SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 – PLEASE SEE UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS POST Hills, a rock scramble, a climbing wall, and a fort! This and…
Due to a rapid increase in the use of hydraulic fracturing (aka “fracking) in domestic oil and gas production, the pure silica sand used in…
By Michael Hermann With the water level of White Bear Lake still floundering and reaching an all-time low in the summer of 2013, many local…
By Jeff Ledermann “Don’t stop the car,” pleaded my oldest daughter, Katie, as we drove around yet another college campus. At the time we were…
By Kristi Loobek Minnesota’s climate is anything but mild—from toasty hot summers to bitterly cold winters. To help save on your home’s energy and water…
The Mahtomedi Area’s new Wildwood Elementary School building features a number of environmentally friendly features, including natural lighting and a solar thermal wall. Here, Mahtomedi Schools…
BY EMILY HAYNE As the Mahtomedi Community Garden education intern I work with a number of master gardeners as well as beginning gardeners throughout the…
Congratulations to the Mahtomedi High School Eco Club, which received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s President’s Environmental Youth Award in June. The club was recognized…
BY CARL SAMUELSON Reprinted with permission from Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) Restaurants use more energy per square foot than any other commercial business. However,…
BY PAUL HOFF Katherine “Katie” Ledermann is the 2013 recipient of the Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative Environmental Leadership Award, presented at the Mahtomedi High School…