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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...

Old Minneapolis tunnel may get new life in an era of climate change

The old Bassett Creek tunnel below downtown Minneapolis doesn't carry nearly as much water as it used to...
May 31, 2017

Minnesota Public Radio News - May 31, 2017

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Northeast Middle School celebrates rain garden

The Northeast Middle School community and Audubon neighborhood on May 19 celebrated the completion of the school’s new rain garden.
May 30, 2017

The Journal - May 30, 2017

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The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, reimagined

(...) The garden now incorporates an 80,000-gallon underground cistern to irrigate the site and neighboring baseball field. It’s similar to a system used at Edison High School.
May 26, 2017

Southwest Journal - May 26, 2017

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A group of paddlers in a Wilderness Inquiry canoe at Share the River Nordeast.

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to host ‘Share the River Nordeast 2017’

MINNEAPOLIS —The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization invites community members to a family-friendly evening of ice cream and canoeing on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 23, 2017

MWMO News Release - May 23, 2017

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Exhibit highlights intersection of art and water

An art exhibit in North Minneapolis is casting light on the importance of the Mississippi River.
May 18, 2017

The Journal - May 18, 2017

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Animal Waste, Road Salt, Lawn Fertilizer Harm Mississippi River

...Issues are seen regularly by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The MWMO monitors the health of the Mississippi River and the wetlands and lakes in a 40-square mile area around it - from Fridley to St. Paul.
May 5, 2017

KSTP-TV - May 4, 2017

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Revamped Minneapolis Sculpture Garden To Reopen June 3

(...) The recent improvements to the park were made possible by $8.5 million in public funding and another $1.5 million from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization...
April 27, 2017

WCCO - April 27, 2017

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Students collecting river water samples.

High school students explore the value of the Mississippi River

Have you ever turned on the tap to fill a glass of water and considered where the water comes from? Or poured it down the drain and wondered where it […]
April 25, 2017
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A designer reviews rain garden planting plans.

Art, education and clean water: 2017 Action Grant awards announced

We’re excited to kick off the 2017 construction season with an interesting array of Action Grant projects! The projects this season will help finalize an environmental learning space at a […]
April 17, 2017
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