Environment

Gypsy Moth Management in Lowry Hill: Upcoming Aerial Applications

May 3, 2018

Residents please note:  the planes applying the treatment will be flying VERY low (about 50 feet above the treetops) and be loud. There will only be one application over each treatment area. Spray planes will start very early in the morning but are able to fly for most of the day if weather is favorable.…

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Spring 2018 Prescribed Burns of Stormwater Wetland Ponds

May 2, 2018

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) wants to alert park and trail users that a contractor hired by Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) will be conducting prescribed burns for the stormwater wetland ponds at Bde Maka Ska, Lake Nokomis and Cedar Lake. The prescribed burns will take place during May 2018. Specific weather and…

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Tree-Planting Season has Begun

May 1, 2018

FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND REC FORESTRY DIVISION See video below:  How do you water a tree and what does it cost per season to do that? Last Friday, hundreds of folks celebrated Arbor Day with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), helping to plant 150 trees in Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…

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Gypsy Moth Treatment Area: Public Information Meeting March 6th, 2018

February 15, 2018

Gypsy Moth Quarantine and Treatment Update Minneapolis residents within the targeted management area will begin to receive notice this month alerting them about the management proposal to eradicate gypsy moths. All of Lowry Hill is in a planned treatment area. Public Information Meeting Scheduled Date: March 6th, 2018 Time: 4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. with…

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