Category Archives: What We Do

  To learn about this year’s CleanUP, Click Here. For over decade, volunteers from Northfield, Faribault, Owatonna, and other area communities have spent a September morning cleaning up litter from the Cannon River, the Straight River, and area lakes as part of the Cannon River Watershed-Wide CleanUP. Over the past twelve years, Clean River Partners hasContinue reading “Watershed Wide CleanUP”

Rain barrels are a great way to collect and use rainwater from downspouts in order to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that connects into the Cannon River. Collected water can be used to water your lawn and garden in the summer months. A rain barrel installed on a home A rain garden is simplyaContinue reading “Rain Gardens and Barrels”

Stormwater is excess water that has fallen from rain or melting snow and ice that flows into the storm drains in cities and municipalities. Pollutants such as garden fertilizer, soapy suds from washing your car, or other icky substances such as paint or oil can find their way into these storm drains. Once reaching theContinue reading “Storm Drain Stenciling”