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    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is approximately 50 square miles and encompasses the land area draining to Nine Mile Creek. We serve the residents, property-owners and visitors of the cities in our district: Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Richfield.
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Author: Erica Sniegowski

Normandale Lake Herbicide Treatment

  • Posted: May 9, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Herbicide Treatment on Normandale Lake Updated May 18, 2022 An herbicide treatment using diquat occured on Normandale Lake on May 17. The herbicide treatment was […]

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Apply for a Habitat Restoration Grant

  • Posted: April 15, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Grant Money Available Cost share grant funds are available for habitat restoration projects that occur within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Grants for up […]

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NMCWD Rules Revision Adopted

  • Posted: August 3, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements

NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT’S RULES EFFECTIVE JULY 22, 2021 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Nine Mile […]

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Apply for a Habitat Restoration Grant

  • Posted: June 21, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Habitat Restoration Grants Available Now Do you want to restore native plant habitat? Are you interested in protecting pollinators? Apply for a habitat restoration grant […]

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Prescribed burn at District office

  • Posted: May 7, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point

Prescribed Burn On May 12th, Red Rock Fire (a Minnesota Native Landscapes company) conducted a small prescribed burn at Nine Mile Creek Watershed District’s property […]

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Discovery Point Buckthorn Removal Work

  • Posted: March 25, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News

Discovery Point Phase 3 Habitat Restoration The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, in partnership with the City of Eden Prairie, will begin the final phase […]

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Normandale Lake Project Feedback

  • Posted: February 22, 2021
  • Categories: District News

Share Your Feedback Let us know how you think the Normandale Water Quality Project Improvement Project is going. Share your feedback with the Nine Mile […]

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Chloride Reduction Grants Available

  • Posted: December 18, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Grants Available to Organizations to Reduce Chloride Use The Lower Minnesota River Collaborative is excited to announce the launching the Chloride Reduction Grant Program!  The […]

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Welcome to our MN GreenCorps Member

  • Posted: September 21, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Welcome Elizabeth! Elizabeth is a MN GreenCorps Member serving her 2020 term at the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. She is a recent graduate in […]

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Carp Management in Normandale Lake

  • Posted: September 12, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Normandale Lake Carp Management Carp are an invasive species of fish that cause water quality problems due to their bottom feeding behavior. They stir up […]

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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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Yesterday was the start of Salt Awareness Week! Help keep our waters fresh by reducing your salt use. Want to learn more? Go to this website: https://wintersaltweek.org/ and attend a seminar!

Yesterday was the start of Salt Awareness Week! Help keep our waters fresh by reducing your salt use. Want to learn more? Go to this website: https://wintersaltweek.org/ and attend a seminar! ...

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State of the Waters is one week from away! RSVP today! 

January 29 from 6-7:30. You can attend virtually or in person and learn about our adaptive lake management framework from  NMCWD Administrator Erica Sniegowski and Janna Kieffer from Barr Engineering.

We also have special guest, Sarah Nassif who is an artist, botanist and educator and she will bring her socially engaged project Weaving Water, which invites the public to examine their relationship with water, and also each other, by awakening them to how textiles require water and collaboration at every stage of production.

Schedule:
6-6:45: social hour, food, networking & art project
6:45-7:15: presentation 
7:15-7:30: Q&A
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State of the Waters is one week from away! RSVP today!

January 29 from 6-7:30. You can attend virtually or in person and learn about our adaptive lake management framework from NMCWD Administrator Erica Sniegowski and Janna Kieffer from Barr Engineering.

We also have special guest, Sarah Nassif who is an artist, botanist and educator and she will bring her socially engaged project Weaving Water, which invites the public to examine their relationship with water, and also each other, by awakening them to how textiles require water and collaboration at every stage of production.

Schedule:
6-6:45: social hour, food, networking & art project
6:45-7:15: presentation
7:15-7:30: Q&A
Learn more at ninemilecreek.org and sarahnassif.com
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Sign up for the MPCA Property Management Training: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-property-management-certification-training-2026-02-19

Find out more about Winter Salt Week events here:  Find more at wintersaltweek.org.

Sign up for the MPCA Property Management Training: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-property-management-certification-training-2026-02-19

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Looking for something fun (& free) to do with the family this weekend? Check out Richardson Nature Center's Ice Harvesting Day!  Saturday January 24th from 10am-2pm 
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Looking for something fun (& free) to do with the family this weekend? Check out Richardson Nature Center`s Ice Harvesting Day! Saturday January 24th from 10am-2pm
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If you are interested in finding out ways to help your community- Hands On Twin Cities has some great resources. https://www.handsontwincities.org/mlkday

If you are interested in finding out ways to help your community- Hands On Twin Cities has some great resources. https://www.handsontwincities.org/mlkday ...

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Love the outdoors and want to make a difference for our water resources? 🌊 Nine Mile Creek is hiring a summer intern! Gain hands-on experience in our watershed and be a part of protecting our waters.

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For more details:  https://www.ninemilecreek.org/district-hiring-summer-intern-2026/ 

Deadline is February 22, 2026 5pm. 

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Love the outdoors and want to make a difference for our water resources? 🌊 Nine Mile Creek is hiring a summer intern! Gain hands-on experience in our watershed and be a part of protecting our waters.

Apply today and turn your passion into action. 🌿

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The black-capped chickadee is a year-round resident in Minnesota. They have been known to store food in tree bark crevices and small cavities as a way to survive the winter; they can also lower their body temperature on winter nights to use less energy.

This delightful bird is known as wiyuṡkiƞṡkiƞna in the Dakota language and gijigijigaaneshiinh in Ojibwemowin (the Ojibwe language); both words embody their bouncy calls. You can hear recordings of people saying these words at the Dakota online dictionary and the Ojibwe people's dictionary.

The black-capped chickadee is a year-round resident in Minnesota. They have been known to store food in tree bark crevices and small cavities as a way to survive the winter; they can also lower their body temperature on winter nights to use less energy.

This delightful bird is known as wiyuṡkiƞṡkiƞna in the Dakota language and gijigijigaaneshiinh in Ojibwemowin (the Ojibwe language); both words embody their bouncy calls. You can hear recordings of people saying these words at the Dakota online dictionary and the Ojibwe people`s dictionary.
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