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6 Spring 2015 This spring the East Metro Water Resource Education Program (EM- WREP) and Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District (RWM- WD) is teaming up with Cedar Hill Natives to offer a Make’N’Take Rain Barrel Workshop. Rain barrels col- lect rainwater from your roof down- spouts, which can be used to wa- ter your flower gardens during dry weeks. They will have an inlet, an overflow hose, and a spigot at the bottom to attach to your garden hose. Rain barrels are an easy way for you to help reduce pollution from stormwater running off your roof or driveway, and capture water for you to use to water your trees and flower gardens. On May 18, 2015, Connie Taillon, owner of Cedar Hill Natives, will be there to help you discover the ben- efits of rain barrels and will cover assembly, rain barrel, installation tips, care and maintenance, while also discussing many local water resource concerns and water con- servation tips for your home, yard and landscaping. Furthermore, the RWMWD has agreed to cost-share, offering a $40 discount per barrel. There are 3 options for rain barrels: • Reconditioned Plastic Barrels: Originally $65.00, Cost-Share Price: $25.00 • Molded Plastic Barrels: Origi- nally $95.00, Cost-Share Price: $55.00 • Oak Barrels: Originally $125.00, Cost-Share Price: $85.00 Quantity and availability of rain bar- rels is limited, so register early and invite a friend! You will receive a confirmation of your registration within two business days of receipt of your registration. The workshop will take place on Monday, May 18 at 6 p.m., at the Washington Conservation District, 455 Hayward Ave N, Oakdale, MN 55128. Class size minimum is 10 partici- pants and maximum is 15. Registra- tion deadline is Monday, May 11 at 4 p.m. http://tinyurl.com/OakdaleMak- eNTake Contact Jenn Radtke at 651-330- 8220x44 or email jradtke@mnwcd. org for more information or to check quantity available. As part of the Gateway Corridor planning process, which has recent- ly included the City’s adoption of a resolution of support of the locally preferred alternative (LPA) concern- ing the bus rapid transit (BRT) cor- ridor alignment, East Metro Strong (in coordination with the Gateway Corridor Commission and the City of Lake Elmo) will be conducting a workshop and development forum over the course of two days on April 13 and 14 in Lake Elmo. This work- shop is being conducted in direct re- sponse to the City’s LPA resolution, which included the following provi- sion: “The City Lake Elmo requests thor- ough analysis of economic develop- ment potential to assist in guiding the placement of Gateway stations in the corridor segment from Ke- ats Avenue to Manning Avenue as well as planning resources from the Gateway Corridor Commission and Washington County to assist with transit oriented development/station area planning.” The overall goal of the workshop will be to help Lake Elmo begin to look at ways that the community can best utilize the coming investments in this transit corridor in a manner that is consistent with the City’s plans. The workshop will include the par- ticipation of national experts in the field of development economics and transit-oriented planning. The pro- posed workshop schedule will in- clude meetings with City Staff and Councilmembers, project stakehold- ers, landowners, and external agen- cies, and a development forum that will open to the public. More details on meeting times will be available on the City of Lake Elmo’s website. For more information on the Gate- way Corridor, visit www.thegateway- corridor.com. Gateway Corridor to Conduct Development Forum in Lake Elmo The oak rain barrel pictured above is one of many choices that residents can build at the upcoming Make’N’Take Rain Barrel Workshop. Make’N’Take Rain Barrel Workshop Offered this Spring