Workshops will take place at various locations around the City of Northfield from 9:00 am-12:00 pm on Saturday, April 24th (rain day May 1st).
River-Friendly, Low Maintenance Lawn Care
Kevin Strauss, Cannon Cannon River Watershed Partnership
(CRWP)
Did you know that how you manage your lawn and gardens can have a big impact on
water in Northfield?
Whether it’s the fertilizers and herbicides you use (or don’t use), or it’s the
height of your lawn, making small changes in how we manage our yards can have a
big impact on how clean the Cannon River and our drinking water will be. The
good news is that many “clean water” land use practices are actually less
expensive and less time consuming than the “standard” yard maintenance
practices that we use every day
Learn about simple, easy, low-maintenance ways that you can grow healthier,
more climate-change resistant lawns and gardens, while at the same time helping
your yard absorb and filter the rain that falls there. We’ll explore rain
gardens, lawn maintenance, pollinators, and native plantings, plus you’ll walk
away with an awesome “Healthy Lawns/Healthy Rivers” handout. Cannon River
Watershed Partnership is presenting this workshop with support from the City of
Northfield.
Our Changing Climate and What We Can Do Locally and Nationally
Alan Anderson, Janet Petri, Howard White,
Citizens Climate Lobby Presenters
Group will give a 45-minute to an hour long presentation on “Our Changing Climate and What We Can Do Locally and Nationally”