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  • Colorful artwork depicting two trout swimming through flowing blue water. Black linework and detailed scales contrast with a marbled blue and green background resembling stained glass.

    Rooted in Water Lantern Class

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Part of the exhibition Rooted in Water, this workshop explores connections between art, ecology, and the Mississippi River through the creation of handmade lanterns. Lanterns are an ancient art form with live traditions still found in China, Japan, Korea, and across the Asian diaspora. In this workshop, we will create a paper lantern utilizing recycled […]

  • Several illuminated paper lanterns decorated with colorful patterns are attached to bicycles during an evening community event. People gather in the softly lit background.

    Beachside Lantern Pop-Up

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Rooted in Water, this community gathering celebrates the Mississippi River through lanterns, music, and shared connection. Join us for a night of lantern magic at Mississippi Watershed Management Organization on July 31st from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Bring a lantern if you have one. Celebrate summer outside at dusk […]

  • Flag movement

    How Do We Move Through This?

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Explore your relationship to water, community, and change through embodied learning. Developed by interdisciplinary artist and choreographer, Victoria Bradford Styrbicki, the workshop draws from her semaphore-inspired choreographic framework, in which coded gestures communicate messages that cannot always be spoken aloud. The workshop introduces attendees to the idea that water holds memory — of storms, pollution, […]

  • A Gathering of Waters Open House

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us for the opening of A Gathering of Waters and meet artist Shoshana Fink while exploring an immersive installation featuring photography, sound, scent, and river-inspired textile work. Enjoy light refreshments as you experience this multi-sensory exhibition reflecting on the Mississippi River as a living presence and the waters that connect us.

  • The MWMO's Dry Classroom, where the Board of Commissioners meets.

    Board of Commissioners Meeting – September 2026

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Regularly scheduled meeting of the MWMO Board of Commissioners. Agenda and meeting documents will be available within one week of meeting date. View the Board Meeting Packet Attendees are encouraged to review our updated COVID-19 safety guidelines.

  • Cyanotype Workshop

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn to create cyanotypes using collected Mississippi River water, plants + found objects gathered near the River’s edge. Join us for an afternoon of fun: Learning about the Mississippi River, how we’re connected to it, and how we can create with it too. While you’re here, explore Shoshana Fink’s solo exhibit, A Gathering of Waters. In […]

  • Graphic promoting the Mississippi Musings event "Dynamic Systems." A purple illustrated background with subtle outlines of river plants, fish, and water-themed icons features the Mississippi Musings: Science & Stories logo above the event title, "Dynamic Systems." The date, "10/1," appears in large yellow text below the title. Subtitle reads, "A Series of MWMO Creative Gatherings."

    Mississippi Musings October Workshop: Dynamic Systems

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us for a fun, laid-back creative evening of learning and community. Refreshments provided. Dr. Emily Fairfax, world-renown beaver expert, will be sharing about the dynamic impacts that beavers have on rivers and healthy habitats. (Dr. Fairfax was one of the scientific consultants for the hit animated film, Hoppers!) Later, musician Ben Weaver, will lead […]

  • Imprits of white plants on dark blue background

    Cyanotype Workshop

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn to create cyanotypes using collected Mississippi River water, plants + found objects gathered near the River’s edge. Join us for an afternoon of fun: Learning about the Mississippi River, how we’re connected to it, and how we can create with it too. While you’re here, explore Shoshana Fink’s solo exhibit, A Gathering of Waters. In […]

  • Hennepin County Snow Plow

    MPCA Smart Salting for Roads Certification Training

    MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center 2522 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    This MPCA Smart Salting for Roads Certification Training class offers more efficient winter maintenance best practices for plowing, de-icing and anti-icing application, storage, and more. The new chloride requirements in the recently released MS4 permit will also be covered. Participants will learn how to integrate science with practical winter maintenance on roads while minimizing impacts on the […]

  • Healing Water Garden: Opening Celebration

    Southside Community Health Services 1000 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us to celebrate the opening of a unique healing space supporting the health of both the Lake St community and the Mississippi River. Discover a unique garden tucked right into Lake Street. Its terraced water feature captures and cleans onsite stormwater, then reuses it to nourish native plants that support pollinators and wildlife. Flowing […]