News & Views | Vadnais Heights Scarecrow Trail The city is now accepting entries for the 2025 Scarecrow Trail! There's no fee to enter, but a registration form is required. New in 2025 - any entry using all reused materials will earn 25 free votes in the contest! Go to cityvadnaisheights.com/ scarecrow for full details and the entry form. Speaker Series Returns The next Speaker Series event is "Cutting Costs Not Power: Navigating Utility Bills" on October 21 at 10 a.m. at City Hall. The Citizens Utility Board will be presenting on how to save on home energy costs, home upgrades, and explore clean energy options. Leave the Leaves! While "cleaning up" leaf litter, dead plant stems, and sticks may seem like the neighborly thing to do, these actions are negatively impacting some of our most important neighbors, our pollinators. Pollinators and beneficial insects need homes to sleep or lay eggs in during winter. Leave the Leaves, sticks, and twigs this fall and welcome pollinators back into your yard. Not a property owner but passionate about pollinators? Talk to your property management about installing native plantings. Native plantings can reduce maintenance costs (including irrigation and mowing!), protect pollinators, and provide amenities to residents. Learn more about Pollinator Protection here: f https://www.cityvadnaisheights.com/ Pollinators. Compost Bin Sale Looking for opportunities to reduce waste? Home compost bins can break down food waste, garden waste, and grass clippings. To help us reduce our waste as a community, the City is selling discount Home Composter bins for $80 - a $20 discount from retail pricing. The Home Composter is: sturdy, lightweight, and made 100% recycled plastic materials; designed with a wide opening at the top with a lockable lid; made with sliding doors on each side to monitor your compost; 125 gallon capacity. Order your bin at cityvadnaisheights.com/ compostbinsale. Hydrant Flushing As part of maintaining the city water system Public Works is flushing hydrants north of County Road F September 29 to October 3, and will flush hydrants south of County Road F October 6 to 10. For more information go to cityvadnaisheights. com/hydrantflushing. Buckthorn Wrench Buckthorn weed wrenches are now available to rent for $10 a week at City Hall! Weed wrenches grab buckthorn at the base, using leverage to pull stubborn plants out by their root. Go to cityvadnaisheights. com/buckthorn to learn more about the invasive plant, how to identify it, and reserve a tool. Made possible by the Vadnais Heights Lions Club. Find the latest about our events, programs, services, and news online! Nrhiavcov ntaub ntawv hloov kho tshiab tshaj plaws txog peb cov koom txoos, cov khoos kas, cov kev pab cuam, thiab cov xov xwm nyob hauv online! Kuhel wixi ugu danbeeyey ee kusaabsan dhacdooyinkeena, barnaamijyadeena, adeegyadeena iyo wararkeena onlayn ahaan! ¡Encuentra las últimas novedades sobre nuestros eventos, programas, servicios y noticias en línea! cityvadnaisheights.com twitter.com/Vadnais Heights Facebook.com/CityVH Visit www.cityvadnaisheights.com or call 651.204.6000. | City Hall Hours: Mon through Thurs 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fri 7 to 11 a.m. News & Views | Vadnais Heights Scarecrow Trail The city is now accepting entries for the 2025 Scarecrow Trail ! There's no fee to enter , but a registration form is required . New in 2025 - any entry using all reused materials will earn 25 free votes in the contest ! Go to cityvadnaisheights.com/ scarecrow for full details and the entry form . Speaker Series Returns The next Speaker Series event is " Cutting Costs Not Power : Navigating Utility Bills " on October 21 at 10 a.m. at City Hall . The Citizens Utility Board will be presenting on how to save on home energy costs , home upgrades , and explore clean energy options . Leave the Leaves ! While " cleaning up " leaf litter , dead plant stems , and sticks may seem like the neighborly thing to do , these actions are negatively impacting some of our most important neighbors , our pollinators . Pollinators and beneficial insects need homes to sleep or lay eggs in during winter . Leave the Leaves , sticks , and twigs this fall and welcome pollinators back into your yard . Not a property owner but passionate about pollinators ? Talk to your property management about installing native plantings . Native plantings can reduce maintenance costs ( including irrigation and mowing ! ) , protect pollinators , and provide amenities to residents . Learn more about Pollinator Protection here : f https://www.cityvadnaisheights.com/ Pollinators . Compost Bin Sale Looking for opportunities to reduce waste ? Home compost bins can break down food waste , garden waste , and grass clippings . To help us reduce our waste as a community , the City is selling discount Home Composter bins for $ 80 - a $ 20 discount from retail pricing . The Home Composter is : sturdy , lightweight , and made 100 % recycled plastic materials ; designed with a wide opening at the top with a lockable lid ; made with sliding doors on each side to monitor your compost ; 125 gallon capacity . Order your bin at cityvadnaisheights.com/ compostbinsale . Hydrant Flushing As part of maintaining the city water system Public Works is flushing hydrants north of County Road F September 29 to October 3 , and will flush hydrants south of County Road F October 6 to 10. For more information go to cityvadnaisheights . com / hydrantflushing . Buckthorn Wrench Buckthorn weed wrenches are now available to rent for $ 10 a week at City Hall ! Weed wrenches grab buckthorn at the base , using leverage to pull stubborn plants out by their root . Go to cityvadnaisheights . com / buckthorn to learn more about the invasive plant , how to identify it , and reserve a tool . Made possible by the Vadnais Heights Lions Club . Find the latest about our events , programs , services , and news online ! Nrhiavcov ntaub ntawv hloov kho tshiab tshaj plaws txog peb cov koom txoos , cov khoos kas , cov kev pab cuam , thiab cov xov xwm nyob hauv online ! Kuhel wixi ugu danbeeyey ee kusaabsan dhacdooyinkeena , barnaamijyadeena , adeegyadeena iyo wararkeena onlayn ahaan ! ¡ Encuentra las últimas novedades sobre nuestros eventos , programas , servicios y noticias en línea ! cityvadnaisheights.com twitter.com/Vadnais Heights Facebook.com/CityVH Visit www.cityvadnaisheights.com or call 651.204.6000 . | City Hall Hours : Mon through Thurs 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. , Fri 7 to 11 a.m.