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MWMO Newsletter – September 2024 – Fall Colors Coming Soon🍂

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In This Issue: Fall Colors, Graco Park, Visiting 'A River Connected' Exhibit, Planning Grant, Staff Updates, Upcoming Events and More

The MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center, as seen from the Lowry Avenue Bridge.

New Stormwater Park and Learning Center Demonstrates Sustainable Development, Green Infrastructure

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization invites the public to celebrate the completion of its one-of-a-kind Stormwater Park and Learning Center on Saturday, Sept. 19.
August 27, 2015

MWMO News Release - Aug 27, 2015

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Fridley council accepts bid for street rehabilitation project

[A] chamber storm water treatment system is being proposed at Summit Square Park, along the piping on Horizon Drive, which is being funded by a Mississippi Watershed Management Organization grant.
August 26, 2015

Sun Focus - Aug. 26, 2015

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An Urbanist’s Dream: New MSP Innovation District Would Create National Standard for City Building

The shared stormwater plan is particularly innovative and eco-friendly. Mississippi Watershed Management Organization is spearheading the construction of aboveground and/or underground reservoirs to store stormwater runoff from private properties.
July 25, 2015

The Line - July 28, 2015

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Columbia Heights library progresses into design phase

The city received a $300,000 grant from Anoka County to help with environmental remediation, along with a $600,000 grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to help with stormwater efforts.
June 18, 2015

Sun Focus - June 18, 2015

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Walker Art Center goes green in $75 million project

The state of Minnesota provided $8.5 million in bonding funds; $1.5 million came from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
April 20, 2015

Star Tribune - April 20, 2015

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Edison High School getting a green makeover

HOLLAND — A two-part stormwater management project at Edison High School will begin construction the day after school gets out, bringing a new rain garden, more trees, parking lot improvements and public artwork to the school. The estimated $400,000 project will be funded through a capital investment by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) and is part of the Northeast Green Campus Initiative.
February 27, 2013

The Journal - Feb. 27, 2013

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