HDT Team
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
Hydrogeological Data
What do isotopes in water have to do with soil? One of my go-to podcasts is Down to Earth hosted by The Quivira Coalition. The Quivira...
HDT Team
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
Microplastics
This year, World Water Day occurs on March 22, focusing our attention on one of earth’s most important resources: water. According to the...
HDT Team
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
We Are Water MN Summit Review
HDT was recently invited to attend the We Are Water Summit, part of a statewide traveling interactive exhibit led by the Minnesota Center...
HDT Team
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
If you Appreciate Your Lake, you should Love Your Soil
Summer is in full swing and our lakes are busy. What is more paramount to Minnesota than summer time at the lake; swimming, fishing,...
HDT Team
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Landscaping for Wildlife – A Closer Look at the Upgaard Reserve
This month is Lakes Appreciation Month and (besides delving into how awesome our area’s beaches are) we wanted to showcase some methods...
HDT Team
- Jul 1, 2019
- 6 min
It’s Clean Beaches Week! BLA’s Best Beaches
July 1-7 is Clean Beach Week, and boy does the Brainerd Lakes Area have some doozys! Let’s be frank: They don’t call it the Brainerd...
HDT Team
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Water, Water Everywhere
Happy Dancing Turtle is fortunate to be located in the middle of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Actually, it’s 11,842 lakes, but who’s...
HDT Team
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
Conserving Water in Your Garden
One of the most difficult problems that gardeners face is proper use of water. They either use too much or too little. The ones that use...
HDT Team
- Aug 16, 2018
- 1 min
Love Water Not Oil Riders Make a Stop on Campus
On Friday, August 3rd, the Honor the Earth Riders made a stop on their journey west to east, trailing where a proposed oil pipeline is...
HDT Team
- Mar 20, 2018
- 10 min
48 Hour Water Strike Challenge
Did you know that there are over 700 million people that don’t have access to clean drinking water, and over 2 billion that don’t have...
HDT Team
- Mar 5, 2018
- 2 min
Cool Water Charities
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. We are home to more shoreline than Alaska, Hawaii, and California combined. We take pride in the...
HDT Team
- Oct 24, 2017
- 4 min
Back to Basics 2018 Seeking Exhibitors & Presenters
We are now accepting Vendor/Exhibitor proposals for our January 2018 event! Vendor/exhibitors must have their proposal in by Saturday,...
HDT Team
- Jul 14, 2017
- 4 min
Brainerd Lakes Beach Review: Part 2
I found out that Crow Wing County only has four “public” beaches in the county limits: Gull Lake, Lum Park, Whipple Beach, and Serpent...
HDT Team
- May 23, 2017
- 5 min
Nature Notes: Turtle Crossing!
As May comes to end, we’ve seen a dramatic transformation of our landscape. I was out of town from May 12th-20th and was shocked by the...
HDT Team
- May 16, 2017
- 2 min
Indoor Gardening Ideas – Update
The indoor gutter system my wife put up last month is going well, but it wasn’t perfect. With a busy schedule (you wouldn’t believe how...
HDT Team
- Mar 22, 2017
- 4 min
Water Water Everywhere, Why Bother Conserving?
#WorldWaterDay is today, March 22. This is a day where we take a closer look at our water consumption habits and see what we can do to...
HDT Team
- Feb 9, 2017
- 5 min
Birds, Bugs, Water & Agriculture
How can we have more birds, cleaner water, better food, and a healthier planet? That seems to be the questions a lot of people are asking...
HDT Team
- Mar 15, 2016
- 3 min
Working Together Can Improve Water Quality
World Water Day is March 22… What comes to mind when you hear the words “Flint Michigan”. As of late, it is probably WATER. Lead poisoned...
HDT Team
- Mar 11, 2016
- 3 min
Nature Notes: Water Awakening
March, in the minds of many, marks the arrival of spring. Locations all across the US have shattered record highs this week, with the...