Content Type: News Release

Aerial view of construction at Graco Park.

Request for Professional Services for 2025–2026

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) uses outside consultants to provide professional services in a number of areas, including but not limited to: Planning and Engineering, and Legal Services. Firms […]
November 14, 2024
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St. Boniface Church landscape design rendering (Credit: Northeast Landscape Office)

MWMO Awards Grant to St. Boniface Church

Minneapolis Stormwater Project will Help Protect the Mississippi River MAY 17, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF Version) The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has awarded a $260,000 grant to […]
May 17, 2024
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Close-up of blue flag iris in a stormwater basin.

MWMO Announces $2.1 Million in Grant Awards

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — A slate of new MWMO grant awards will fund a variety of green infrastructure projects, including regional […]
March 20, 2024
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Low-angle photo of a pedestrian walking by a boulevard swale at Edison High School.

MWMO Awards Grants to Support Greener Minneapolis Streets

City’s ‘Southside Green Zone’ Focus of New Stormwater Projects (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The MWMO is pleased to announce it has awarded grants for three new stormwater and habitat projects […]
November 22, 2023
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Emily Resseger

Emily Resseger Joins MWMO as Monitoring, Assessment, and Research Program Manager

(PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Water Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that Emily Resseger has been selected as the MWMO’s new Monitoring, Assessment, and Research Program Manager. […]
October 25, 2023
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Workers review landscape plans.

MWMO Awards Six New Planning Grants

Grant Funding will Support Clean Water and Habitat Project Planning PDF Version MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has awarded six new […]
July 24, 2023
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Ole Olson Park

MWMO Awards Grant for Ole Olson Park

Shoreline Restoration and Habitat Improvements Planned Alongside New Trail Connections PDF Version MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has awarded a grant […]
July 18, 2023
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An aerial view of Nicollet Island and the downtown Minneapolis skyline.

MWMO Awards Action Grants for Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Projects

Restoration Projects Planned for Nicollet Island, Mid-City Industrial (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has awarded funding for two Action […]
March 21, 2023
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A boulevard tree trench in Northeast Minneapolis.

MWMO Awards Grant for Street Reconstruction Project in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights

Rebuilt 37th Avenue NE to Include Green Stormwater Infrastructure (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — A nearly one-mile-long street reconstruction project on the border of Columbia Heights and Minneapolis will include a […]
January 17, 2023
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