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The MWMO’s Stormwater Park and Learning Center offers visitors the chance to experience a living laboratory of green infrastructure along the Mississippi River. Our site provides community meeting space and a variety of educational opportunities and exhibits to promote good stewardship of our water resources and habitat.

The Stormwater Park and Learning Center incorporates a series of visible landscape features that capture, clean and reuse stormwater runoff. The site is capable of absorbing up to seven inches of rain in one day, with no runoff to the river. Visitors can access the Mississippi River and learn about our various landscape features via a series of interpretive signs. The site serves as a model of sustainable riverfront development that prevents pollution while providing an inviting space for the public.

Our 11,000-square-foot facility is heated and cooled by geothermal energy, and is powered in part by an array of solar photovoltaic panels. It was designed to consume just one-third of the energy of a typical, comparably sized commercial building. In addition to providing public meeting spaces, the Stormwater Park and Learning Center houses the MWMO’s staff offices, equipment and laboratory space.

Exhibits

Check our exhibits page for updated information on current and past exhibits on display at the Stormwater Park and Learning Center.

Facility Reservations

The MWMO offers the use of its Stormwater Park and Learning Center for groups seeking to hold water- or environment-related events and activities. Learn more about reserving our facilities on our Contact page.

Virtual Tour

You can take a 360-degree virtual tour of our Stormwater Park and Learning Center via Google Street View!

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Videos

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We Reduced our Energy Consumption, and You Can Too
MWMO Blog Post - Feb. 15, 2017

It has been exactly one year since our solar array began producing electricity here at our Stormwater Park and Learning Center, and it is already adding to our bottom line.

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Little by Little, Going Greener at the MWMO
MWMO Blog Post - April 22, 2016

MWMO staff are maximizing energy-efficiency at the Stormwater Park and Learning Center.

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MWMO facility shows how storm water works
Finance & Commerce - Sept. 18, 2015

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.

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Photos: One-of-a-kind Stormwater Park protects Mississippi Watershed
Minnesota Public Radio News - Sept. 17, 2015

A new park in northeast Minneapolis will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday. Stormwater Park and Learning Center on the Mississippi River uses engineering...

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New stormwater park and learning center
KARE 11 - Sept. 18, 2015

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Northeast Minneapolis has a new education center. The Stormwater Park and Learning Center is located just upstream from...

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