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A Monarch butterfly on purple coneflower.

Plant Sales, Cleanups, and Workshops: Mark Your Calendars for an Earth-Friendly Spring

Spring is here and a new growing season is just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to start planning some Earth-friendly changes to our yards. Whether you want to […]
April 4, 2024
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Annie Hejny Seeing Salt artwork banner image

Seeing Salt | New Artwork by Annie Irene Hejny

View artist Annie Irene Hejny's Minnesota Water Steward capstone project, featuring new artwork that addresses salt pollution in the winter.
October 26, 2023
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Paddlers at Share the River Nordeast

Join Us for Share the River Nordeast: An Evening of Community, Canoeing and Cookies!

Share the River Nordeast is back! Stop by anytime between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a free introductory canoe ride on the Mississippi River, then grab a free cookie […]
August 4, 2021
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A boy sweeping leaves out of a street curb. (Photo: Clean Water Minnesota)

Northeast Adopt-A-Drain Challenge: Storm Drain Saturdays in October

Over the month of October, the Northeast Adopt-A-Drain Challenge will be hosting in-person gatherings to help people sign up to keep storm drains clean across Northeast Minneapolis. Coined “Storm drain […]
September 30, 2020
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A rain garden in front of the East Side Storage and Maintenance Facility.

Watch Volunteers Build a Rain Garden in 79 Seconds

’Tis the season for building rain gardens — those bowl-shaped landscape features filled with native plants that help stormwater runoff soak into the ground. Rain gardens are an increasingly popular […]
June 30, 2016
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A misty river scene.

What I Learned from Paddling the Entire Mississippi River

By Anna Johnson When my friends asked me to move from Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis to help start an environmental education nonprofit, I said yes. When my friend, turned coworker, […]
April 26, 2016
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