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Dakota County Adopt-a-Highway Program
Adopt a Highway Program
The Adopt-a-Highway Program looks for volunteers to collect litter along designated segments of County highways to help keep roadsides clean. Coordination of the program and supplies (safety vests, trash bags and training) are provided by the Dakota County Transportation Department.
Dakota County Environmental Resources
Green Squad Events
What is Green Squad? We are volunteers that help our county events recycle more and create less waste. We are trained to be good stewards of our resources and to help others make smart decisions when it comes to recycling and waste management.
Master Recycler/Composter Program
The Master Recycler/Composter program provides training on waste reduction, recycling, composting and solid waste.
Graduates agree to volunteer 30 hours putting their skills to work. Graduates have the opportunity to staff informational booths at community events, make presentations, and work on special projects in their neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP)
The Wetland Health Evaluation Program engages citizen volunteers to help monitor wetlands in their community. Since 1997, WHEP volunteers have been monitoring wetland health throughout Dakota and Hennepin counties. They provide important information to city and county planners, engineers, resource managers, and others. The data is also used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to track wetland health throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The Wetland Health Evaluation Program teaches citizen volunteers to become wetland monitors in their community. WHEP volunteers work in teams to evaluate the biological health of wetlands selected by their community. All training and equipment is provided.
For more information about this program, visit the MN WHEP website.
Please select the team (city) you want to join. If desired team is full, please join the nearest team to your home location that is still available. For help, please contact Garrett Zaffke at 651-438-4635.
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Apple Valley Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Burnsville Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Dakota County Parks Team 1
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Dakota County Parks Team 2
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Eagan Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Farmington Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Hastings Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Lakeville Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Mendota Heights Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - Rosemount Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - South St. Paul Team
- Wetland Health Evalulation Program - West St. Paul Team
WHEP Training (2021 Current WHEP Volunteers Only)
Training is recommended but not mandatory for you to be a part of the WHEP program. The training consists of three sessions: Field Methods, Macro ID, and Veg ID.
