Attend a Summer Event
Spend some time outside this summer–attend one of our free Summer Education Series programs! This year, there are even more fun places for you to discover. […]
Planting Native Seeds with a New Generation
Master Gardener May Lee helps third graders learn about growing native plant seeds. With a few months of “cold stratification” in a refrigerator, plants like milkweed […]
Subscribe to our Volunteer Updates e-newsletter
Updated 4/6/2021 Stay up to date on all the volunteer opportunities with the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District: subscribe to our Volunteer Updates e-newsletter! This […]
The Iceman Cometh
Minnesota Water Steward Joe Knaeble is concerned with a problem that is mostly invisible: increasing levels of salt in groundwater due to the overuse of […]
Winter Sowing Native Seeds
Many Minnesota native wildflowers need extra help to sprout in the spring. Some need cold, wet conditions in order to break the seed coat. This […]
Buckthorn Bust kicks off Discovery Point Restoration
Discovery Point Buckthorn Bust What happened to the forest? On Saturday, October 29th, over 20 volunteers from Barr Engineering Company came to Discovery Point to remove […]
Cistern Winter Prep
In preparation for the colder weather, we recently winterized the cistern at Discovery Point. The cistern collects runoff from about 1/3 of the roof and […]