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September 30, 2025

MWMO Awards $146,389 in Stewardship Fund Grants and Advances Three Water-Quality Studies

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) approved a new round of Stewardship Fund Grants totaling $146,389.72 and advanced five water-quality and habitat...

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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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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Aerial view of Northrup King Campus.

Artist live/work spaces slated for Northrup King complex

[…] The passage between the two buildings slated for the live/work spaces will be transformed into Stormwater Street, a system of roof drains, native plant beds, and trenches that collect […]
November 30, 2021

The Northeaster

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Woodland area at Columbia Golf Course.

UPDATE: Controlled Burns at Columbia Golf Course, Columbia Park this Week

As part of the Northern Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs project, contractors are conducting controlled burns today in woodland areas of Columbia Park and Columbia Golf Course. Visitors may smell or see smoke from […]
November 23, 2021
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Apartments at Northrup King complex will house artists in northeast Minneapolis

[…] Artspace spent two years raising funds and received grants or loans from the city of Minneapolis, the state and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
October 15, 2021

Star Tribune

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Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Update: Temporary Lane Closure on Central Avenue NE Begins October 4

Beginning October 4, southbound traffic on Central Avenue NE will be reduced to a single lane immediately north and south of Columbia Parkway (see map). Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted […]
October 1, 2021
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The Mississippi River Gorge with fall colors.

MWMO Awards Funding to New Projects in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights

City of Columbia Heights and Seward Redesign Awarded Capital Project Grants (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has awarded grant funding for two new projects designed […]
September 24, 2021
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A worker refilling a water tank on the back of an ATV.

Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System

At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
September 21, 2021
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Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs Project Update – August 2021

Restoration work is wrapping up at the Columbia Golf Course and Park, but September will bring one final temporary traffic detour on Central Avenue NE (section of Minnesota State Highway […]
August 17, 2021
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