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Twin Cities first ‘eco-mosque’ hoping to solve flooding issue, bring community together
KSTP-TV - Jan. 24, 2020
A Minneapolis mosque plagued with flooding issues is getting a much-needed makeover. Thanks to grant money from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization and Hennepin County, the Masjid An-Nur mosque is set to become the first "eco-mosque" in the Twin Cities....
What’s killing Nicollet Mall’s trees?
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - Jan. 20, 2020
[…] The DID and Mississippi Watershed Management Organization are talking with downtown property owners and holding training sessions to try to reduce over-salting of sidewalks and parking lots.
Could cutting back on salt save downtown Minneapolis trees?
MPR News - Jan. 20, 2020
The Downtown Improvement District, which works to make downtown cleaner, greener, safer and more attractive, teamed up with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, which focuses on the health of the nearby river, to encourage property managers to use less salt around their buildings.
New park taking shape in Prospect Park
Minnesota Daily - Dec. 4, 2019
[…] The group also collaborated with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. MWMO constructed a “stormwater park” on an adjacent plot. The park’s infrastructure collects and filters water into an underground storage tank. The water will then be pumped into the new park’s shade structure an ultraviolet light will kill any remaining bacteria, said Marcy Bean, […]
Nancy Stowe Named Mississippi Water Management Organization Projects and Outreach Director
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St Thomas hosts Elm Tree Story Booth
Tommie Media - November 18, 2019
The Elm Tree Story booth, in partnership with the environmental 212 Sustainability in Context class and the Minnesota Watershed management organization, made an appearance on campus during the week of Nov. 4 – 8. “Our class is collecting data about people’s experiences of the Mississippi River,” Maria Dahmus, the Director of the Sustainability Communities partnership […]