Category: Stewardship Fund

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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...

The Transition Habitats exhibit at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

Transition Habitats make their debut at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

If you’ve visited the newly reopened Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, you might have noticed a bright pink mailbox with an attached wildflower bed at the garden’s north end. Indeed, this eye-catching […]
June 22, 2017
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A designer reviews rain garden planting plans.

Art, education and clean water: 2017 Action Grant awards announced

We’re excited to kick off the 2017 construction season with an interesting array of Action Grant projects! The projects this season will help finalize an environmental learning space at a […]
April 17, 2017
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The CDS parking lot project team.

From eyesore to eye-catching, nonprofit’s new parking lot fights pollution

To some, fixing a worn-out parking lot might not seem an obvious way to strike a blow for environmental justice. But Children’s Dental Services is an organization that thinks big. […]
April 3, 2017
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Digging a hole with a shovel.

Four New Mini Grant Projects Awarded Funding

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization has awarded funding to four new Mini Grant projects for 2017, supporting a variety of community efforts to protect clean water and habitat. Mini Grants […]
February 7, 2017
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A sign banner advertising the new Northeast Middle School Green Campus.

At Northeast Middle School, a New ‘Green Campus’ is Born

This week, a construction crew put the finishing touches on one of our most exciting Stewardship Fund projects of 2016. Northeast Middle School is converting nearly half of its underused […]
November 10, 2016
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The new parking lot and landscaping at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis.

Church’s Values Shine Through in New Eco-Friendly Parking Lot Design

For congregants at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, being good stewards of the environment is part of their faith. So when the time came to rebuild the church’s crumbling parking […]
October 26, 2016
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Judy VanCleve, facilities manager for 7-SIGMA

How 7 SIGMA Helped Pioneer Rain Gardens in Minneapolis

In 2004, Minneapolis manufacturing firm 7-SIGMA faced a dilemma. The company wanted to construct a new shipping area and employee parking lot, which would require them to landscape at least […]
October 6, 2016
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An MWMO rain garden sign in front of the Fourth Street Guild.

Fourth Street Guild Proves Clean-Water Landscaping is Beautiful

At the MWMO, all of our projects are designed to protect water quality and habitat, but some have the added benefit of looking amazing. Such is the case with the […]
September 6, 2016
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