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MWMO Announces $2.1 Million in Grant Awards

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — A slate of new MWMO grant awards will fund a...

Project partners at Hall's Island.
December 28, 2017

Great partnerships made 2017 a successful year for the MWMO

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EcoVillage Apartments in the Hawthorne Neighborhood in North Minneapolis.
December 4, 2017

EcoVillage Apartments makes green living affordable in North Minneapolis

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An erosion pin on the river bank at Riverfront Regional Park in Fridley.
November 28, 2017

Fighting erosion and restoring shoreline at Riverfront Regional Park

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Master Water Stewards standing next to cistern.
November 14, 2017

Friends Turn Stormwater Problem Into a Cistern Solution

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Students painting a watershed trash can mural.
November 6, 2017

Art project inspires community to protect the Mississippi River

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October 26, 2017

Diverse set of nominees emerge in awards for cleaning up polluted properties in Twin Cities

Star Tribune - Oct. 26, 2017

Not so long ago, contaminated “brownfields” in Minnesota were viewed as a little more than hopeless blight. But now with consumer demand spiking for close-in locations, developers are increasingly on the hunt for polluted sites that benefit from easy access to the urban core.
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October 26, 2017

Minneapolis looks to restore Mississippi River island

Pioneer Press - Oct. 26, 2017

Work on a $6.7 million construction project to restore an island on the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis is set to begin next month.
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Parishioners at the raingarden ceremony at Judson Memorial Baptist Church.
October 25, 2017

Church’s raingarden project empowers and educates all ages

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October 24, 2017

Restoration planned for Hall’s Island in Northeast Minneapolis

FOX 9 News - Oct. 24, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Plans to reshape the waterfront along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis will soon take a big step. Next month, construction begins on the restoration of Hall's Island in Northeast Minneapolis.
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