Current Projects
Current Projects
All native planting restoration projects require existing plants (typically grass and invasive species) to be killed and removed (one of the techniques used is prescribed burning). This allows for areas to be seeded and planted with a diverse mix of native plants. Maintenance may include mowing and burning to reinvigorate growth of the beneficial species, along with spot-spraying to remove noxious weeds. Native plantings often take a few years to "grow up" and "fill in."
- Lake Middle School and Middleton Elementary School Greening Project
- Ojibway Park
- Pollinator Corridor
- Vegetation Management Around Stormwater Basins
- Valley Creek Park
A project partnership between South Washington County Watershed District (SWWD), Independent School District (ISD) 833 and the City of Woodbury to plant 67 trees and replace 15 acres of unused turf with native plants and trees. More information can be found on the SWWD website.
Pictured: Elementary and middle school classes helped plant trees. These "Keepers of the Trees" promised to share the important benefits of trees with younger students on the school campus.
The City of Woodbury received a grant from the State of Minnesota to restore the vegetation in Ojibway Park. This work is planned to continue through summer 2022.
This winter, removal of invasive woodland species like buckthorn will make the park look messy, but seeding in the spring and fall will improve the look of the park. Please bear with the mess while we work to improve the natural vegetation in the area.
From Ojibway Park to Bailey Road, more than 11 acres of grass have been converted to pollinator prairie along the trail corridor. This project is funded through the Butler Foundation in partnership with Great River Greening. Volunteers put the first plants into the ground in May 2017. More planting updates will be provided as they become available.
Pictured: Volunteers gathered to help plant the initial installation of pollinator plants last May.
The City of Woodbury owns and maintains more than 500 stormwater basins for flood control and water quality benefit. The city has started the process of maintaining vegetation around basins along trails and in parks for additional water quality benefits. This also assists with habitat creation for pollinators, birds and other beneficial wildlife. Each year we'll be starting restoration on additional basins around the city.
Similar to the Ojibway Park Project, the city received a grant from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to improve the habitat of the oak woodland, oak savanna, prairie and wetlands. This project complements the park improvements made in 2021 and 2022. The vegetation establishment project will start summer 2022 and be completed by summer 2025.
Work in the winter months will be widely removal of invasive woody species, such as Buckthorn, followed by selective treatment. The spring, summer and fall months will focus on the prairie, wetlands and understory vegetation through selective removal and seeding. Numerous prescribed burns are anticipated throughout the project.
Find more information on the Park Projects page.