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Tag Archives: Hidden Valley Pond
City Parks Department cuts down the noxious trees
I’m not sure when it happened exactly but some time in the past few weeks, a crew from the City of Northfield Streets, Parks & Facilities Divisions mowed down all the noxious trees at the south end of the pond … Continue reading
Pond dredging not scheduled for 5-7 years
It turns out that it’ll be a few years before Hidden Valley Pond is dredged. Here’s the email from Brian Welch, Engineering Resources Manager for the City of Northfield: Mr. Wigley, We plan to dredge the pond just east of … Continue reading
Posted in Park
Tagged Brian Welch, dredging, Hidden Valley Pond, stormwater pond rehabilitation
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City to conduct assessment of Hidden Valley Pond this week
Brian Welch, GIS Technician for the City of Northfield, has this update in Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski’s June 25 Friday Memo: Stormwater Pond Rehabilitation Assessment The City has contracted with Barr Engineering to help the city develop a prioritization … Continue reading
Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding around Hidden Valley Pond
People cross country ski around the perimeter of Hidden Valley Pond each winter. And kids go sledding on the hill on the north side. But this year, with all the snow we’ve had, there have been people snowshoeing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Carleton Arboretum, cross country skiing, Hidden Valley Pond, sledding, snowshoeing
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Fall colors
Alas, I missed the peak of the fall colors this year. Here are three from our backyard overlooking Hidden Valley Pond.
Full pond
Plentiful rainfall this summer has filled the pond to its highest levels since we’ve been here. And unlike many other storm water retention ponds around, Hidden Valley Pond retains the water much longer.
Photo album: Hidden Valley Pond in winter
I took a few more photos of Hidden Valley Pond this morning and added them to an album of winter photos from last winter. See the album of a dozen photos with a large slideshow option, or this smaller slideshow: