May-15 9:19am —
Did you know the @SierraClubMN is a sponsor of @northeastride? Join us on a fun bike tour June 2! Read more about us: http://t.co/x4Koyb3N
Shoreview Sierra Community
Volunteers Clear Buckthorn from Shoreview Commons Park
The Shoreview Green Community is an effort, led by local Sierra Club members, to make Shoreview a model community for its environmental practices. The group works on three areas of concern: Clean Water, Energy, and Transportation.
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Shoreview Green Community Awards
Shoreview Green Community Awards information for 2010
The Tour is part of the third annual Shoreview Green Community Awards, a program, originally created by Sierra Club members, that rewards residential property owners for their use of rain gardens, shoreline buffers, habitat gardens with native plants, and other practices that improve water quality in our lakes, streams and wetlands.
Judges give priority to properties that use a combination of good management practices, including infiltration of storm water (e.g., rain gardens) and restoration or protection of natural shoreline. Properties that use native Minnesota plants and limit use of fertilizers and pesticides will rank high.
Winners receive a permanent award sign and a framed photo of their property, plus recognition by the Shoreview mayor, City Council and Environmental Quality Committee (EQC).
This program is sponsored by Shoreview’s EQC, with volunteer participation from the Shoreview Sierra Club Green Community and assistance from the Grass Lake Water Management Organization, the Rice Creek Watershed District and the Sierra Club North Star Chapter.
Rain Garden maintained by Shoreview Green Community volunteers at
Lake Johanna Fire Station, located just South of Island Lake Park.
