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MWMO Newsletter — April 2025 — Spring into Action Edition 🌼

In This Issue: Native Plant Sales, Community Cleanups, Spring Yard Care Tips, Staff Updates, Upcoming Events, and More

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A group of English language learners study a mural at the Maplewood Mall.

Recent Immigrants Become Water Stewards

Images and story courtesy Clean Water Minnesota. Adult students learning English at Harmony Learning Center in Maplewood, Minn. are becoming water stewards as they learn idioms and conjugate verbs. These […]
February 1, 2017
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Uptown Wedge resident Joe Knaeble.

The Iceman Cometh—Sidewalk Salt Pollutes Our Lakes and Streams

Images and story courtesy Clean Water Minnesota. Uptown Wedge resident Joe Knaeble is concerned with a problem that is mostly invisible: increasing levels of salt in groundwater due to its […]
January 13, 2017
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Abdikadir Mohamed Adan, aka "Macalin Xiito"

A Somali Leader Speaks Out for Clean Water

Video can be a powerful educational tool, and the MWMO is no stranger to producing videos about protecting water quality. But this year, our most interesting and impactful video project […]
December 27, 2016
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MWMO Master Water Stewards program class of 2016 graduates

Saluting Our First Class of Master Water Stewards

Last year, 14 people in our watershed volunteered for a program that would train them to be grassroots leaders for clean water. They spent the next several months studying hydrology, […]
December 21, 2016
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MWMO monitoring team staff inspecting a stormtunnel near downtown Minneapolis.

New ‘Story Map’ Reveals the Hidden World Beneath Our Streets

One of my personal interests as a water resources engineer is finding ways to communicate about the highly technical work that I love in a way that an everyday citizen […]
December 20, 2016
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Woman shoveling snow.

How to Fight Snow and Ice Without Polluting

I was recently cleaning out my garage and came across a container of a certain “environmentally safe” ice-melt product. I bought it years ago — long before I started working […]
November 17, 2016
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A child raking leaves in autumn.

Master the Art of Fall Yard Care

Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors in Minnesota — which is fortunate, because it’s also a critical time for yard care. Cooling temperatures make fall the perfect season […]
October 7, 2016
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The MWMO's gravel-bed tree nursery in September 2016.

How to Grow Trees Quickly in a Small Space

Trees are an important tool for protecting clean water, especially in urban areas. They intercept stormwater, absorb it and filter out the pollutants. They also stabilize soil and reduce erosion. All of this […]
September 29, 2016
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A park ranger leading a group of paddlers on a canoe on the Mississippi River.

Mississippi River Green Team Alumni Find Environmental Jobs

For nearly 10 years, a group of Minneapolis teenagers have patrolled the watershed, working in Minneapolis parks to remove invasive plants, install native species, maintain rain gardens and engage in […]
September 12, 2016
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