The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Managers and staff will be present at the meeting location and online via zoom. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold a permit review meeting at its offices located at 11660 Myeron Road North in Stillwater.

CMSCWD Board Managers will be present to review permit applications and applicable rules for projects on the consent agenda for the following regularly scheduled meeting. This meeting is informational, and no decisions will be made. Attendance for Board Managers is optional.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location and online via zoom. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location and online via zoom. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

Calling all shoreline contractors!

Join us for a free professional training on maintaining natural and restored shorelines. Presenters will discuss invasive species management, state and local permits, and support available through watershed organizations and SWCD’s.

Help your clients achieve the lakeshore of their dreams, while also supporting fish, wildlife, and clean water.

Register online at tinyurl.com/2026lakeshore

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location. and online via zoom. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

Meeting of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District Citizen Advisory Committee.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold a permit review meeting at its offices located at 11660 Myeron Road North in Stillwater.

CMSCWD Board Managers will be present to review permit applications and applicable rules for projects on the consent agenda for the following regularly scheduled meeting. This meeting is informational, and no decisions will be made. Attendance for Board Managers is optional.

Want to make a difference? Talk practical ways to mobilize your community, collaborate with local leaders, and champion policies that support smarter winter maintenance.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Sponsored by government and nonprofit partners across the U.S., Winter Salt Week is dedicated to raising awareness around salt pollution and reduction solutions.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Discover how innovative engineering can dramatically reduce the need for winter salt. This webinar will highlight design approaches—such as optimized grading, drainage, and material choices—that set the stage for safer, more efficient winter maintenance. We’ll also explore the growing role of smart sensors and connected infrastructure in tracking conditions in real time. Finally, learn how AI-driven storm management tools can support crews in making faster, more precise decisions that keep surfaces safe while minimizing salt use.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Knowing how to ask for best practices can be difficult. If you aren’t an industry professional, you likely feel out of your league when deciphering terms like deicing vs anti-icing, pre-treatment vs pre-wet. What chemical deicers should you ask for or steer away from? Learn the basics about industry best practices and valuable resources that are available to support you to get the services you need and reduce liability at your property.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Hear directly from winter maintenance practitioners who have made the shift to smarter salting. In this webinar, they’ll share how they built the business case for change—reducing costs, improving efficiency, and protecting local waters. You’ll learn how they retooled their operations, from equipment upgrades to staff training, and what results they’ve seen on the ground. These leaders now pay it forward by educating peers, supporting contractors, and inspiring communities to adopt Salt Wise practices of their own.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Get the big-picture view of freshwater salinization and why it’s emerging as a critical water-quality challenge across the country. This free webinar will break down the major drivers, ecological and infrastructure impacts, and the trends scientists are tracking in rivers, lakes, and groundwater due to salinization, with a real-world case study from the Occoquan Reservoir.

Register for the free webinar HERE.

Get SMART Salt Certified!

This MPCA Smart Salting for Rural Roads Certification Training offers efficient road maintenance best practices for those who primarily maintain roads that do not require quick bare pavement levels of service for winter maintenance including gravel roads.

For more information and to register for the training go HERE.

Registration closes January 19 at 3:00pm.

Meeting of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District Citizen Advisory Committee.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold a permit review meeting at its offices located at 11660 Myeron Road North in Stillwater.

CMSCWD Board Managers will be present to review permit applications and applicable rules for projects on the consent agenda for the following regularly scheduled meeting. This meeting is informational, and no decisions will be made. Attendance for Board Managers is optional.

Meeting of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District Citizen Advisory Committee to discuss CMSCWD 2026 Budget overview.

Become a Water Steward! Build your skills with classes in water science, policy, and public engagement. Then, plug into watershed work in your community.

Learn about the program, class schedule, and how to apply in this quick 40-min info session.

Become a Water Steward! Build your skills with classes in water science, policy, and public engagement. Then, plug into watershed work in your community.

Learn about the program, class schedule, and how to apply in this quick 40-min info session.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold the regular meeting at Scandia City Hall located at 14727 209th St N, Scandia, MN 55073. CMSCWD Board Manages and staff will be present at the meeting location. The public is invited and welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold a permit review meeting at its offices located at 11660 Myeron Road North in Stillwater.

CMSCWD Board Managers will be present to review permit applications and applicable rules for projects on the consent agenda for the following regularly scheduled meeting. This meeting is informational, and no decisions will be made. Attendance for Board Managers is optional.

Get SMART Salt Certified!

SMART Salt training for property managers and commercial property owners (Online). Learn strategies for reducing winter salt use and saving money, without impacting public safety. Register here.

*This event will be rescheduled due to the Federal Government shut-down. Look for more info on an early spring 2026 event soon!