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butterflyFlickr photo by Jay Wilson. Original. Help preserve native populations of butterflies by adding butterfly gardens to your community.  These gardens provide butterflies with their native habitat, which is often... Read More »
raingardenRain gardens can reduce negative effects of stormwater runoff.  Rain gardens filter and soak up stormwater, so that the water entering storm sewers and eventually rivers and lakes contains less... Read More »
nativegardenThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a great publication on landscaping with native plants.  An excerpt: Native plants are increasingly used for gardening, landscaping, and restoring and reclaiming native... Read More »

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