Tag: Columbia Heights

Asters and bees

Plant Sales, Cleanups, and Workshops: Your Guide to a Greener Spring

Spring is here, and your yard (and your community) are ready for a refresh. Whether you’re dreaming of a pollinator-friendly garden, adding a rain barrel, or finally planting that tree, […]
April 9, 2025
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Connie Buesgens

Meet the Commissioners: Connie Buesgens (Columbia Heights and Hilltop)

Growing up in rural Carver County, Connie Buesgens watched as suburban sprawl gradually turned the peaceful natural areas she loved into roads and housing. The experience led to a lifelong […]
August 19, 2022
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Youth cleaning up trash in a park.

Three Ways to Celebrate Earth Day this Year

Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. There’s no shortage of ways to show your appreciation for nature and be a good steward of the environment, but some of the most […]
April 14, 2021
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Aerial view of fall colors on the Mississippi River.

MWMO Announces Four Projects to Receive Planning Grants

ASK, Children’s Dental Services, First Lutheran Church and Kingfield Neighborhood Receive Funding for Stewardship Projects. (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) announced today that it has […]
September 14, 2020
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Students painting a watershed trash can mural.

Art project inspires community to protect the Mississippi River

She’d had enough! Rebecca Krueger, a Columbia Heights resident, artist, and art educator, was thoroughly frustrated with the amount of trash she found in her neighborhood. Blowing litter and other […]
November 6, 2017
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The sidewalk at the Columbia Heights Library.

No salt required: sidewalk snowmelt system fights snow and ice

If you’re from the Twin Cities, you’re likely no stranger to the hazards posed by icy pavement. Salt and deicers may seem like necessary evils when it comes to keeping […]
March 21, 2017
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Digging a hole with a shovel.

Four New Mini Grant Projects Awarded Funding

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization has awarded funding to four new Mini Grant projects for 2017, supporting a variety of community efforts to protect clean water and habitat. Mini Grants […]
February 7, 2017
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MWMO monitoring team staff inspecting a stormtunnel near downtown Minneapolis.

New ‘Story Map’ Reveals the Hidden World Beneath Our Streets

One of my personal interests as a water resources engineer is finding ways to communicate about the highly technical work that I love in a way that an everyday citizen […]
December 20, 2016
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an interpretive sign explaining one of the stormwater BMPs at the Columbia Heights Library

At the New Columbia Heights Library, a Stormwater BMP Showcase

Managing stormwater runoff used to be a rather unimaginative affair. You dug a hole in the ground, graded the land around it and — presto! — you had a stormwater […]
June 28, 2016
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