District Press Releases
Current as of July 01, 2010. For older press releases, view the Press Releases Archive.
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2010 Press Releases
- 08-26-2010: MCWD Announces 2010 Watershed Heroes Award Recipients
- 07-01-2010: Minnehaha Creek Watershed Calls for Watershed Heroes Award Nominations
- 06-17-2010: Public Invited to Submit Final Comments on Proposed Rules for Wetlands, Shorelines in Minnehaha Creek Watershed
- 06-11-2010: The Steamboat Minnehaha Makes An Historic Return to Big Island
- 06-07-2010: MCWD Teams Up With Leinenkugel's for 4th Annual Creek Clean-Up
- 05-11-2010: Diamond Lake Citizens Receive Minnesota Clean Water Fund Grant for : Go Blue! Community Makeover Project
- 04-30-2010: MCWD Releases 2009 Lake Grades
- 03-03-2010: MCWD Sponsors Clean Water Workshops for Residents
- 02-26-2010: MCWD Explores Water Quality Projects on Wasserman Lake
- 02-05-2010: MCWD Gives 11 New Cynthia Krieg Watershed Stewardship Grant to Cities, Schools and Organizations
2009 Press Releases
- 09-16-2009: Agencies Seek Input on Clean Up Plans for Minneapolis Lakes
- 09-16-2009: Agencies Seek Input on Clean Up Plans for Upper Watershed Lakes
- 09-14-2009: MCWD Announces 2009 Watershed Heroes Award Recipients
- 08-10-2009: Call for Proposals - $100,000 for Education and Innovation Grants
- 07-14-2009: Watershed Seeks Partners to Protect Key Area Wetlands & Water Quality in Dutch Lake & Jennings Bay
- 07-01-2009: Calling All Watershed Heroes
- 06-17-2009: MCWD Teams up with Leinenkugel's For Clean Water - 3rd Annual Creek Clean Up on July 12
- 06-02-2009: Media Alert: Gray's Bay Dam Closed
- 04-20-2009: MCWD Releases 2008 Lake Grades, Announces Expanded Water Quality Section of Website
- 04-08-2009: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Revises Water Management Rules
- 02-25-2009: Minnehaha Falls and Glen Public Tour
- 02-25-2009: Minnehaha Falls and Glen Media Tour
- 01-13-2009: MCWD Gives 8 New Cynthia Krieg Watershed Stewardship Grants to Cities, Schools and Organizations
2008 Press Releases
- 11-10-2008: MCWD to Break Ground on Landmark Restoration Project on Friday, November 21
- 10-21-2008: Forming a Lake or River Association Workshop: October 30 in Hopkins
- 09-03-2008: MCWD Announces Watershed Heroes Awards
- 08-22-2008: Plant a Tree for Cleaner Water
- 07-14-2008: Call for Proposals: Cynthia Krieg Watershed Stewardship Grants
- 07-08-2008: Call for Nominations: Watershed Heroes Awards
- 06-30-2008: Media Alert: A Day at the Lake Watershed Festival
- 06-30-2008: Media Alert: Do Fish Eat Candy Bars? Minnehaha Creek Cleanup Event
- 06-16-2008: MCWD Partners with Bachman's on Water Friendly Landscaping Demonstrations
- 06-05-2008: Spring Fling Event Today at Minnehaha Creek Headwaters Canceled: Rescheduled for June 19
- 05-27-2008: MCWD Announces 2008 Summer Events, Partners with Leinenkugel's
- 05-02-2008: MCWD Releases 2007 Water Quality Report Cards; Resumes Water Quality Monitoring
2007 Press Releases
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10-05-2007: MCWD to Honor Watershed Heroes at Gala Event
- 07-31-2007: Drought Conditions Force Early Closing of Grays Bay Dam on Lake Minnetonka
- 05-24-2007: Four Decades of Water Quality Reports Provide Perspective For Historical Water Quality Study
- 05-16-2007: Media Alert: State of the Waters Roundtable
- 05-14-2007: New Exhibit "Tools for Change" Travels Watershed
- 04-27-2007: Counties Appoint New Board Members to Watershed Posts
- 03-30-2007: MCWD: Looking For Lake Associations
2006 Press Releases
- 11-28-06: MCWD Launches Conservation Partnership With Hennepin County
- 08-25-06: Call for Proposals: Watershed Fund to Grant 130,000
- 08-25-06: District Seeks Partners to Print, Distribute New Lake Minnetonka Map
- 05-03-06; Watershed District Alerts Public About High Water Conditions
- 04-07-06: Watershed Board to Consider Permit for Mn/DOT 35/62 Project
- 04-04-06: Watershed Board to Consider a Connection Between Lake Minnetonka and Lake Virginia
- 03-13-06: County Appoints Watershed District Board Managers
- 02-24-06: MCWD Announces 2006 Cynthia Krieg Watershed Stewardship Fund Grant Recipients
- 02-10-06: Annual Report Cards Show Lake Quality Holding Steady: New Water Quality Efforts Hold Promise
- 02-06-06: Grades Issued to 31 lakes at Water Quality Workshop February 9
- 01-09-06: Watershed District Purchases 36-acre Minnetrista Farm to Conserve Natural Areas
For more information on any of these Press Releases, please contact MCWD's Communications and Education Coordinator.