Lake Cornelia Alum Treatment
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. […]
Welcome Megan, 2020 Summer Intern
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 […]
District receives Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention grant
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 […]
Street sweeps keep the city clean
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 […]
District receives Hennepin County grant
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 […]
District Board and Committee Meetings will be held remotely
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 […]
NMCWD Response to COVID-19
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 […]
Spring flooding potential
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 […]
Community Cleanup Lifts Spirits
Minnesotans are staying at home for two weeks in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19 throughout our communities. However, as the spring sun shines […]
10,000 drains adopted!
Since its metro-wide expansion last year, Adopt-a-Drain has caught on in a big way. Volunteers cleaning up all around the Twin Cities metro have made […]