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June 30, 2026

MWMO Newsletter — June 2026 — Community Connections Edition 🤝

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MWMO and Barr Engineering staff collecting sediment samples in Old Bassett Creek Tunnel.

Uncovering the Condition of the Old Bassett Creek Tunnel

Beneath the streets of Minneapolis, an old stream bed winds its way through a stormtunnel from Bassett Creek, just west of downtown, all the way to the Mississippi River. Earlier […]
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Master Water Stewards installing a rain garden at an October 2015 event.

Looking for a few good neighbors to protect water quality

MINNEAPOLIS — All across the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, neighbors are joining together to improve the health of water in their communities and beyond. By becoming trained and certified as Master Water Stewards, they have dreamed up, created and installed projects beyond what they thought possible.
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MWMO Newsletter – Summer 2017

The latest news and updates from the MWMO.
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Master Water Stewards stormwater project hits close to home

By Dayna Ball, Communications Intern Raised near the Mississippi River, Tessa Anttila has always had a great appreciation for water. Because of her Native American roots, she felt protective of […]
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Master Water Stewards program open for applications

The Freshwater Society partners with about 16 local government units on the program, including the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
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How a teacher used a rain garden to promote hands-on learning

Few teachers would tolerate students standing on their desks and shouting, much less encourage it. But for science teacher Yosefa Carriger, nothing is off the table if it will help […]
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NiceRide on the river: Kayak on the Mississippi for $20 through the Paddle Share program

There are currently two places where you can pick up a kayak: North Mississippi Regional Park and at the Lowry Avenue Bridge (there’s a station at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization…
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Green Team Alumni Intern, Yengsoua Lee, out on the boat with the MWMO monitoring team.

From Mississippi River Green Team to MWMO intern: Yengsoua’s avenue to success

By Dayna Ball, Communications Intern This summer, the MWMO welcomed a Mississippi River Green Team alumni intern: Yengsoua Lee. After spending two years on the Mississippi River Green Team from […]
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Sustainability Drove Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Redesign

“We’re trying to manage water where it lands,” says Marcy Bean, of the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, which provided $1.5 million for the water reuse system.
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