Content Type: External News
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to grow with 16 works from Walker Art Center
Star Tribune - Jan. 26, 2016
Its grounds and pathways will be reconfigured, new trees and shrubs planted and water management systems upgraded (…) with funding from the state of Minnesota and the Mississippi Watershed Management […]
Study to review effects of retiring a stretch of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
Star Tribune - Jan. 4, 2016
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, based on the northeast riverfront, the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, are cooperating in the work.
Stormwater project will protect Roseville’s Lake McCarrons
Star Tribune - Nov. 13, 2015
St. Anthony, the Mississippi Water Management Organization, Minneapolis, St. Anthony and Hennepin County are collaborating to construct a $1.6 million underground stormwater treatment and research facility. It will treat 169 million gallons of runoff annually, removing 39 tons of sediment.
On the bleak side of Prospect Park, a transformation nears turning point
Star Tribune - Oct. 31, 2015
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has been a part of a committee analyzing the potential for a district system, which it plans to test on the same two blocks […]
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 the Lowry Bridge, and features a number of […]
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. The two-level, 11,200-square-foot building’s variegated […]
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, beauty and research to help people […]
Reddy Rents to install rain gardens along Hiawatha Ave.
Longfellow Nokomis Messenger - September 2015
The project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, administered by the Longfellow Business Association (LBA). “I’m especially thrilled to partner with businesses,” said LBA Staff […]
Fridley council accepts bid for street rehabilitation project
Sun Focus - Aug. 26, 2015
[A] chamber storm water treatment system is being proposed at Summit Square Park, along the piping on Horizon Drive, which is being funded by a Mississippi Watershed Management Organization grant.