Tag: Towerside

Close-up of blue flag iris in a stormwater basin.

MWMO Announces $2.1 Million in Grant Awards

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — A slate of new MWMO grant awards will fund a variety of green infrastructure projects, including regional […]
March 20, 2024
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Children practice using a loom at an outdoor Weaving Water fiber art event.

MWMO Newsletter – June 2023 – News from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

In This Issue: Yard Care During a Drought, Towerside Award, WAKPA Triennial, New Job Openings and Staff Updates Read the Newsletter
June 30, 2023

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A worker refilling a water tank on the back of an ATV.

Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System

At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
September 21, 2021
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People riding bikes by the Mississippi River. (Photo by Lucas Winzenburg)

Take Our Self-Guided Watershed Bike Tour and Visit Some Great Water Quality Projects

With so many activities and summer traditions canceled this summer, many of us are left looking for new things to do and ways to be outside. The Twin Cities are […]
August 26, 2020
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MWMO Winter Newsletter – Project Updates, News, Events and More

In This Issue: Story Map/Path to the River, Water Works, Masjid An-Nur Eco-Mosque, Towerside Park, New Staff, Upcoming Events and More Read Full Newsletter
January 22, 2020

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New park taking shape in Prospect Park

[…] The group also collaborated with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. MWMO constructed a “stormwater park” on an adjacent plot. The park’s infrastructure collects and filters water into an underground […]
December 5, 2019

Minnesota Daily - Dec. 4, 2019

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Project partners at Hall's Island.

Great partnerships made 2017 a successful year for the MWMO

As we consider our accomplishments over the past year, it’s always tempting to think in terms of numbers: how many big projects were completed, how many ribbon-cuttings or ground-breakings were […]
December 28, 2017
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Towerside District Stormwater System main basin.

Glimpsing a New Model of Sustainable Urban Redevelopment

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization has released a video highlighting a new sustainable, cost-effective approach to urban redevelopment.
August 23, 2017

MWMO News Release - August 23, 2017

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Workers assemble the storage tanks at Edison High School.

How big is your stormwater reuse tank?

At the MWMO, we partner with organizations to build a variety of infrastructure to manage stormwater. We often utilize above-ground green infrastructure as a visible way to clean the stormwater, […]
June 26, 2017
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