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December 02, 2024

Can Pickle Juice Save Our Roads and Waters? Exploring Brine Use in Winter Road Maintenance 

When winter grips Minnesota, icy roads pose serious safety risks. From car crashes to slowed commutes, slippery streets affect everyone’s safety and mobility. To combat slippery streets, road maintenance teams have historically relied on rock salt. While effective, this...

MWMO sign sculpture at night.

MWMO Executive Director Doug Snyder Announces Retirement

Former Board Chair Kevin Reich Appointed Interim Executive Director as Search Begins for Permanent Replacement (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS —Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) Executive Director Doug Snyder will retire at […]
January 25, 2022
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Stormwater street graphic showing projected pollutant reductions at Northrup King.

MWMO Newsletter – December 2021 – News, Project Updates, Grant Opportunities, Fall Yard Care and More

In This Issue: Year in Review; Snow and Ice Control; Northrup King Project; New Staff; Upcoming Events; and More Read Full Newsletter
December 29, 2021

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Aerial view of controlled burn in MWMO backyard.

MWMO Newsletter – November 2021 – News, Project Updates, Grant Opportunities, Fall Yard Care and More

In This Issue: Controlled Burns, Xcel Energy Grant, The Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Water Stewards and More Read Full Article
November 24, 2021

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Mississippi River Green Team members with a goat.

MWMO Projects, Partners Featured in The Nature Conservancy’s ‘Trees. Water. Soil.’ Campaign

Some of the best solutions to climate change can be found in nature. That’s the premise of a new campaign from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) that features a pair of […]
November 16, 2021
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Mississippi River Green Team by Dudley Edmondson

Mississippi River Green Team: Growing green careers, improving the urban watershed and creating environmental advocates.

Though the weather was hot and humid, it didn’t slow down the teenage members of the Mississippi River Green Team, who worked diligently while trading friendly, funny banter. The team was completing […]
November 4, 2021

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A Minnesota Water Steward working in a garden.

Join the Minnesota Water Stewards! Be a Leader for Clean Water in Your Community

Throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond, Minnesota Water Stewards are connecting with neighbors to protect and improve the health of our water. Trained and certified through the Minnesota […]
November 3, 2021
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An MWMO rain garden sign in a rain garden in late winter.

MWMO Newsletter – October 2021 – News, Project Updates, Grant Opportunities, Fall Yard Care and More

In This Issue: Pollinator Lawns, Fall Yard Care Reminders, Grant Opportunities, Events, Featured Projects and More Read Full Newsletter
October 28, 2021

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VIDEO: The Easy Way to Plant a Pollinator Lawn (and Why You Might Already Have One)

Fall is a great time for planting, and that includes grass seed. But instead of just fortifying your traditional, monoculture turfgrass lawn, why not add a little diversity to your […]
October 27, 2021
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A Monarch butterfly feeds on a blazing star plant as an MWMO staff member looks on during a volunteer weeding and cleanup event. The native plantings along Fourth Street SE create a quarter-mile long corridor of urban habtiat irrigated with water from the district stormwater system.

MWMO Newsletter – September 2021 – Project Updates, Fall Yard Care Tips, Training Opportunities and More

In this Issue: Towerside, Fall Planting, University Baptist Church, New Grant Awards, Upcoming Events, SECIA Diverter Rain garden Read Full Newsletter
September 24, 2021

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