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Jordan Wein, a water resources project manager with the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, looks through the catch with Emma Gross and Cynthia Rubio from inside a baited box net trap targeting invasive goldfish for removal on Sept. 4 at Lake Cornelia in Edina. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NMCWD in the News! Star Tribune Article -Discarded pet goldfish overran an Edina lake, and it’s a win for bears at the Minnesota Zoo

  • Posted: September 16, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

To help improve water quality and the ecological health of Lake Cornelia and Lake Edina, the District is undertaking goldfish management. Goldfish are an invasive […]

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The 2024 Water Quality Monitoring Report is now available

  • Posted: September 9, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District monitors the water quality of its lakes on a rotating basis. Lakes monitored in a given year are selected […]

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La encuesta para el plan de gestión del agua ya está cerrada.

  • Posted: September 2, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Nuestra encuesta ha finalizado. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para compartir sus opiniones. Los resultados serán disponibles el 19 de noviembre de 2025 en este […]

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Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Notifications Has Moved

  • Posted: August 20, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

To help our community stay informed, we’ve improved access to notifications and information about Harmful Algal Blooms by creating a dedicated webpage with the latest […]

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Indianhead Lake: Recreational Water Advisory Issued

  • Posted: August 6, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Updated August 19, 2025 August 6, 2025 To view a list of all the lakes with HAB advisories, visit: HAB Announcements Indianhead Lake: Recreational Water Advisory […]

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Eden Prairie Local News highlights South Fork improvement projects

  • Posted: July 18, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Eden Prairie Local News reporter Jeff Strate wrote a nice article on the progress he noticed on the Eden Prairie stretch of the South Fork. […]

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SEASONAL TIP: Pick up dog poop and throw it in the trash. Some may think it's natural, but the bacteria inside can hurt our creeks and lakes.

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May 15

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Have you ever wondered about Nine Mile Creek’s fisheries work? Wonder no more! Next week, information pages will be available on our website all about the work happening in our lakes.

Have you ever wondered about Nine Mile Creek’s fisheries work? Wonder no more! Next week, information pages will be available on our website all about the work happening in our lakes. ...

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May 11

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Garlic mustard is an invasive species that outcompetes native plants and takes over forest floors, preventing other plant regeneration. This invasive species has become an increasingly large problem in the Midwest and management is key for the health of our city’s environment. Sign up link: https://www.hopkinsmn.com/FormCenter/Sustainability-30/Garlic-Mustard-Removal-Volunteer-Opportu-274

Garlic mustard is an invasive species that outcompetes native plants and takes over forest floors, preventing other plant regeneration. This invasive species has become an increasingly large problem in the Midwest and management is key for the health of our city’s environment.

Sign up link: https://www.hopkinsmn.com/FormCenter/Sustainability-30/Garlic-Mustard-Removal-Volunteer-Opportu-274 ...

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May 8

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Friday flowers! Well, it will have flowers soon...here is Virginia Waterleaf! One of the later spring ephemeral wildflowers to bloom, its flowers look like little pom poms or firework bursts. Come for a walk around Discovery Point to find these cool plants!

Friday flowers! Well, it will have flowers soon...here is Virginia Waterleaf! One of the later spring ephemeral wildflowers to bloom, its flowers look like little pom poms or firework bursts. Come for a walk around Discovery Point to find these cool plants! ...

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May 6

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Our staff volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland yesterday. Together with other volunteer groups, we bagged enough potatoes and cereal to provide the equivalent of over 19,000 meals!

Our staff volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland yesterday. Together with other volunteer groups, we bagged enough potatoes and cereal to provide the equivalent of over 19,000 meals! ...

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May 6

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It's the season for trash cleanups! Our new Adopt a Creek sections are being claimed and cleaned by great volunteers all across the watershed. We estimate that volunteers have filled at least 25 big bags of trash from the creek this spring alone. Along with the usual candy wrappers and plastic bottles, people have found tires, poles, and a suitcase in the creek!

It`s the season for trash cleanups! Our new Adopt a Creek sections are being claimed and cleaned by great volunteers all across the watershed. We estimate that volunteers have filled at least 25 big bags of trash from the creek this spring alone. Along with the usual candy wrappers and plastic bottles, people have found tires, poles, and a suitcase in the creek! ...

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May 4

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Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up trash in Hopkins' Valley Park on Saturday! The force is strong with you. Happy Star Wars Day!

Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up trash in Hopkins` Valley Park on Saturday! The force is strong with you. Happy Star Wars Day! ...

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Apr 30

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Your Spring cleaning indoors can wait! Help us clean up around Nine Mile Creek this Saturday May 2nd from 1-3p!

Your Spring cleaning indoors can wait! Help us clean up around Nine Mile Creek this Saturday May 2nd from 1-3p! ...

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Apr 29

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Blood Root!

Blood Root! ...

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Apr 24

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We are starting up our soil testing program again this spring! Any property within the watershed boundaries can submit a soil sample, and we will take it to the UMN Soil Testing Lab. The watershed district will pay the testing fee, but only if you sign up and drop your sample off at our office--we are not reimbursing people for tests. Go to our website to sign up and submit a soil sample: ninemilecreek.org/soil-testing

We are starting up our soil testing program again this spring! Any property within the watershed boundaries can submit a soil sample, and we will take it to the UMN Soil Testing Lab. The watershed district will pay the testing fee, but only if you sign up and drop your sample off at our office--we are not reimbursing people for tests.
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Apr 23

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There's still time to register for our trash cleanup on May 2 at Hopkins Valley Park! Since this is near the headwaters, our work protects the entirety of the creek downstream from getting as polluted. This event is a partnership with the City of Hopkins and Hopkins PD.

There`s still time to register for our trash cleanup on May 2 at Hopkins Valley Park! Since this is near the headwaters, our work protects the entirety of the creek downstream from getting as polluted.
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