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May 09, 2008

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Arbor Day event in St. Louis Park, Minnesota

The City of St. Louis Park invites you to promote and celebrate the environment by participating in community events. Events are held annually in our city and throughout the metro area related to environmental stewardship, conservation and ecology. To add local public events to the list, please email information to us at pworks@stlouispark.org.

Green Business Forum
The 2008 Green Business Forum was held Tuesday, March 4, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 am at City Hall in the 3rd floor Council Chambers. Terry Gips, President of the Alliance for Sustainability and a St. Louis Park resident, spoke about the Natural Steps Framework.

Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Event
Hennepin County and the City of St. Louis Park are sponsoring a spring community collection event for county residents to safely and properly dispose of their unwanted garden and household hazardous wastes. The collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, June 12 through Saturday, June 14 at: Louisiana Oaks Park (south parking lot), 3500 Louisiana Ave. S. Items are accepted from households only, business waste cannot be accepted.

Call Hennepin County Environmental Services at (612) 348-3777 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for a more complete list of what is accepted and what is not accepted at the collection or click here for more information.

Get the Lead Out!
Fishing tackle Click here for more information about how to get the lead out and participate in the tackle exchange.

Anglers who bring in lead sinkers and jigs to a Hennepin County Drop-off Facility can receive a sample of lead-free alternatives at no charge. The facilities are located at 1400 W. 96th St., in Bloomington; and 8100 Jefferson Highway, in Brooklyn Park. The samples are available while supplies last.

For more information on the drop-off facilities go to Drop Off Facilities, or call Hennepin County Environmental Services at (612) 348-3777. The lead-free tackle promotion is a part of a program sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Natural Resources.

mid-town Take a Guided Tour of the Eco-Yard Midtown
Hennepin County is hosting free tours of the Eco-Yard Midtown demonstration site where residents can learn about environmentally friendly, sustainable landscaping from a landscape restoration specialist.

The Eco-Yard Midtown demonstrates how to incorporate lower maintenance lawn, trees and shrubs, prairie, bird and butterfly gardens, a grass swale and rainwater garden into an urban landscape. These sustainable plantings require little water, and no fertilizers or pesticides that can be released into our environment as a pollutant.

You can view the Eco-Yard anytime the facility is open.

The Eco-Yard Midtown is located at 2801 21st Ave. S. at the intersection of the Midtown Greenway and the Hiawatha Light Rail Line in Minneapolis. The tours are free, however residents are asked to register online at Hennepin County or by calling Hennepin County Environmental Services at (612) 348-9266.