Regional Stormwater Protection Team

05/05/2026

🌞🪻🌿Awesome Upcoming Event: Carlton SWCD Pollinator Powerhouse! 🌿🪻🌞

🟢 WHEN: Friday, June 26 from 11 AM - 5 PM
🟢 LOCATION: Carlton County Transportation Building, 1630 County Rd 61, Carlton, MN 55718
🟢 WHAT: Plan to pick up your pre-ordered native plant and seed orders and hang out with us as we celebrate pollinators! 🙌 Even if you didn't pre-order, there will be opportunities to buy native plants in person. 👍

🤷‍♀️ Did you know?! Native plants have longer roots than turf grass (typically Kentucky Bluegrass). 💧 😱 These long roots direct stormwater into the soil, which reduces stormwater runoff from getting into our streams and Lake Superior! 🤩🌧️

➡️ Learn more about the event: https://carltonswcd.org/native-plant-sale

🪴 7th Annual Carlton SWCD Native Plant and Seed Sale: https://www.shoreviewnatives.com/carltonswcd

04/09/2026

🎉⭐️ Save the Date! ⭐️ 🎉

⛈️ WI Stormwater Week: Sept. 19 - 27 ⛈️

➡️ Stay tuned for FREE educational webinars & a statewide Call to Action for WI residents!

🌊 More details soon at https://www.wistormwater.com/

04/07/2026

He's more than a single issue mythical being... The **pFairy cares about everything that hits our streams and lakes; including your overflowing garbage! Check out this PSA on keeping our region's waterways free of garbage pollution. You don't want to become an unintentional litterer.

03/10/2026

Are you a City of Superior resident and know of a frozen storm drain or culvert?! 🤔 Check out the info below! 👍

03/06/2026

Hey! 💨It's the No P**p Fairy here reminding you to use SAND or CHICKEN GRIT 🐔on your sidewalks, stairs, and driveways in these icy conditions! 🥶

⭐️ SAND & CHICKEN GRIT have different properties than salt and help with TRACTION on the ice that accumulates over night. Sand and chicken grit will prevent SLIPS and Falls!! 🙌👍😍

And... Remember THERE IS NO P**P FAIRY! 💩🧚‍♂️

💩 Learn a poop-ton more by visiting https://www.poopfairy.university/learn/tackle-nacl

**pFairy

02/23/2026

Did you know that the Regional Stormwater Protection Team (RSPT) has their own radio show called The Grate Drain on The North 1033 FM?! 😱🌧️

During each interview, the co-hosts Ryan, RSPT Co-Chair, and Megan, RSPT Media Team Lead, interview regional water quality professionals about who they are, how they got involved with stormwater, and current projects. 🙌 🤩

⭐️ The first interview was with Carol Andrews, St. Louis County Public Works Environmental Engineer. She was a fantastic interviewee! ⭐️

➡️ Listen to Part 1 of the first interview here: https://www.thenorth1033.org/environment-outdoors/2026-01-26/the-grate-drain-part-1?_amp=true

The Grate Drain is edited and produced by Luke Moravec.

Megan Högfeldt and Ryan Granlund lead a discussion with Carol Andrews about storm water

02/19/2026

Wow! So much snow! 🌬️🌨️❄️☃️ Be safe out there!

🧡 Friendly Reminder: Moving slowly while driving and walking can help prevent car accidents and slips! 👍 Watch out for that snow sauce!

⭐ Keep space between you and the cars around you!
🟢 Good: 🚗 🚕 🛻 🚛 🚌 🚕
🔴 Bad: 🚗🚕 🛻 🚛🚌

👀In our region, there are two main sources from which sodium chloride (road salt) gets into our water sources: our homes and roads.

To protect our freshwater lakes, rivers & streams from salt pollution, :
❄️ Shovel before snow has the chance to turn to ice.
❄️Scatter smart, aim for about three inches between salt grains.
❄️Switch to a different de-icer, when the temperature is too cold for salt to work.
❄️Sweep up and save any extra salt or sand to be used again.

➡ For more information about smart salting practices, visit https://www.wisaltwise.com/Take-Action/Smart-Salting or https://www.poopfairy.university/learn/tackle-nacl

02/14/2026

Still need a Valentine?! Look no further! 😍

Ask Lake Superior to be your Valentine this year, and show your love for our beautiful lake by remembering all the ways you can keep stormwater pollution from reaching your local streams, and ultimately Lake Superior. 🌊🙌

💕 Keep your trash bins upright with the lids closed. Especially when snow or rain is in the forecast, secure your bins so they don’t spill garbage into the street. If it’s on the street, it’s in our streams.

💕 Pick up after your pet! Pet waste is full of bacteria and excess nutrients that we don’t want in our drinking water. There is NO P**p Fairy!

💕 Salt Smart! Salt from roads and sidewalks is toxic to fish and other aquatic life. In some places, chloride from deicing salt & water softeners has greatly impaired the water and ecosystems. Keep Lake Superior Salt-Free!

➡ These are just a few ways that you can show your love for Lake Superior and ensure that our waterways stay clean and healthy.

💩 Learn a poop-ton more by visitinghttps://www.poopfairy.university/

02/13/2026

Marge is in an icy predicament! She wants to make sure her neighborhood is safe from slips and recently heard that sidewalk salt can lead to polluting her favorite Great Lake... Oh no! Learn from the NPF and her neighbor, Bill, about the simple salting steps to protect her neighborhood from slips and Lake Superior from chloride pollution!

01/27/2026

Did you hear?! It's Winter Salt Week! 🙌❄️

Today, you'll learn from winter maintenance practitioners who have made the shift to smarter salting. Can't wait!

➡️Register for FREE! https://wintersaltweek.org/2025/11/20/tues-jan-27-livestream/

Tuesday, January 27 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT 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 c…