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Julie Westerlund, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Communications Manager, 952-471-0590 x 209, jwesterlund@minnehahacreek.org

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Teams with Leinenkugel's and Others For Clean Water

3rd Annual Creek Clean Up on July 12 is Part of President Obama's "Summer of Service" Program

DEEPHAVEN, MN –June 18, 2009 – On Sunday, July 12, volunteers from across the metro area together with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Leinenkugel’s, and Citizens for Minnehaha Creek Corridor, will clean Minnehaha Creek.  The Creek will get a facelift from litter and invasive plant life starting at Lake Hiawatha moving upstream.

Throughout the morning, volunteers will be dispersed along the banks of the creek.  Before they begin, the first 250 to register will fuel up on a complimentary pancake breakfast and learn more about the creek from Citizens for Minnehaha Creek Corridor.  Once all the trash is collected, and the creek is clean, the celebration will continue with a lakeside barbeque complete with a Leinie’s brew for those 21 and older, compliments of Leinenkugel’s.

Go to Waterstop.org to find out more about the creek clean up, being blue and living green. 

Event is part of Obama's "Summer of Service" program

This event will also be included in the President’s initiative Summer of Service, a program that encourages Americans to get involved in their communities through volunteer work.

The event is sponsored by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District in partnership with Leinenkugel’s Beer.  Additional sponsorship provided by KS95, Livegreentwincities.com and the Citizens for Minnehaha Creek Corridor. 

Other events sponsored by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District include:

• Waterosity Water Weekend at the Arboretum (July 11-12)
• Land Conservation and Clean Water Summit at the Arboretum (September 24-25)
• The Watershed Heroes Award Ceremony (October 23).

To register for the cleanup and to learn more visit www.minnehahacreek.org

About the MCWD

Since its formation in 1967, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has been a leader in cutting edge research and technical expertise in water resource management. The district protects, improves and manages water resources, runoff and related natural resources for 129 lakes, eight major creeks and thousands of wetlands located within the 181 square mile watershed of Minnehaha Creek and Lake Minnetonka, in partnership with 29 communities, other agencies and concerned citizens.

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