Margaret Vos, a Compass member from the Mille Lacs Lake Watershed Group (MLLWMG), has been named the Mille Lacs Soil...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2024/05/16/mille-lacs-swcds-outstanding-conservationist-2022/
When I think of the word bog, what automatically comes to mind is the “Bog of Eternal Stench” from the...
Wooded swamps have soils that drain poorly and are dominated by hardwood and conifer trees. They are typically formed in...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2023/01/05/type-7-wooded-swamps/
Shrub swamps have peaty soil and are dominated by shrubs. Shrub swamps receive water from both surface and groundwater sources and...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/29/type-6-shrub-swamps/
How can you determine where a wetland stops and a lake begins? That can be a tricky question, especially when...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/29/type-5-shallow-open-water-wetlands/
Did you know that wild rice is the official state grain of Minnesota? So popular and abundant in Minnesota that...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/22/type-4-wetland-deep-marshes/
What do you think of when you hear the word wetland? I think it would be safe to say that...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/22/type-3-wetland-shallow-marshes/
When you think of a wet meadow, what comes to mind? Is it a sea of long grasses swaying in...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/15/type-2-wet-meadows/
Do you know about seasonally flooded wetlands? It would be safe to say that most people are aware of these...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2022/12/15/type-1-seasonally-flooded-wetlands/
Juneberry is a medium to tall, suckering shrub that will reach 6-15 feet tall and 5-12 feet wide. It prefers...
https://www.millelacsswcd.org/2018/08/23/juneberry-service-berry-amelanchier-alnofolia/