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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...

Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Update: Temporary Lane Closure on Central Avenue NE Begins October 4

Beginning October 4, southbound traffic on Central Avenue NE will be reduced to a single lane immediately north and south of Columbia Parkway (see map). Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted […]
October 1, 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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The Mississippi River Gorge with fall colors.

MWMO Awards Funding to New Projects in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights

City of Columbia Heights and Seward Redesign Awarded Capital Project Grants (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has awarded grant funding for two new projects designed […]
September 24, 2021
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A worker refilling a water tank on the back of an ATV.

Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System

At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
September 21, 2021
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Paddlers at Share the River Nordeast 2018.

MWMO Newsletter – August 2021 – News, Events, Job Opportunities, Training and More

In this issue: Share the River Nordeast, Administrative and Operations Specialist Job Opening, Columbia Golf Course Project Update, Hoyer Heights Tree Trenches, Smart Salting Trainings, and Grant Application Deadlines Read […]
August 17, 2021

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Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs Project Update – August 2021

Restoration work is wrapping up at the Columbia Golf Course and Park, but September will bring one final temporary traffic detour on Central Avenue NE (section of Minnesota State Highway […]
August 17, 2021
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Paddlers at Share the River Nordeast

Join Us for Share the River Nordeast: An Evening of Community, Canoeing and Cookies!

Share the River Nordeast is back! Stop by anytime between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a free introductory canoe ride on the Mississippi River, then grab a free cookie […]
August 4, 2021
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Raingarden at the Elliot Park Skate Plaza

MWMO Newsletter – July 2021 – News, Grant Awards, Drought Tips, Upcoming Events and More

In this issue: Elliot Park Skate Plaza, New Grant Awards, Drought Tips, Kasota Ponds and More Read Full Newsletter
July 30, 2021

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A weeping garden hose.

Water Your Trees (and Maybe Not Your Lawn) During the Drought

Several metro-area cities have announced or are encouraging water conservation measures to help cope with the ongoing drought. These include Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony Village, to […]
July 29, 2021
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