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800 East Co. Rd. E
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
ph: (651) 204-6070
fax: (651) 204-6173
email: office@vlawmo.org

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Thank you for visiting the website for the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization

VLAWMO’s mission is to protect and enhance the water resources within the watershed. Activities we work on include water quality monitoring, education and oureach projects, wetland protection, and water quality enhancement projects.

VLAWMO covers approximately 25 square miles in the northeast metropolitan area. The watershed encompasses the City of North Oaks and portions of the Cities of White Bear Lake, Gem Lake, Vadnais Heights, Lino Lakes, and White Bear Township.

The watershed approach to protecting our vital water resources has become the primary approach across the country. Since water flows across political boundaries, partnerships among local governments, regional, state and federal agencies are vital. Because Vadnais Lake is used as the drinking water reservoir for the City of St. Paul VLAWMO often partners with the St. Paul Regional Water Service (SPRWS) on many water quality monitoring and improvement projects. Click here to learn more about projects VLAWMO and SPRWS have worked on recently.

VLAWMO is governed by a Board of Directors and has a Technical Commission and Watershed Action Volunteer network.

Upcoming Meetings

The next Board of Directors meeting will be June 27 at 7:00pm and the next Technical Commission meeting will be June 8 at 7:30am. The next Watershed Action Volunteers meeting date will be posted soon. All meetings are held at Vadnais Heights City Hall. Agendas and minutes are posted on the website as soon as they are available.

To learn more about the organization and governance of VLAWMO, click here.

Upcoming Education & Outreach Workshop

June 16 – 9:30am-4:30pm - Dragonfly and Damselfly Monitoring!

This fun filled day will teach participants the skills necessary to become trained volunteers in collecting and identifying these fascinating and graceful insects.

Did we mention the Workshop is FREE?

Visit our Education page for more information. To register for this event please contact: Vanessa Strong -Education & Outreach Coordinator (651)204-6070 or Vanessa.strong@vlawmo.org

Click Here to view workshop flyer

Upcoming Workshop for Educators
July 7 – 8:30am-4:30pm - Two for One! Digital Photography and Dragonfly Teacher Workshop!

This is a special occasion two-workshop in one day event. Educators will attend both workshops, integrated with each other, and earn 8 CEUs. Cost is $65/teacher.

Digital Photography Bridge to Nature is a Minnesota DNR initiative. By using digital camera’s we'll show how to enhance your curriculum, not add to it!
Dragonflies and Damselflies have been fascinating humans for thousands of years and are fantastic tools to engage students. This workshop includes techniques for Odonata ID, considerable hands-on exploration, and numerous classroom activities to bring home.

Please visit our Education page for more information, or to register for the event contact: Vanessa Strong -Education & Outreach Coordinator (651)204-6070 or Vanessa.strong@vlawmo.org

Click Here to view workshop flyer

Let VLAWMO help pay for landscaping projects!
VLAWMO has Cost Share Programs available to help you pay for projects such as raingardens, shoreline restorations and native plantings. We also have a program to help pay for rainbarrel purchases. Click here to learn more or contact Kristine Jenson via email or at (651) 204-6074.

Lake monitoring begins this week!
Each year VLAWMO samples 11 lakes along with Lambert Creek. The data received from the monitoring is used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to determine the health of the state’s waters. Look for our small, green canoe in a lake near you!

Join the WAV !
Each year Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization seeks individuals to serve on its Watershed Action Volunteers (WAV) committee. Serving as a WAV member is a great way to help protect and preserve the lakes and wetlands within your community. WAV members participate in a variety of watershed projects from monitoring to working with local PreK-12 youth programs. Writers, artists, gardeners, parents, thinkers, and doers, all are needed and welcome!
For more information & to learn about the different ways you can help please contact: Vanessa Strong at Vanessa.Strong@vlawmo.org or (651)204-6070

VLAWMO GIS Quick Reference Guide
You can access the VLAWMO GIS site using the link on the top right hand side of the VLAWMO home page (above). The Link is right above the Facebook link. This cheat sheet (below) is a quick reference guide of the different functions on the GIS site.

GIS Reference Guide

VLAWMO 2011 Water Quality Monitoring Report

2011 Monitoring Report

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