Search Results: "rain barrel"

• Rain Barrels Herald Spring

  For the Reckingers of Woodbury, rain barrels are a family affair. Parents Jim and Mary are the local boosters, but credit their environmental educator daughter with encou...

• Roots Return Farm Turns Rainwater into Pollinator Paradise

  A 20-foot-wide buffer of pollinator-friendly plants greets visitors to Roots Return Heritage Farm and separates it from the highway’s rolling hills. This swath of milkw...

• Friends Turn Stormwater Problem Into a Cistern Solution

  Where once rainwater pooled on a patio, now a series of gardens flourish at the T. Rex Coffee and Cookie Café on University Ave. in St. Paul. A 1,150 gallon cistern — ...

• Mayo Clinic takes a smart approach to salt

  “Three years ago, if you had told me that I could reduce salt and increase safety, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Nick Queensland, ground maintenance supervisor...