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Mask Up MN at NMCWD

  • Posted: July 24, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, News

As of July 25, 2020, per the Governor’s Executive Order 20-81, people in Minnesota are required to wear a face covering in all public indoor spaces […]

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Proposed Rosland Park Stormwater BMP presentation

  • Posted: July 16, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

The District engineer gave a presentation at the July 15, 2020 Public Hearing on the proposed stormwater best management practice at Rosland Park in Edina. […]

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Lake Cornelia Alum Treatment

  • Posted: May 15, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Project Purpose Lake Cornelia and Lake Edina are shallow lakes with poor water quality that are on the state’s impaired waters list for excess nutrients. […]

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Welcome Megan, 2020 Summer Intern

  • Posted: May 12, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Megan Jester was hired as the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District intern for the summer of 2020. Last summer, Megan worked as an intern for […]

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District receives Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention grant

  • Posted: April 30, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District was awarded an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention grant from Hennepin County. We received $20,000 to research goldfish in […]

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Street sweeps keep the city clean

  • Posted: April 27, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, News

While street sweepers have an important job to do in our cities, residents also have a role to play. The misconception that city street sweepers […]

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District receives Hennepin County grant

  • Posted: April 3, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District was recently awarded an Opportunity Grant from Hennepin County for our non-profit stormwater best management practice project. The District […]

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District Board and Committee Meetings will be held remotely

  • Posted: March 24, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, News

Until further notice, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board and Committee Meetings will be held via telephone conference call, or other electronic means. The Board […]

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NMCWD Response to COVID-19

  • Posted: March 23, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Updated June 28, 2022 District Office protocols As of June 28th, masks are no longer required at the District office (Discovery Point), located at 12800 […]

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Spring flooding potential

  • Posted: March 22, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News, Seasonal Highlights

Potential for spring flooding The major/moderate flooding risk across the Upper Midwest has decreased due to mostly dry weather in February and March. However, with […]

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Summer is in full swing, but don't forget about our photo contest! Take great pictures while you're enjoying summer around the watershed and submit them by the end of September. Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 photo calendar. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest.
Photo by Mark Bergeron, 2024 contest winner

Summer is in full swing, but don`t forget about our photo contest! Take great pictures while you`re enjoying summer around the watershed and submit them by the end of September. Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 photo calendar. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest.
Photo by Mark Bergeron, 2024 contest winner
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Sign up soon if you want to help look for starry stonewort on August 8. We are a host location again this year! All training and equipment is provided. Learn more at starrytrek.org.

Sign up soon if you want to help look for starry stonewort on August 8. We are a host location again this year! All training and equipment is provided. Learn more at starrytrek.org. ...

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NMCWD fish survey reports are now available on our website: go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek and choose which lake you're interested in. In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn.

NMCWD fish survey reports are now available on our website: go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek and choose which lake you`re interested in. In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn. ...

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Sacred Water Shared Future is a growing movement in the Twin Cities dedicated to the health of the Mississippi River. The campaign celebrates a century of progress and inspires continued action to care for the river. 

There are some amazing and free events for the whole family. Check them out here: https://sacredwatersharedfuture.org/events/

Sacred Water Shared Future is a growing movement in the Twin Cities dedicated to the health of the Mississippi River. The campaign celebrates a century of progress and inspires continued action to care for the river.

There are some amazing and free events for the whole family. Check them out here: https://sacredwatersharedfuture.org/events/
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Lake lovers, we need your help!
Join Starry Trek on Saturday, August 8 to help search for starry stonewort, an invasive algae that can spread quickly and harm Minnesota lakes.
No experience or equipment is needed—free training is provided. The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District office is one of 21 training sites across the state.
Participation is free, but registration is required. Learn more and sign up at starrytrek.org

Lake lovers, we need your help!
Join Starry Trek on Saturday, August 8 to help search for starry stonewort, an invasive algae that can spread quickly and harm Minnesota lakes.
No experience or equipment is needed—free training is provided. The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District office is one of 21 training sites across the state.
Participation is free, but registration is required. Learn more and sign up at starrytrek.org
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Learn more by downloading our Water Quality Monitoring Report from 2025 on our website! (in the  Document Library) of if you would like it emailed to you, email cbush@ninemilecreek.org

Learn more by downloading our Water Quality Monitoring Report from 2025 on our website! (in the Document Library) of if you would like it emailed to you, email cbush@ninemilecreek.org ...

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Go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek on our website and download your own copy! In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn.

Go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek on our website and download your own copy! In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn. ...

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Curious about our Water Quality Monitoring Report from 2025? Find it in our Document Library on our website. 

We collected data on 9 lakes, and sections of Nine Mile Creek. This was supplemented by volunteer data collection in the CAMP program.

Curious about our Water Quality Monitoring Report from 2025? Find it in our Document Library on our website.

We collected data on 9 lakes, and sections of Nine Mile Creek. This was supplemented by volunteer data collection in the CAMP program.
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Our intern, Osa, reflects on her time at Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Check out what she learned!

Our intern, Osa, reflects on her time at Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Check out what she learned! ...

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Starry Trek is Aug 8th, go to https://maisrc.umn.edu/starrytrek to sign up!

Starry Trek is Aug 8th, go to https://maisrc.umn.edu/starrytrek to sign up! ...

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