Content Type: News Release

Paddlers at Share the River Nordeast 2017.

Third Annual ‘Share the River Nordeast’ Scheduled for June 27

MINNEAPOLIS —The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization invites community members to a family-friendly evening of cookies and canoeing on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 2, 2018

MWMO News Release - May 2, 2018

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Towerside District Stormwater System main basin.

Glimpsing a New Model of Sustainable Urban Redevelopment

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization has released a video highlighting a new sustainable, cost-effective approach to urban redevelopment.
August 23, 2017

MWMO News Release - August 23, 2017

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Master Water Stewards installing a rain garden at an October 2015 event.

Looking for a few good neighbors to protect water quality

MINNEAPOLIS — All across the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, neighbors are joining together to improve the health of water in their communities and beyond. By becoming trained and certified as Master Water Stewards, they have dreamed up, created and installed projects beyond what they thought possible.
July 26, 2017

MWMO News Release - July 26, 2017

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A group of paddlers in a Wilderness Inquiry canoe at Share the River Nordeast.

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to host ‘Share the River Nordeast 2017’

MINNEAPOLIS —The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization invites community members to a family-friendly evening of ice cream and canoeing on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 23, 2017

MWMO News Release - May 23, 2017

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Visitors at a July 2016 "Paint the Pavement" event at the Lincoln Playground.

Lincoln Playground to Host ‘Outdoor Reading Room’

MINNEAPOLIS — Residents and community members are invited to an evening of storytelling and fun Thursday, Sept. 8, at Lincoln Playground in North Minneapolis.
August 25, 2016

MWMO News Release - Aug. 25, 2016

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The tree trench at Thomas Edison High School.

Edison High School Leads the State in Going Green

MINNEAPOLIS — On Sept. 9, Thomas Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis will celebrate its transformation into a first-of-its-kind “Green Campus,” featuring state-of-the-art stormwater and energy-efficiency measures that together create an outdoor environmental laboratory.
August 16, 2016

MWMO News Release - Aug. 16, 2016

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Stormwater storage tanks being installed at Edison High School.

Edison Green Campus Photos/Press Kit

You are free to download and use any of these photos of the Thomas Edison High School Green Campus project. Please use the following attribution: “Courtesy Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.”
August 16, 2016

MWMO Press Kit - Aug. 16, 2016

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A worker stands next to the partially constructed St. Anthony Regional Stormwater Treatment and Research System in January 2016.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony July 21 for New Stormwater Treatment and Research Facility

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held July 21 for a new stormwater treatment and research facility near the border of Minneapolis and St. Anthony Village.
June 23, 2016

MWMO News Release - June, 23 2013

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The MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center, as seen from the Lowry Avenue Bridge.

New Stormwater Park and Learning Center Demonstrates Sustainable Development, Green Infrastructure

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization invites the public to celebrate the completion of its one-of-a-kind Stormwater Park and Learning Center on Saturday, Sept. 19.
August 27, 2015

MWMO News Release - Aug 27, 2015

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