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MWMO Newsletter — December 2024 — Watershed Wrapped Edition 🤝💧

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Westminster Presbyterian Church aerial photo

Exploring the High-Tech Stormwater Reuse System at Westminster Presbyterian Church

Downtown Minneapolis can be a challenging place to build green infrastructure. Real estate is expensive, space is tight, and not every landowner is willing to push the envelope on environmentally […]
June 18, 2018
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Smiling boy holding a plant.

In Fridley, students learn how to be good neighbors to the Mississippi River

Last week, a small army of students at Stevenson Elementary School mobilized to fill the school’s new rain garden with plants. We captured the event in a time-lapse video; as […]
June 14, 2018
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The MWMO's green roof in September 2016.

Green Roofs and the Art of Gardening in Unconventional Spaces

Summer is our busy season here at the MWMO. Not only is it the season when a lot of our projects begin construction, but it’s also the start of one […]
May 30, 2018
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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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Minneapolis unveils plans for new public works depot

The LEED-certified project also received a boost with the award of a $550,000 grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, whose focus is on reducing the amount of polluted runoff water reaching the river.
April 27, 2018

Star Tribune - April 26, 2018

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Scraping vegetable scraps into a compost pile.

Four Practical and Creative Ways to Become More Earth-Friendly

Earth Day, now in its 48th year, is a celebration of the planet we call home. Here at MWMO, we do everything we can to be environmentally friendly, even outside […]
April 20, 2018
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Stevenson Elementary students benefit from Outdoor Learning on the Riverfront grant

R.L. Stevenson Elementary School was recently awarded the Outdoor Learning on the Riverfront grant through the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The $3,000 grant will allow the school to expand outdoor learning opportunities by creating a rain garden and butterfly garden in the center of the newly created turnaround area near the playground.
April 13, 2018

Sun Focus - April 12, 2018

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MWMO Newsletter – Spring 2018

The latest news and stories from the MWMO.
April 12, 2018

Email Newsletter - April 12, 2018

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Monitoring the Northern Stretch of the Mississippi River

One organization in Minnesota is keeping a close eye on the northern part of the Mississippi River through an extensive water quality monitoring effort that includes the river, a stormwater drainage system, and local lakes and wetlands.
April 2, 2018

Environmental Monitor - April 2, 2018

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