Happy Arbor Day
Arbor Day is an annual observance on the last Friday in April that celebrates the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care. As a formal holiday, it was first observed in 1872, in Nebraska, but tree planting festivals are as old as civilization. The tree has appeared throughout history and literature as the symbol of life.
The idea for Arbor Day in the United States originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Among the pioneers moving into the Nebraska Territory in 1854 was Julius Sterling Morton from Detroit. He and his wife, Caroline, were lovers of nature, and the home they established in Nebraska was quickly planted with trees, shrubs, and flowers.
Morton was a journalist and soon became editor of Nebraska’s first newspaper. Given that forum, he spread agricultural information and his enthusiasm for trees to a receptive audience. His fellow pioneers missed their trees and needed them for windbreaks, fuel, building materials and shade from the hot prairie sun. A visit to Nebraska today wouldn’t disclose the state was once a treeless plain, yet it was the lack of trees there that led to the founding of Arbor Day in the 1800s.
Learn more by visiting the Arbor Day Foundation.
Commissioner McGuire at the Harriet Alexander Nature Center on Earth Day!
 They're back. . .or will be soon
Mosquitos!
As the weather gets warmer we will start seeing more and more of them. However, there are some easy things you can do to help limit their breeding grounds.
Mosquitoes need standing water to hatch their eggs but can do so in as
little as a bottle cap or tablespoon of water. So mosquitoes don't need
ponds or drainage ditches. They can hatch in places like gutters, plant
container saucers, poorly drained yards and discarded tires – meaning
you probably have a mosquito nursery in your back yard. No water, no
mosquitoes. It's that simple.
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District has information about the work they do and can answer any questions you have. Learn more by visiting http://www.mmcd.org/.
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 Roseville wins Telly Award
Behind the Badge, Roseville Police Department’s behind-the-scenes
television program about what a day in the life of a Roseville police
officer is like, has been selected as a 2016 Telly Award winner.
Congratulations Roseville!
Click here to learn more.
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Some of the plants that will be for sale!
Spring Plant Sale
The Ramsey County Volunteers in Corrections is hosting the
annual flower sale at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. The sale
times will be Fridays 8am-6pm, Saturdays from 8am-3pm and Sundays
9am-1pm. The dates are April 29-30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21,
and 22nd.
For more information, click here.
Ramsey County Yard Waste Sites Now Open Longer Hours
Now that warmer weather has arrived (somewhat), the Yard Waste sites around the county have returned to their summer hours.
Monday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
As a reminder, you can also pick up free compost bags at any site that accepts organics.
For more information visit https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste/yard-waste-collection-sites.
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Upcoming Events Around District 2
April 30 - Mounds View Spring Clean Up Day
May 7 - City of New Brighton Town Hall / Community Open House
May 7 - Saint Anthony Village Spring Clean Up Day
May 14 - Help Plant an Orchard in Roseville
May 14 - Lake McCarrons Community Neighborhood Gathering to Build Connections, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Galilee Lutheran Church, 145 N McCarrons Blvd
May 21 - New Brighton Recycle/Clean Up Day
May 21 - Lauderdale City Wide Garage Sale
May 19-21 - Little Canada City Wide Garage Sale, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm each day.
June 2, 3, & 4 - Roseville City Wide Garage Sale
June 4 - Waterfest
June 16 - Lauderdale Farmer's Market, 4:00 - 7:00 pm.
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