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Putting Down Roots Exhibit has Moved

  • Posted: December 17, 2016
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point

Thank you to all of you who helped create “Putting Down Roots”! It was a fantastic community created exhibit that showed how long-rooted native plants […]

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Oct 23

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Join the City of Hopkins and the Hopkins Park Board for two volunteer events to remove buckthorn at Valley Park on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, November 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. Buckthorn is an invasive species that has spread throughout much of the Midwest in North America, where it continues to outcompete native plants and disturb local ecosystems. Go to www.thinkhopkins.com, search the event, and sign up!

Join the City of Hopkins and the Hopkins Park Board for two volunteer events to remove buckthorn at Valley Park on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, November 7, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Buckthorn is an invasive species that has spread throughout much of the Midwest in North America, where it continues to outcompete native plants and disturb local ecosystems.

Go to www.thinkhopkins.com, search the event, and sign up!

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Oct 23

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Help keep our waters free of leafy debris!

Help keep our waters free of leafy debris!

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Oct 22

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Welcome to the board, Steve Gurney! Chris-Ann Luria (returning) and Steve Gurney were sworn in this Wednesday at our monthly board meeting.

Welcome to the board, Steve Gurney!

Chris-Ann Luria (returning) and Steve Gurney were sworn in this Wednesday at our monthly board meeting.

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Oct 14

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The Spring 2027 Lawns to Legumes grant application is open! 🌸Lawns to Legumes is a Minnesota-wide program that awards reimbursement-based funding of up to $400 for creating pollinator habitat in your outdoor space with native plants. 🌸Why plant for pollinators? Minnesota is home to over 500 native bee species, along with many butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. These creatures are essential to ecosystem health — but many have faced population declines. Lawns to Legumes helps reverse this trend by creating pollinator-friendly plantings across the state. ⏰ Apply by November 30 for a chance to receive a Spring 2027 grant. Learn more and apply at bluethumb.org

The Spring 2027 Lawns to Legumes grant application is open!
🌸Lawns to Legumes is a Minnesota-wide program that awards reimbursement-based funding of up to $400 for creating pollinator habitat in your outdoor space with native plants.
🌸Why plant for pollinators? Minnesota is home to over 500 native bee species, along with many butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. These creatures are essential to ecosystem health — but many have faced population declines. Lawns to Legumes helps reverse this trend by creating pollinator-friendly plantings across the state.
⏰ Apply by November 30 for a chance to receive a Spring 2027 grant. Learn more and apply at bluethumb.org

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Oct 13

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We are hosting an MPCA Smart Salting training on November 12 from 8 to 1:30 at Eden Prairie City Hall. Learn more and register here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-parking-lots-and-sidewalks-certification-training-2026-11-12

We are hosting an MPCA Smart Salting training on November 12 from 8 to 1:30 at Eden Prairie City Hall. Learn more and register here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-parking-lots-and-sidewalks-certification-training-2026-11-12

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We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2026 Salt Symposium! It will take place on October 27 – 28, 2026; 8am - 4pm online. The 2026 Salt Symposium marks an exciting new chapter in one of the nation’s leading forums on chloride reduction, winter maintenance, and freshwater protection. Now hosted by the University of Minnesota Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence (CCSCoE), the Symposium continues its long-standing mission of bringing together researchers, public agencies, industry leaders, educators, and practitioners to advance innovative, science-based solutions for managing salt use in cold climates. Building on more than two decades of collaboration and leadership established by Fortin Consulting, the Freshwater Society, and Bolton & Menk, the 2026 Salt Symposium will expand opportunities for research, training, and cross-sector collaboration focused on protecting infrastructure, water resources, and community safety while designing a lower salt future.

We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2026 Salt Symposium!

It will take place on October 27 – 28, 2026; 8am - 4pm online.

The 2026 Salt Symposium marks an exciting new chapter in one of the nation’s leading forums on chloride reduction, winter maintenance, and freshwater protection. Now hosted by the University of Minnesota Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence (CCSCoE), the Symposium continues its long-standing mission of bringing together researchers, public agencies, industry leaders, educators, and practitioners to advance innovative, science-based solutions for managing salt use in cold climates. Building on more than two decades of collaboration and leadership established by Fortin Consulting, the Freshwater Society, and Bolton & Menk, the 2026 Salt Symposium will expand opportunities for research, training, and cross-sector collaboration focused on protecting infrastructure, water resources, and community safety while designing a lower salt future.

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It's that time of year! STEM on Tap is starting back up and our first event of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 7th. Our speaker for the event will be Fawkes F. S. Char who is a PFAS Coordinator with the MPCA. Their presentation will cover the progress Minnesota state agencies have made to address PFAS, especially since publishing the PFAS Blueprint, and where we're headed next. Visit the STEM on Tap page on our webpage to learn more and to register!

It`s that time of year! STEM on Tap is starting back up and our first event of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 7th. Our speaker for the event will be Fawkes F. S. Char who is a PFAS Coordinator with the MPCA.

Their presentation will cover the progress Minnesota state agencies have made to address PFAS, especially since publishing the PFAS Blueprint, and where we`re headed next.

Visit the STEM on Tap page on our webpage to learn more and to register!

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Sep 30

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One of our prizes will go to the best drain name! Here is some insight into how the judging will work. Happy naming!

One of our prizes will go to the best drain name! Here is some insight into how the judging will work. Happy naming!

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Pollinators enjoying an amazing native prairie habitat! One of our project goals for the Lynmar Basin in Edina was to enhance natural resources, including improving pollinator habitat. This video shows that even years later this project is exceeding this goal.

Pollinators enjoying an amazing native prairie habitat!
One of our project goals for the Lynmar Basin in Edina was to enhance natural resources, including improving pollinator habitat. This video shows that even years later this project is exceeding this goal.

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Today is the last day you can submit photos to out photo contest! If your photo wins, it will be featured in our 2027 calendar, and you'll receive a free calendar! Go to our website, search photo contest, and submit your photos!

Today is the last day you can submit photos to out photo contest! If your photo wins, it will be featured in our 2027 calendar, and you`ll receive a free calendar!

Go to our website, search photo contest, and submit your photos!

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