VLAWMO Annual Financial Report 2018 (2)

Home Search

SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 4 SECTION 5 Outreach ADOPT -A -DRAIN The adopt -a -drain program is a convenient and practical way to make a positive impact on a nearby water body. Residents, community groups, or businesses commit to checking their stormdrain 3 times/month, with a rate of cleaning that is up RAINBARREL WINNERS The tradition continues at VLAWMO's Spring and Summer events. Fair goers at MarketFest, Taste of Vadnais, the North Oaks Community Fair, and Vadnais Heights Farmer's Market had the opportunity to enter to win a free rainbarrel upon signing up to our seasonal email list. 6 rainbarrels were given away, allowing VLAWMO's audience to grow while capturing and re -using stormwater runoff at the same time. We guarantee our email lists are spam free. PICTURE POSTS In October, 2018 VLAWMO launched a picture post project in North Oaks. One post is located at the inlet of Deep and Pleasant Lake, the other at Charley and Pleasant Lake. These posts allows volunteers to easily and consistently and regularly photograph the Pleasant Lake shoreline and the nearby wetland surrounding the Deep Lake channel. Photos are uploaded to the Picture Post website and will be a valuable tool for home owners, North Oaks, the Saint Paul Regional Water Service, and VLAWMO to better understand the subtle trends and changes that occur on the shoreline and in the water. Examples include tracking ice -out, algae blooms, erosion, shoreline trampling, vegetation changes, and more. MEDIA Our collection of videos and media is a tool for residents and cities to glimpse the work of the watershed. Our YouTube channel contains education videos, recorded presentations, event summaries, and more! Videos produced in 2018 include: • Raingarden Refresher Course • Whitaker Treatment Wetlands: How does it work? • Who Lives in the Watershed: Remote Cameras at Tamarack Nature Center You Tube Visit our blog found at VLAWMO.org Follow our social media with the handle: "@VLAWMO" in 15