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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...

Setting the standard for green schools

…The new eco-friendly high school is the result of community partners — including Spark-Y, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, the school board, the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association and City Council…
September 21, 2016

Southwest Journal - Sept. 20, 2016

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A park ranger leading a group of paddlers on a canoe on the Mississippi River.

Mississippi River Green Team Alumni Find Environmental Jobs

For nearly 10 years, a group of Minneapolis teenagers have patrolled the watershed, working in Minneapolis parks to remove invasive plants, install native species, maintain rain gardens and engage in […]
September 12, 2016
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Prospect Park gets its biggest commercial development yet, an apartment-retail complex

The Rise at Prospect Park developers are among several who are participating in a shared private stormwater facility that is under construction in the neighborhood.
September 10, 2016

Star Tribune - Sept. 10, 2016

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An MWMO rain garden sign in front of the Fourth Street Guild.

Fourth Street Guild Proves Clean-Water Landscaping is Beautiful

At the MWMO, all of our projects are designed to protect water quality and habitat, but some have the added benefit of looking amazing. Such is the case with the […]
September 6, 2016
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Visitors at a July 2016 "Paint the Pavement" event at the Lincoln Playground.

Lincoln Playground to Host ‘Outdoor Reading Room’

MINNEAPOLIS — Residents and community members are invited to an evening of storytelling and fun Thursday, Sept. 8, at Lincoln Playground in North Minneapolis.
August 25, 2016

MWMO News Release - Aug. 25, 2016

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The tree trench at Thomas Edison High School.

Edison High School Leads the State in Going Green

MINNEAPOLIS — On Sept. 9, Thomas Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis will celebrate its transformation into a first-of-its-kind “Green Campus,” featuring state-of-the-art stormwater and energy-efficiency measures that together create an outdoor environmental laboratory.
August 16, 2016

MWMO News Release - Aug. 16, 2016

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Stormwater storage tanks being installed at Edison High School.

Edison Green Campus Photos/Press Kit

You are free to download and use any of these photos of the Thomas Edison High School Green Campus project. Please use the following attribution: “Courtesy Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.”
August 16, 2016

MWMO Press Kit - Aug. 16, 2016

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A Google Street View screenshot of the MWMO's green roof.

Take a Virtual Tour of the MWMO with Google Street View

One of my personal favorite ways to explore a city is via Google Street View, the Google Maps extension that allows you to immerse yourself in 360-degree panoramic views of a […]
August 10, 2016
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Rideshare The Mississippi? Check-Out Kayaks Coming Soon

A pilot program launching this month, the Mississippi River Paddle Share will give people in the Twin Cities a four-mile stretch of urban river to paddle in a day-use kayak.
August 10, 2016

Gear Junkie - Aug. 10, 2016

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