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  • Get Involved
    • Capital Project Grants
    • Stewardship Fund Grants
      • Community Grants
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      • Action Grants
      • Eligibility Requirements
    • Project Resources
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      • Adopt-a-Drain
      • Community Cleanups
      • Minnesota Water Stewards
      • Volunteer
  • Planning & Projects
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    • Art & Exhibits
      • Weaving Water
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    • Preventing Water Pollution
    • Story Map & Path to the River Tool
    • Watershed and Stormwater Basics
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illustration of a watershed

An illustration showing how a watershed works. (Courtesy Michigan Sea Grant.)

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