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MWMO Newsletter — June 2026 — Community Connections Edition 🤝

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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. […]
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Looking up at a tree.

To Protect Our Water Resources, Plant a Tree

Trees are the unsung heroes of urban life. It’s hard to overstate their benefits: They filter pollution out of the air, lower our energy bills, undercut the misery of summer […]
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May Lee with students.

Planting native seeds with a new generation

Master Gardener May Lee stands about a head taller than the third-graders at Farnsworth Elementary she is teaching to plant native seeds this March morning in east St. Paul. Clearly, […]
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The sidewalk at the Columbia Heights Library.

No salt required: sidewalk snowmelt system fights snow and ice

If you’re from the Twin Cities, you’re likely no stranger to the hazards posed by icy pavement. Salt and deicers may seem like necessary evils when it comes to keeping […]
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Exploring the Upper River: Stormwater Park

...[T]he hidden gem I’m writing about this month would be right under your nose at that point, Stormwater Park at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization’s facility, 2522 Marshall Street NE.
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Barb Spears and Teri Heyer

Tree-Huggers Unite: Protecting Urban Tree Canopies

(Story and photos courtesy cleanwatermn.org.) While the Twin Cities’ verdant tree canopy of summer, and golden version of fall are distant memories in these short winter days, now is the […]
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Solar panels.

We Reduced our Energy Consumption, and You Can Too

By Max Dalton It has been exactly one year since our solar array began producing electricity here at our Stormwater Park and Learning Center, and it is already adding to […]
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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 […]
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A group of English language learners study a mural at the Maplewood Mall.

Recent Immigrants Become Water Stewards

Images and story courtesy Clean Water Minnesota. Adult students learning English at Harmony Learning Center in Maplewood, Minn. are becoming water stewards as they learn idioms and conjugate verbs. These […]
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