MW Floating Island

Midwest Floating Island offers wetlands to both improve water quality and to provide diverse habitat both above and below the waterline.

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Contact us if you are interested in big projects like these National Aquarium Marsh wetlands or smaller floating islands for your pond. Restore habitat and improve water quality. [email protected] #floatingisland #floatingwetland

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We are excited to be in the Final 8 Voting of the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota. Please vote for our floatingislands launched at the National Aquarium #coolestthingMn #floatingisland
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1 year birthday for this island in New Jersey. Cleans water and provides diverse habitat. #floatingisland #vegetatedmat #floatingecosysyem

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Midwest Floating Island is proud to have manufactured the matrix base for these marsh wetlands - free exhibit at the National Aquarium. #floatingisland #floatingmat

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Not quite frightening like ghosts or goblins but water quality problems are scary. Consider a floating island in urban ponds to create wetland habitat and to improve water quality. Happy Halloween everyone. #waterquality

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We are loving the fall colors, but will miss our island planting season. We are looking forward to seeing these islands in the spring! #fall #nature

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A mother loon turning her eggs on a floating island. We are looking forward to seeing these little babies hatch soon!

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The average annual snowfall in "Minnesnowta" varies from 36 inches in the southwest to 70+ inches along the Lake Superior "snow belt." #FunFact

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There are many types of wetlands from small basins or wetlands that extend for hundreds of miles. However, it is estimated that MN has lost ~50% of its original wetland acreage. Floating Islands are helping to provide the benefits of wetlands and clean the water. #FunFactFriday

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It is estimated that every day, six billion gallons of treated #water is lost due to leaking pipes in the U.S. #FunFactFriday

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Did you know that in just months, floating island roots can be two feet long and these roots provide multiple benefits: https://t.co/kwnXhtcVKg

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In Palau, there is a saltwater lake that was cut off from the ocean and is now filled with jellyfish. As natural predators have been sealed off, the jellyfish have evolved to have harmless stingers. Visitors can swim alongside them with no fear of being stung! #WednesdayWisdom

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Floating Islands can be planted with a wide variety of native aquatic plants that grow long roots through the matrix in the island and underneath. These roots provide multiple benefits. Check out our #blog to learn more: https://t.co/kwnXhtuwBO #WednesdayWisdom

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Recent studies are now suggesting that there may be as many as 2 million lakes in Canada! About 7.6% of Canada's is covered by fresh water. #FunfFactFriday

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A subglacial lake is a lake that is permanently covered by #ice. The largest of which is Lake Vostak in Antarctica. #TuesdayThoughts

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A half-degree could cause catastrophic damage to everything from our arctic ice to #coralreefs to our everyday crops. #GlobalWarming https://t.co/A4G340ZK8v

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#FunFactFriday time- If the average sized lawn in the US is watered for 20 mins every day for 7 days, it is equivalent to leaving the showing running constantly for 4 days or taking 800+ showers. That is a lot of #water.

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Read this article from "A Wealth of Nature" to learn more about our floating island project in Hartung Park, #Milwaukee. https://t.co/noqeD6nkth

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Monarch butterflies fly south to Mexico and southern California this time of year. They are often seen traveling at speeds of between 5 and 25 miles per hour (that’s just shy of Usain Bolt’s average of 27.8 miles per hour). #FunFactFriday

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This Blue Heron found a cool new spot to hang out at Hartung Park on our floating island.