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The Anoka Conservation District selected Linwood Township to receive the 2015 Outstanding Conservation Award. Jamie Schurbon and Vici Nass, representing the Anoka County Conservation District, made the presentation during the Town Board’s Nov. 24 meeting.
Factors contributing to selection for the award included strong support and participation in the Anoka County recycling programs, rain gardens established and maintained, carp barriers installed, work in cooperation with the Martin Lakers to control invasive species, and active participation in the Sunrise River Watershed Management Organization. The largest portion of the Sunrise River watershed lies within Linwood Township.
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