City, parks and watershed district team up to repair Minnehaha Creek, clean up Lake Hiawatha
star tribune Minnehaha Creek has long been treated like a glorified drainage ditch as it flows downstream from Lake Minnetonka...
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325 Blake Road, Minnehaha Creek Greenway see development progress
As the Greenway advances toward completion, MCWD plans to expand the vision of Balanced Urban Ecology downstream. After more than...
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The Cultural History of the Watershed
There’s no time like the present to discuss the first inhabitants of this area: the Dakota. Many of the names...
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Settlement of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
It is no accident that most of the world’s great cities are built around great bodies of water. Whether providing...
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March 21, 2024
MCWD Manager Steve Sando recognized as Edina Hometown Hero
Edina Hometown Heroes When out in nature, the Boy Scouts of America follow a cardinal rule: “Always leave the campground...
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February 13, 2024
Watershed district talks Blake Road project in Hopkins
Sun Sailor Cottageville Park updates were also provided. While the Hopkins City Council has heard from Alatus regarding the status of the...
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February 7, 2024
Minnetrista updated on watershed projects
Laker Pioneer The Minnetrista City Council received an update at its Jan. 22 meeting regarding the long-term strategy and upcoming...
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February 7, 2024
325 Blake Road project seeks financing changes
Sun Sailor Alatus is hoping to reignite its stalled 325 Blake Road project, according to a recent Hopkins City Council...
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December 1, 2023
BWSR Announces 2023 Outstanding Watershed District Employee
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Executive Director John Jaschke announced Minnehaha Creek Watershed District...
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November 8, 2023
2024 Stormwater Pond Dredging
Project Postponed Due to the unseasonably warm weather, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) will no longer be completing maintenance...
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September 21, 2023
Minnesota Is Getting Wetter. Are Cities Ready?
ENTER The imperative to update stormwater infrastructure is urgent, and both private owners and public agencies have a lot at...
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August 19, 2023
Broad Strategy Aimed at Improving Lakes, Wetlands
PATRIOT Earlier this summer, the Waconia Patriot carried a story about a carp harvest conducted on Piersons Lake near Waconia...
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July 13, 2023
Water Level Update – July 13, 2023
MCWD Classified with Severe DroughtThe U.S. Drought Monitor map releases an update every week. The July 11, 2023 drought map for Minnesota,...
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July 11, 2023
Drought Update: Gray’s Bay Dam Closed on Lake Minnetonka
MPR News Drought deepening as rainfall scarcity persists By Paul Huttner It’s another sign of a deepening drought in Minnesota....
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June 16, 2023
Water Level Update – June 16, 2023
MCWD Classified with Moderate DroughtThe U.S. Drought Monitor map releases an update every Thursday. The June 13, 2023 drought map update for...
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June 15, 2023
Rewilding Minnehaha: A decade-long plan to repair the degraded creek begins to pay off
Star Tribune Where Minnehaha Creek snakes through the west metro suburbs, a mission to mend the strained relationship between the...
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