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East Metro water‑education program outlines grants, volunteer trainings and youth career pilot for Oakdale
Summary
At the Oakdale Environmental Management Commission meeting March 17, Angie Hong of the East Metro Water Resource Education Program detailed neighborhood planting grants, volunteer programs and a new youth career-exploration pilot aimed at Tartan High School students.
At the Oakdale Environmental Management Commission meeting on March 17, Angie Hong, an outreach specialist with the East Metro Water Resource Education Program, described a slate of education, grant and volunteer efforts aimed at increasing native plantings, pollinator habitat and stormwater stewardship in Oakdale and Washington County.
Hong said the program partners with cities, watershed districts and conservation districts and offers free site visits and designs for residential projects. “Anybody can sign up for those and have a conservation staff person come and meet with you and talk about is this native, is this invasive, how can I plant a rain garden, what kinds of grants are available?” Hong said.
The program is one of 16 municipal and local partners in Washington County and has operated since 2006, Hong said. She highlighted several initiatives likely to affect Oakdale residents: a Lawns to Legumes–funded…
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