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January 30, 2026

MWMO Newsletter — January 2026 — Winter Care Edition ❄️

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In This Issue: Winter Salt Week, Sacred Water Shared Future, New Art Exhibit, Green Team Applications, Upcoming Events, and More

Park Board breaks ground on Sculpture Garden overhaul

The Park Board is funding the work through $8.5 million of state bonding funds and $1.5 million from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization for stormwater management work.
May 13, 2016

Southwest Journal - May 12, 2016

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Groundbreaking ceremony for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden reconstruction.

Breaking Ground on the New, Eco-Friendly Sculpture Garden

There is much to celebrate about the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden’s $10 million reconstruction. The project, which kicked off in a groundbreaking ceremony this week, will breathe new life into one […]
May 12, 2016
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A misty river scene.

What I Learned from Paddling the Entire Mississippi River

By Anna Johnson When my friends asked me to move from Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis to help start an environmental education nonprofit, I said yes. When my friend, turned coworker, […]
April 26, 2016
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Solar panels on the garage roof at the MWMO.

Little by Little, Going Greener at the MWMO

By Max Dalton At the MWMO, our focus is on water. And while clean water is a critically important issue, Earth Day reminds us that the environment is bigger than […]
April 22, 2016
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Participants at a master planning workshop for the University Avenue Innovation District in April 2016.

Why We’re Building a Greener Fourth Street

In a few weeks, construction crews will break ground on a new stormwater treatment system along Fourth Street Southeast near the University of Minnesota. Known as “Green Fourth,” the project […]
April 21, 2016
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Tracking water quality in the Mississippi Watershed, with MWMO’s Udai Singh

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has for many years tracked local water quality data for the Mississippi and surrounding watershed in the Minneapolis area.
April 19, 2016

Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership - April 18, 2016

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Prairie smoke in bloom.

Plants of the Month: Pasque Flower and Prairie Smoke

By Marcy Bean Native prairie plants are beneficial for clean water and habitat, but they have the added virtue of being beautiful. We are lucky at the MWMO to have […]
April 18, 2016
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A scene from construction of the St. Anthony treatment system.

A Peek Inside Our New High-Tech Treatment Facility

It’s rare to find an opportunity to capture and clean polluted runoff from half a city. But that’s exactly what our new state-of-the-art treatment system is designed to do for […]
April 6, 2016
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A fiber art work produced for the Putting Down Roots project.

Putting Down Roots: Supporting Clean Water Through Community Art

By Michaela Neu Being that our Stormwater Park and Learning Center sits in the arts district of Minneapolis, it was probably only a matter of time before we found our way into the local […]
April 4, 2016
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