News
New park taking shape in Prospect Park
Minnesota Daily - Dec. 4, 2019
[…] 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 storage tank. The water will then be pumped into the new park’s...
First-of-its-kind stormwater system installed in Prospect Park Neighborhood of Minneapolis
KSTP-TV - July 23, 2019
A first-of-its-kind project in Minneapolis is making a big difference each time it rains. The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization introduced a stormwater district in the Prospect Park neighborhood.
North Oaks, St. Anthony named “Cities of Excellence”
Lillie News - July 9, 2019
(…) Prior to his service as mayor, Faust was a planning commission member and a councilmember for the city. In recent years, he has served on the board of directors for the League of Minnesota Cities and as commissioner for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
Urban ecosystems grow in Cedar-Riverside
Minnesota Daily - July 2, 2019
(…) The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization also works to improve urban water quality and habitats in areas where stormwater empties into the Mississippi River.
Juxtaposition Arts skate/art plaza set to open
Insight News - June 6, 2019
(…) An action grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization funded the installation and maintenance of three rain gardens to capture and treat stormwater on the site…
City Files – Kasota Ponds Restoration Continues
Park Bugle - May 19, 2019
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization has approved funding for Phase 2 buckthorn removal at Kasota Ponds. SAPCC will once again contract to have Minnesota Native Landscapes remove the invasive species, this time along the north and west banks of the east pond.
Columbia Heights Master Water Stewards win Freshwater Society award
Sun Focus - May 17, 2019
(...) In 2017, the City of Columbia Heights and the Columbia Heights Lions Club approached the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to restore the Lions Park garden as it had been poorly maintained. The garden was overgrown with aggressive, non-native flowers and had compacted, poor quality soils.
