #CoverCrops on your farm! #soilhealth

#TriviaTuesday Answer Besides looking like cool abstract art, this figure shows the average annual temperatures in #MN from 1895-2018. Data from NOAA. Figure generated at showyourstripes.info #ShowYourStripes

Extension's Colleen Carlson talks with FOX 9 about rain & crops: z.umn.edu/4f6t #mnag #agchat #UMNProud

We just installed the FIVE HUNDREDTH project through our #LandscapingforCleanWater program. That's five hundred (and growing!) raingardens, native gardens, and restored shorelines keeping our water clean and pollinators happy. As we head into this holiday weekend, we're proud!

⁦Minnesota Department of Agriculture⁩ showing all the new programs since 2014 for ag BMPs for water quality. Whew- lots of busy folks!

The leaves are falling! Rake and bag leaves and debris against the curb and in the street in front of your home, as well as any debris covering the nearest storm drain. Leaves, grass, and dirt feed algae and turn lakes and rivers green in the summer. Yuck! Adopt-a-Drain MN

Dakota County Soil & Water just completed the 2019 Landscaping for Clean Water season with 77 new raingarden, native garden and shoreline plantings installed and $250 grants awarded to Dakota County residents! #LandscapingforCleanWater #Plant4Pollinators Vermillion River Watershed

Buzzworthy news! The federally endangered Minnesota state bee has found savanna habitat we've restored in the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area along the river. (Spotted by @FieldEcology on @FHR_PineBend's blufflands) strib.mn/2o5rjiu

If you haven't winterized your #rainbarrel yet, it's about that time of year! Don't let the water freeze and damage your barrel. Make sure to drain it, disconnect it from your downspout, remove and clean the components, rinse it out and store it somewhere safe from the elements.

The Dakota County SWCD was very excited to be part of Conservation Corps MN & Iowa’s video highlighting the great work they do. We have worked with them the last few years to retrofit the inlets of existing raingardens at Dakota County libraries. youtu.be/OaLeCY6ssJg

Dakota County SWCD Resource Conservationists John Stelzner and Mollie Annen were out removing submersible data "loggers" for the winter months. Pictured is Mollie pulling the logger from Chub Creek.

It's time to register for the 2020 Landscaping for Clean Water Introduction and Garden Maintenance Workshops! Go to DakotaSWCD.org for class information and registration! #vrwjpo #landscapingforcleanwater #Plant4Pollinators #CleanWater

Protect our environment now Christmas is over. Follow this advice: Do not toss Christmas trees and greenery into backyard woods or your compost pile. Use a city/county organized tree & greenery pick-up. Or burn the greens, but always check with local ordinances 1st & follow them.

Thinking of spring? Join us for a FREE Landscaping for Clean Water presentation! See dozens of beautiful, affordable garden designs, learn about the benefits they provide and get an introduction to how you can get started on your own project. dakotaswcd.org/cleanwater_for…

It’s time for #NewYearsResolutions. This year why not pledge to #SaveWater! Find hundreds of water-saving tips at wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-co…. Water-Use It Wisely

Let's skip winter and jump into spring! It's time to plan your garden at free #LandscapingforCleanWater workshops. Escape winter with beautiful photos. Learn about native plants and raingardens! Find dates and register @ dakotaswcd.org #garden #flowers #cleanwater

The Mayo Clinic reduced their salt usage by 60 percent in a single year, with no negative impacts on public safety. Learn how they did it. bit.ly/2R94lkZ

Like Bon Jovi, we're half way there! 😉 #mnwx #wiwx