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A New Website for a New MWMO
Welcome to our new website! If you’re a returning visitor, don’t be alarmed. You might be asking questions like: What happened to all those soothing, empty white spaces? The whimsical, maze-like […]
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Mapping the Changing Ecology of the Mississippi River
The closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in June 2015 marked the end of an era for the Mississippi River — and the beginning of a […]
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This Week’s Four Must-See Art Shows
Aaron Dysart takes ice sculpturing to a whole new level with Watershed. Using data collected from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Dysart has crafted a 3-D scale model replica of […]
City Pages - Feb. 4, 2016
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to grow with 16 works from Walker Art Center
Its grounds and pathways will be reconfigured, new trees and shrubs planted and water management systems upgraded (…) with funding from the state of Minnesota and the Mississippi Watershed Management […]
Star Tribune - Jan. 26, 2016
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Study to review effects of retiring a stretch of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, based on the northeast riverfront, the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, are cooperating in the work.
Star Tribune - Jan. 4, 2016
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Stormwater project will protect Roseville’s Lake McCarrons
St. Anthony, the Mississippi Water Management Organization, Minneapolis, St. Anthony and Hennepin County are collaborating to construct a $1.6 million underground stormwater treatment and research facility. It will treat 169 million gallons of runoff annually, removing 39 tons of sediment.
Star Tribune - Nov. 13, 2015
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On the bleak side of Prospect Park, a transformation nears turning point
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has been a part of a committee analyzing the potential for a district system, which it plans to test on the same two blocks […]
Star Tribune - Oct. 31, 2015
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New stormwater park and learning center
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Northeast Minneapolis has a new education center. The Stormwater Park and Learning Center is located just upstream from the Lowry Bridge, and features a number of […]
KARE 11 - Sept. 18, 2015
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MWMO facility shows how storm water works
Overlooking the steel-cabled Lowry Avenue Bridge and an industrial stretch of the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization’s headquarters stands out. The two-level, 11,200-square-foot building’s variegated […]