Road Salt: Less is More
Minnesota Water Stewards tackle oversalting Since August, a devoted volunteer group of trained Minnesota Water Stewards (Randy Holst, Joe Knaeble, Walter Levesque, and Louann Waddick) […]
Celebrating Volunteers
Thanks to everyone who came to the State of the Waters event on December 13th, 2017. This is the second year that we have come […]
2017 Annual Communication Released
The 2017 Annual Communication highlights the District’s activities in the past year. You can pick up a printed copy at Discovery Point in Eden Prairie, […]
Discovery Point Habitat Restoration continues
In the last week of November 2017, crews from Minnesota Native Landscapes cleared invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle from the southwestern quarter of Discovery Point grounds. […]
Erin Hunker appointed to Board of Managers
Five managers, appointed by Hennepin County Commissioners to three-year terms, direct the activities of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. The Board of Managers works […]
District receives Public Good Award
At its Annual Member Meeting and 80th Anniversary Celebration on October 8, 2017, the Bush Lake Chapter of the Izaak Walton League awarded the Nine […]
Becoming a Water Quality Hero
For Cole Williams, a move to the Mississippi River’s edge in Newport just south of South St. Paul several years ago both shocked and awakened […]
Getting Started in Organic Lawn Care
A healthy lawn doesn’t have to include loads of harmful chemicals. Just ask “Organic Bob” Dahm, one of Nine Mile Creek’s Minnesota Water Stewards, who […]
Recreational Water Advisory Lifted: Lake Cornelia
UPDATE: WATER ADVISORY LIFTED September 29, 2017 The water advisory issued on August 17, 2017, affecting Lake Cornelia has been lifted. Water quality samples collected […]
Going Native With Shoreline Restoration
From green concrete to pollinator haven Shoreline restoration may not be a top concern for most congregations, but for members of Colonial Church in Edina, […]