Residents Make a Difference: Shorewood Freeman Park Cleanup
Update: The next volunteer clean-up at Freeman Park is May 11, 9:00-noon. A massive effort took place on April 11 making significant headway in the
2024 Metropolitan Mosquito Control
There was nothing normal about the winter of 2023-24. Unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snowfall for much of December through February gave way
Hummingbirds, Cicadas & Cicada Killer Wasps
Update: Reader RA, of Chaska, reported seeing a hummingbird looking for a feeder, in his yard, on April 14. Spring is here and so is
Shorewood City Water Report: “Forever Chemicals”
Note: Water quality, testing and standards are complicated. SCA recommends you contact any of the sources in this article for more clarity. Private wells are not
STAND-OFF: Government v. Process
At the Monday, April 8th Shorewood Council meeting, the 3 attending members, (Labadie, Zerby and Callies*), without discussion, voted to approve the blanket spraying of
Compliments: Street Inspector’s SeeClickFix Response
Typically the Shorewood SeeClickFix response to tree-utility wire conflict has been to push it back to residents to figure out–or ignore the request completely. The
Get Smarter: The Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail (LRT)
The Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail, commonly known as the “LRT” trail stretches over 15 miles between Hopkins and Carver Park Reserve, offering scenic views of
Is The “Tree City” Managing its Urban Forest?
This article will explain the history of a taxpayer-funded Urban Forest Management Plan process for Shorewood, and how it has evolved to current day. In
Where Is Shorewood’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan?
The backstory: The City adopted Bee Safe Resolution #14-066 in 2014. The resolution supported “bee safe” policies and procedures when using chemicals on public park
