Education
Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions. To view the current conditions for St. Louis Park (Twin Cities), click here. AQI values are reported hourly on the MPCA's Web site. Each weekday, you may also hear a recorded message of the daily AQI for the Twin Cities metro area by dialing (651) 297-1630.
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Is bottled water really cleaner? One of the City of St. Louis Park's goals is to provide an uninterrupted supply of safe, high quality water to our community.
Click here for a fact sheet that discusses the relative safety of bottled versus tap water.
Click here to take the "Take Back the Tap" pledge.
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Drinking Water Report
The City of St. Louis Park Water Utility's mission is to provide an uninterrupted supply of safe, high quality water to our customers. To read the 2008 Drinking Water Report, click here 
. This report is updated annually in January and published in June. For more information, call the Utilities Division at 952-924-2558 or email pworks@stlouispark.org.
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Invasive Species
There are insects, plants and animals that are native to St. Louis Park and those that are not. For example, insects have ample opportunity to travel to our area on lumber trucks. This import of invasive insects disrupts the natural ecological cycle. For some species, there is no natural check and balance and the insect flourishes at the expense of native plants.
The Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council (MISAC) has information about invasive species and the efforts to address them in Minnesota. For more information, click here.
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The Urban Land Institute has selected St. Louis Park as one of five cities to participate in the MN GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project. GreenStep Cities is an action-oriented voluntary program offering a cost-effective, simple pathway leading to implementation of sustainable best practices that focus on greenhouse gas reduction. GreenStep Cities include best practices in the areas of: building and facilities, land use, transportation, environmental management, and community and economic development. To find out more about this program, click here.
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Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District provides a variety of services in the metropolitan area including St. Louis Park to monitor and control nuisance insect populations.
Click here for more information.
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Rain Garden Education Workshops
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the City of St. Louis Park are sponsoring a Rain Garden Education Workshop. The workshops (Part A and Part B) will be taught and facilitated by Metro Blooms with local landscape ecologist Rusty Schmidt.
Part A Workshop
The rain garden workshop (Part A) gives property owners all the information they need to install a rain garden, redirect downspouts and select native perennials that don't require fertilizers or pesticides, and whose long roots help draw the water deep into the soil.
Thursday, April 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Rec Center Banquet Room, 3700 Monterey Drive
$10 per person
Part B Workshop
The next step to the Part A workshop, this two-hour small group workshop will focus on the plans you developed from the Part A workshop. You will receive personalized advice from Metro Blooms Landscape Design Assistants and Hennepin County Master Gardeners who are trained in landscape architecture, rain garden design and horticulture.
Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. - Noon
The Rec Center Banquet Room, 3700 Monterey Drive
$10 per person
Registrations for the workshops will begin on February 1. Click here to register online or call (651) 699-2426.
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Speakers Bureau
The City provides speakers to groups for topics ranging from water to fire to recycling. The speaker’s bureau topic listing promotes city subjects and relevant employees that are willing to share their expertise. Click here for more information.
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Stormwater Education
Do you know what stormwater is in St. Louis Park? Do you know how it becomes polluted? Do you know how to help protect it? Click here for more information.
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Take a Guided Tour of the Eco-Yard Midtown
Hennepin County is hosting free tours of the Eco-Yard Midtown demonstration site where St. Louis Park residents can learn year-round about environmentally friendly, sustainable landscaping from a landscape restoration specialist. Click here for more information or register in advance by calling Hennepin County Environmental Services at (612) 348-3777.
