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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...

Story Map Path to the River Screenshot

MWMO Winter Newsletter – Project Updates, News, Events and More

In This Issue: Story Map/Path to the River, Water Works, Masjid An-Nur Eco-Mosque, Towerside Park, New Staff, Upcoming Events and More Read Full Newsletter
January 22, 2020

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What’s killing Nicollet Mall’s trees?

[…] The DID and Mississippi Watershed Management Organization are talking with downtown property owners and holding training sessions to try to reduce over-salting of sidewalks and parking lots. Read Full […]
January 20, 2020

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

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Could cutting back on salt save downtown Minneapolis trees?

The Downtown Improvement District, which works to make downtown cleaner, greener, safer and more attractive, teamed up with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, which focuses on the health of the […]
January 20, 2020

Minnesota Public Radio News

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Story Map Tool Reveals the Hidden Journey of Stormwater Runoff to the Mississippi River

One of our most persistent challenges at the MWMO is helping people understand the direct connection between themselves and the Mississippi River. Most Minnesotans care about clean water — at […]
January 16, 2020
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Woman holding ice chisel with text reading "How to Remove Compacted Snow Without Salt."

Video: How to Remove Compacted Snow with an Ice Chisel

Do you have a sidewalk covered in compacted snow and/or ice? If your shovel can’t quite do the job, try an ice chisel instead! Also known as an ice scraper […]
January 6, 2020
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Downtown Minneapolis property managers attend a smart salting workshop.

Good Neighbor News – December 2019 – Yard Care Tips, Community Cleanups and More

Smart Salting in Downtown Minneapolis, How Much Salt You Really Need, When to Use Sand, Upcoming Events and More Read Full Newsletter
December 27, 2019

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Street trees along Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.

To Protect Its Greenery, Downtown Minneapolis Turns to Smart Salting

Frequent visitors to Downtown Minneapolis are all too familiar with the crunch of salt granules beneath their feet. Downtown sidewalks and plazas are often covered in ice-melt products all winter […]
December 26, 2019
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New park taking shape in Prospect Park

[…] The group also collaborated with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. MWMO constructed a “stormwater park” on an adjacent plot. The park’s infrastructure collects and filters water into an underground […]
December 5, 2019

Minnesota Daily - Dec. 4, 2019

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Nancy Stowe, MWMO Projects and Outreach Director

Nancy Stowe Named Mississippi Water Management Organization Projects and Outreach Director

November 27, 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Mississippi Water Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that Nancy Stowe has been selected as the MWMO’s new Projects and Outreach […]
November 27, 2019
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