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Woodbury News Net

Strengthening the Bonds of Community. One story at a time.

Woodbury News Net

Strengthening the Bonds of Community. One story at a time.

Environment

Photo: The Raptor Center

Injured Eagle In Woodbury Needs Time To Recover

by Doug Schultz
Published June 18, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) - Case number 25-337 - otherwise known as the eagle that was found seriously injured in mid-May on Woodbury Drive - will need at least another month to fully recover, according to the...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum at the PFAS destruction demonstration site in Lake Elmo on May 30. Photo: Courtesy of McCollum's office.

Groundbreaking PFAS Destruction Project Tested In Lake Elmo

by Kathy Saltzman
Published June 12, 2025

Local officials gathered in Lake Elmo on May 30 to mark the launch of a Department of Defense funded demonstration project aimed at destroying PFAS contamination — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

Functional art pieces, like these stepping stone stairs, called "Gears" by Minneapolis artist Christopher Harrison, allow visitors to Hasenbank Park to see up close how the park's stormwater filtration basins work.

Hasenbank Park: A Visionary Green Space Grand Opening June 12 

by Doug Schultz
Published June 4, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) - It’s a whimsical yet functional public art installation. It’s a prairie and woodland restoration site. It’s a water quality improvement project. It’s an outdoor educational...

ASK WNN: Lawn Watering Restrictions Explained

ASK WNN: Lawn Watering Restrictions Explained

by Beth-Ann Bloom
Published May 21, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) - We’ve seen a few questions recently on social media about Woodbury’s lawn watering restrictions, so we thought we’d offer an explanation of what they are and why they’re in...

Resource managers Tom Kohm and Ella Stone keep an eye on a controlled burn at Bailey’s Arbor Park Tuesday.

Prescribed Burns Improve Natural Areas While Protecting Water Quality

by Doug Schultz
Published April 30, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) - Tom Kohm aimed his torch at a patch of dried prairie and within seconds flames leapt five feet in the air and began rolling up the hillside toward the walking path along Hawthorn Trail...

Photo: Contributed

County Receives Grants For Big Marine, Lake Elmo Park Reserves

by Pat Mack
Published April 21, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) - State grants will pay for prairie enhancement in Lake Elmo Park Reserve and woodland restoration in Big Marine Park Reserve.  The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved...

One of the newly completed rain gardens at the Valley Creek Target parking lot.

Stormwater Ponds, Rain Gardens Increase Protections For Woodbury Water

by Doug Schultz
Published April 9, 2025

WOODBURY, MN (WNN) – When an inch of rain falls in Woodbury, where does it go? That might sound like a party game question, some kind of philosophical brain teaser or even part of a geography quiz....