District Press Releases
Current as of November 10, 2008. For older press releases, view the Press Releases Archive.
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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 Julie Westerlund, MCWD Communications and Education Coordinator at 952.471.0590x209 or by email.