RamseyWashington Metro Watershed District Projects

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Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Projects In St. Paul and Maplewood Public Schools
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18 Ramsey County Master Gardeners spent over 180
hours educating 325 children and adults
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Five Public Schools in St. Paul and Maplewood
were involved
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• St. Paul is the second largest school district in
  Minnesota
• Students speak more than 95 languages and
  dialects and come from countries throughout the
  world
• Language spoken at home is other than English for
  42 of the students

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Master Gardeners Provide Support in Seed Starting
American Indian Magnet
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Transplanting Seedlings
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Planting in School Yards
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Consultating on Home Rain Garden Locations
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Soil Testing
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Planting Residential Rain Gardens
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Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Projects

• Gardens will
• help manage storm water run-off and/or
  beautify school yards
• be used in future school education activities
• serve as demonstrations to students, staff,
  neighborhood residents and visitors
• provide valuable habitat

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What We Can Do

• Contact these agencies for potential
  partnerships
• Watershed Districts
• DNR
• Soil Conservation Districts
• Contact area schools directly

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Children are Future Gardeners