Communications Resources
Looking for water-friendly content for your newsletter, e-newsletter or website? The MCWD produces a variety of short, informative articles and advertisements that interested parties are free to use.
The MCWD also has a variety of educational videos for use on our YouTube page.
Please let us know if you plan to use an article or have suggestions for future content.
Spring
Stop the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS)
Picking up pet waste
- Pet Waste Article (150 words)
- Pet Waste Advertisement
Summer
Canoeing Minnehaha Creek
- Canoeing Minnehaha Creek Article (400 words)
- Canoeing Minnehaha Creek Shortened article (280 words)
- Canoeing: Photo 1 | Canoeing: Photo 2 | Canoeing: Photo 3
Lawn care for protecting clean water
- Lawn Care Article (150 words)
- Alternative article ("Basics of Clean Water") (280 words)
Gray's Bay Dam / Water levels in Lake Minnetonka and Minnehaha Creek
- Water Levels Article (280 words)
- Water Levels Photo
Fall
Fall lawn care
Winter
Responsible salt use
- Salt Use Article (310 words)
- Salt Use Advertisement
- Salt Use Photo 1 | Salt Use Photo 2 | Salt Use Photo 3
What happens under the ice during the winter?
- Under the Ice Article (180 words)
Videos and Television Programs
We have a limited number of water-related videos available. Contact us to learn more about the videos we have available.
Below are a couple resources available on our website:
This six-minute video, written and produced by the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club, highlights the importance of natural shorelines and gives tips on how to naturalize your shoreline. Video production was funded by MCWD's Cynthia Krieg Watershed Stewardship Fund.
MCWD partnered with Minnesota Waters and Twin Cities Public Television to produce 'Minnesota's Lakes at Risk,' a 30-minute program about the impacts of development on our state's most treasured resources. Contact us for a copy of the DVD.