Content Type: External News

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to grow with 16 works from Walker Art Center

Its grounds and pathways will be reconfigured, new trees and shrubs planted and water management systems upgraded (…) with funding from the state of Minnesota and the Mississippi Watershed Management […]
January 26, 2016

Star Tribune - Jan. 26, 2016

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Study to review effects of retiring a stretch of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, based on the northeast riverfront, the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, are cooperating in the work.
January 4, 2016

Star Tribune - Jan. 4, 2016

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Stormwater project will protect Roseville’s Lake McCarrons

St. Anthony, the Mississippi Water Management Organization, Minneapolis, St. Anthony and Hennepin County are collaborating to construct a $1.6 million underground stormwater treatment and research facility. It will treat 169 million gallons of runoff annually, removing 39 tons of sediment.
November 13, 2015

Star Tribune - Nov. 13, 2015

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On the bleak side of Prospect Park, a transformation nears turning point

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has been a part of a committee analyzing the potential for a district system, which it plans to test on the same two blocks […]
October 31, 2015

Star Tribune - Oct. 31, 2015

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New stormwater park and learning center

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Northeast Minneapolis has a new education center. The Stormwater Park and Learning Center is located just upstream from the Lowry Bridge, and features a number of […]
September 18, 2015

KARE 11 - Sept. 18, 2015

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MWMO facility shows how storm water works

Overlooking the steel-cabled Lowry Avenue Bridge and an industrial stretch of the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization’s headquarters stands out. The two-level, 11,200-square-foot building’s variegated […]
September 18, 2015

Finance & Commerce - Sept. 18, 2015

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Photos: One-of-a-kind Stormwater Park protects Mississippi Watershed

A new park in northeast Minneapolis will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday. Stormwater Park and Learning Center on the Mississippi River uses engineering, beauty and research to help people […]
September 17, 2015

Minnesota Public Radio News - Sept. 17, 2015

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Reddy Rents to install rain gardens along Hiawatha Ave.

The project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, administered by the Longfellow Business Association (LBA). “I’m especially thrilled to partner with businesses,” said LBA Staff […]
September 1, 2015

Longfellow Nokomis Messenger - September 2015

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Fridley council accepts bid for street rehabilitation project

[A] chamber storm water treatment system is being proposed at Summit Square Park, along the piping on Horizon Drive, which is being funded by a Mississippi Watershed Management Organization grant.
August 26, 2015

Sun Focus - Aug. 26, 2015

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