Content Type: News Release

Aerial view of the MWMO campus at sunrise.

Request for Professional Services for 2023–2024

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) uses outside consultants to provide professional services in a number of areas, including but not limited to: Auditing, Communications, Design and Engineering, Legal and […]
November 7, 2022
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Aerial view of the shoreline at Upper Harbor Terminal.

MWMO Awards $2.6 Million for Restoration at Upper Harbor Terminal

Funding Marks First of Several Anticipated MWMO Grants for Stormwater and Habitat Improvements at the Site (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) announced today that it […]
July 20, 2022
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July Planning Grant Awards preview image.

MWMO Awards Funding for Three Planning Grants

Projects Include Planning Work for Little Earth Pollinator Plantings, ZaRah Stormwater Management, and ‘Breakroom’ Pocket Park (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce […]
July 19, 2022
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A flooded intersection in the Seward Neighborhood of Minneapolis.

MWMO Awards Funding for Green Infrastructure Projects in Minneapolis

Street Reconstruction Project in Seward Neighborhood will Feature Pollinator Plantings and Stormwater Improvements; Additional Funds Awarded for Previously Approved 3030 Nicollet Project (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management […]
May 16, 2022
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MWMO Executive Director Kevin Reich

MWMO Welcomes Kevin Reich as New Executive Director

Former Minneapolis City Council Member Replaces Doug Snyder as Top MWMO Staffer (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) announced today that Kevin Reich is the MWMO’s […]
May 2, 2022
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Permeable paver parking lot installation at Children's Dental Services.

MWMO Awards Funding for Five New Action Grants

Grantees Include African Development Center, FamilyWise, First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights, Neighborhood Development Center, and Friends of the Mississippi River (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization […]
March 22, 2022
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MWMO sign sculpture at night.

MWMO Executive Director Doug Snyder Announces Retirement

Former Board Chair Kevin Reich Appointed Interim Executive Director as Search Begins for Permanent Replacement (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS —Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) Executive Director Doug Snyder will retire at […]
January 25, 2022
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Aerial view of 3030 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis.

MWMO Awards Funding for Stormwater Reuse at Former Wells Fargo Site in Minneapolis

Rainwater Harvesting, Green Infrastructure Planned for Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development Project (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has awarded grant funding to Project for Pride in […]
January 14, 2022
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Xcel Energy Marshall Operations Center Site Rendering

MWMO Awards Grant to Xcel Energy for Stormwater and Habitat Project

New Minneapolis Xcel Energy Campus will Restore and Improve Habitat Near Mississippi River (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has awarded grant funding to Xcel Energy […]
November 15, 2021
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