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MWMO Newsletter — April 2024 — Earth Day Edition 🌎

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June 8, 2017

After ‘Scaffold’ controversy, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to reopen this weekend

The Growler - June 8, 2017

(...) They also received an additional $1.5 million grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization for innovative stormwater management systems in the project.
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June 3, 2017

No kayak? You can still paddle the Mississippi this summer

Minnesota Public Radio News - June 3, 2017

Have an itch to paddle down the Mississippi, but don't own a boat or canoe? No problem, a paddle trip just became as easy as using a bike share program.
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May 31, 2017

Old Minneapolis tunnel may get new life in an era of climate change

Minnesota Public Radio News - May 31, 2017

The old Bassett Creek tunnel below downtown Minneapolis doesn't carry nearly as much water as it used to...
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May 30, 2017

Northeast Middle School celebrates rain garden

The Journal - May 30, 2017

The Northeast Middle School community and Audubon neighborhood on May 19 celebrated the completion of the school’s new rain garden.
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May 26, 2017

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, reimagined

Southwest Journal - May 26, 2017

(...) The garden now incorporates an 80,000-gallon underground cistern to irrigate the site and neighboring baseball field. It’s similar to a system used at Edison High School.
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A group of paddlers in a Wilderness Inquiry canoe at Share the River Nordeast.
May 23, 2017

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to host ‘Share the River Nordeast 2017’

MWMO News Release - May 23, 2017

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May 18, 2017

Exhibit highlights intersection of art and water

The Journal - May 18, 2017

An art exhibit in North Minneapolis is casting light on the importance of the Mississippi River.
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May 5, 2017

Animal Waste, Road Salt, Lawn Fertilizer Harm Mississippi River

KSTP-TV - May 4, 2017

...Issues are seen regularly by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The MWMO monitors the health of the Mississippi River and the wetlands and lakes in a 40-square mile area around it - from Fridley to St. Paul.
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April 27, 2017

Revamped Minneapolis Sculpture Garden To Reopen June 3

WCCO - April 27, 2017

(...) The recent improvements to the park were made possible by $8.5 million in public funding and another $1.5 million from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization...
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