Go green Join the Home Energy Squad Challenge
Brush drop-off accepts yard waste from residents on weekends! The city’s brush drop-off site, located at 2501 Edgewood Ave. S. (entrance at Cedar Lake Road and Colorado Avenue South), is open to residents to deliver brush, branches and logs. New in 2021, yard waste is also accepted during weekend hours. To learn more about what is and is not accepted, visit www.stlouispark.org/brush-drop-off or call 952.924.2562.
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8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (brush, branches and logs only) 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. (brush, branches, logs and yard waste) Noon – 4 p.m. (brush, branches, logs and yard waste) Free
The City of St. Louis Park has joined 20 other Minnesota communities to promote home energy efficiency, help residents lower their energy bills and increase home comfort. The Intercity Home Energy Squad® Challenge encourages residents to schedule a Home Energy Squad visit. You’ll learn how your home uses energy and identify energy-saving opportunities, which will lower utility bills. At in-home visits, energy experts can also install materials such as LED lightbulbs, door weather stripping and more. Visits are offered for only $35 or $50, depending on the age of the home. Free visits are also available for income-qualified residents. Awards will be given to cities with the highest participation rate per capita and the most air sealing and insulation rebates per capita. By making changes identified through the Home Energy Squad Challenge, residents can help move St. Louis Park closer to its Climate Action Plan goals. Visit www.stlouispark.org/hes-challenge to learn more and join the challenge.
Planting trees
Use Mother Nature to your advantage! Fall is a great time to plant trees. Lower temperatures and more precipitation provide the new tree a perfect opportunity to start establishing. Did you know roots will continue to grow even when trees lose their leaves and the soil begins to cool? On top of those great facts, nurseries often have great deals at the end of the season. So do your part and plant a tree!
Pruning your trees: timing is everything
The best time to prune your trees, especially elms and oaks, is during the dormant season – November through March. DO NOT prune elms or oaks April through September. During these months, the fungus of Dutch elm disease and oak wilt disease are persistent and present within the atmosphere, potentially infecting any tree with an open wound (branch pruning location) through wind dissemination or insect transport.
Use a licensed tree contractor
Fall Cleanup Day Municipal Service Center, 7305 Oxford St. The event is for St. Louis Park residents only and offers options for recycling and disposal of a range of items. Pricing is made available online and is subject to change. Visit www.stlouispark.org/cleanup or call Waste Management at 763.783.5423 for pricing.
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Oct. 2, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
www.stlouispark.org • 952.924.2562
If you do decide to have any type of work done to your trees, use a tree contractor licensed by the City of St. Louis Park. The city license ensures that the company has liability and workers' compensation insurance to eliminate property owners' responsibility or liability of injury on or damage to your property from a misguided tree service. Don’t use a contractor that solicits door to door pressuring you to use their service. Tree contractors are required to be licensed by the city. For a current list of city licensed tree services, visit www.stlouispark.org/trees or call 952.924.2562.
Do your part: adopt a storm drain!
St. Louis Park residents are invited to adopt a storm drain by committing to keep it clear of leaves, trash and other debris. The simple act of sweeping and cleaning up around a storm drain protects creeks, wetlands and lakes by preventing pollution from entering our shared waterways. Visit www.adopt-a-drain.org/map to sign up!
