Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative

04/12/2022

Garlic Mustard "B" Gone — It sounds like a gourmet condiment, but it's really an invasive w**d that's trying to take over our neighborhoods and crowd out native plants. With spring around the corner, it's time to start watching out for and pulling nonnative garlic mustard. The more we get rid of this year, the less there will be next year – and hopefully eventually it will be gone. See pictures and learn more here >

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03/22/2022

An opportunity to contribute to Safe Routes to School planning. Sign up to get involved!

We are looking for community members, parents, students, and organizations who would like to participate in the SRTS new planning committee! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚶‍♀️
The Mahtomedi Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Committee applied for several grant opportunities this past winter with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The mission of this committee is to create a better walkable and bikeable community. We are pleased to announce Mahtomedi Schools was awarded a Safe Routes to School Planning Assistance grant for the creation of a new Multi-school SRTS Plan.

We are looking for community members, parents, students, and organizations who would like to participate in the new planning committee, which will begin work this summer through spring 2023 in the development of this new SRTS plan.

If you are interested, please complete this Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf55iOuP02XbmeXZcO_ZjS6tZ6RwoNbEmJuGtmvkIbR4psxDw/viewform

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Andersen at [email protected]

Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative

03/13/2022

https://mahtomedigreen.org/2022/03/12/community-collaboration-provides-safe-walking-path-to-school/

A walking path that Mahtomedi students used to walk to school in the 1970s and 1980s has found new life thanks to a collaboration led...

08/27/2021

Opportunity to apply for funding to create a more pollinator-friendly yard!

Bee part of the change! The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is again accepting applications for the grant program. This program supports Minnesotans to create pollinator habitat in their yards. These cost-share grants are for up to $300. Apply through Blue Thumb:
https://bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/apply-for-lawns-to-legumes-assistance/
For more information about this from MNBWSR: http://bwsr.state.mn.us/node/4811

07/08/2021

Please join us for the next annual bike ride around the lake on July 17th! click on this link to sign up!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYdBEOqlwmMyw0cp9_Q9t0kIteJpz_DQfiImyjDuK5T1LQyg/viewform

07/07/2021

Solar in our (your?) own back yard
Mahtomedi resident Erin Roche and family are now generating more electricity than they use, thanks to solar panels they installed on their south-facing rooftop. Read all about it in this recent article https://mahtomedigreen.org/2021/06/18/mahtomedi-solar-power-house-clean-energy/ by Mahtomedi High School Eco Club member Audrey Strand.

solar-powered house in Mahtomedi

04/22/2021

Household Hazardous Waste, E- Waste Collection May 1 in Mahtomedi

Want to safely dispose of old paint, used oil, cleaning and yard chemicals, along with electronics like TVs, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and computers? Washington County is sponsoring a free collection of these and other leftovers that can't go in the regular trash on Saturday, May 1, 8 am to 2 pm. Bring these items plus up to four boxes of shreddable documents to the Mahtomedi Middle School / High School entrance and follow the signs. Open to Ramsey and Anoka County residents too. More info on what you can bring and other details here: https://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/45315/Mahtomedi-Flyer-Spring-2021

Leftover medications will NOT be collected at this event, but you can bring them to the dropbox at the Wildwood Library in Mahtomedi any time during open hours.

03/02/2021

Review county recommendations for Hwy 12/Wildwood Road from Century Avenue in the west to Stillwater Road in the east. Proposed changes include a new stoplight at Wedgewood Drive, new pedestrian islands at multiple crossings, wider shoulders across Lost Lake to accommodate on-road walkers and bikers, two stormwater treatment ponds to hold run-off, and a larger culvert for the east side of Lost Lake, near Wildwood Park.

Update from the February 16, 2021 Washington County/Mahtomedi City Council Joint Workshop to discuss County recommendations for County Highway 12/Wildwood Road.

02/21/2021

Will there be a Mahtomedi Farmers Market in 2021?

Will there be a Mahtomedi Farmers Market in 2021? That depends on you! Several local residents are working to pick up the ball, but they...

08/02/2013

Mahtomedi Farmer's Market July 27th 2013