Tag: rain garden

Plant Sales, Cleanups, and Workshops: Your Guide to a Greener Spring

Spring is here, and your yard (and your community) are ready for a refresh. Whether you’re dreaming of a pollinator-friendly garden, adding a rain barrel, or finally planting that tree, […]

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Aerial view of fall colors on the Mississippi River.

MWMO Awards $146,389 in Stewardship Fund Grants and Advances Three Water-Quality Studies

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) approved a new round of Stewardship Fund Grants totaling $146,389.72 and advanced five […]

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MWMO staff in high-visibility vests taking samples from a storm drain underneath a tree trench in Hoyer Heights.

Rain Gardens Are Soft Infrastructure Doing Hard Work

Some areas saw over six inches of rain in just one day last weekend. All that water has to go somewhere, making rain gardens more important than ever.

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Spring Maintenance for Native Plants: Prime Your Native Garden for a Successful Growing Season

Planting some native perennials in your garden is a great way to support a healthy local ecosystem. Whether in a rain garden, a raised bed, or part of a formal […]

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A Monarch butterfly on purple coneflower.

Three Ways You Can Help Protect Pollinators at Home this Spring

To the casual observer, a garden in early spring might not look too impressive: bunches of dead plant stalks bent over a soggy mat of fallen leaves. But there’s a […]

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Habitat at Home: Planting for Pollinators and Starting Small

Protecting water quality and habitat are tightly connected, and each person can play a role in fixing the vexing problems we’re facing on both fronts. Many of the issues stem […]

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A field of yellow flowers blooming at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

Before-and-After Photos Show How Eco-Friendly Landscapes Improve with Time

One of our constant challenges here at the MWMO is to capture photos that properly convey how our projects transform landscapes. A newly planted rain garden or restored prairie often […]

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Good Neighbors in St. Anthony East Neighborhood Lead the Way

Leaders of the St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association (SAENA) contacted the MWMO more than two years ago to gauge our interest in funding potential stormwater management in Community Commons Park, […]

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A rendering of the planned landscape at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center.

Breaking Ground on New Green Infrastructure Projects in the Watershed

Here at the MWMO, the vast majority of our annual budget goes toward green infrastructure projects — landscape features that capture, treat and/or reuse stormwater runoff. This is the time […]

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