Content Type: Blog Post

First-person view from a Paddle Share kayak, with downtown Minneapolis in the background.

Meet the Mississippi: Four Fun Ways to Experience the River this Summer

If you live in the Twin Cities and haven’t spent time up close and personal with the Mississippi River, you’re missing out. It’s hard to think of another major metro […]
April 19, 2022
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MWMO Commissioner Stephen Eggert

Meet the Commissioners: Steve Eggert (Fridley), Board Chair

MWMO Board Chair Steve Eggert believes that longevity helps you to see the big picture. The retired real estate developer and U.S. Air Force veteran has been a Fridley resident […]
April 13, 2022
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Abby Moore testifying at a Minnesota Senate committee hearing.

MWMO Supports Bipartisan Smart Salting Legislation

A long-awaited smart salting bill appears to be moving forward with bipartisan support in the Minnesota Legislature. On Feb. 16, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization staff testified in support of HF2908/SF2768 […]
February 22, 2022
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Woodland area at Columbia Golf Course.

UPDATE: Controlled Burns at Columbia Golf Course, Columbia Park this Week

As part of the Northern Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs project, contractors are conducting controlled burns today in woodland areas of Columbia Park and Columbia Golf Course. Visitors may smell or see smoke from […]
November 23, 2021
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Mississippi River Green Team members with a goat.

MWMO Projects, Partners Featured in The Nature Conservancy’s ‘Trees. Water. Soil.’ Campaign

Some of the best solutions to climate change can be found in nature. That’s the premise of a new campaign from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) that features a pair of […]
November 16, 2021
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A Minnesota Water Steward working in a garden.

Join the Minnesota Water Stewards! Be a Leader for Clean Water in Your Community

Throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond, Minnesota Water Stewards are connecting with neighbors to protect and improve the health of our water. Trained and certified through the Minnesota […]
November 3, 2021
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Easy Bee Lawns graphic

VIDEO: The Easy Way to Plant a Pollinator Lawn (and Why You Might Already Have One)

Fall is a great time for planting, and that includes grass seed. But instead of just fortifying your traditional, monoculture turfgrass lawn, why not add a little diversity to your […]
October 27, 2021
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Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Update: Temporary Lane Closure on Central Avenue NE Begins October 4

Beginning October 4, southbound traffic on Central Avenue NE will be reduced to a single lane immediately north and south of Columbia Parkway (see map). Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted […]
October 1, 2021
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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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