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Attend a Summer Event

  • Posted: March 23, 2017
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Events

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. […]

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Subscribe to our Volunteer Updates e-newsletter

  • Posted: March 15, 2017
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

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 […]

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Discovery Point Restoration Work Begins

  • Posted: February 10, 2017
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News

Buckthorn Removed from Discovery Point A section of land at Discovery Point looks dramatically different after the understory was removed on February 7th. It may […]

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District Awarded Clean Water Fund Grant

  • Posted: February 10, 2017
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Accelerated Implementation Grant Awarded to Nine Mile Creek The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is happy to announce that a project to target stormwater best […]

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Annual Communication Released

  • Posted: December 20, 2016
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

2016 Annual Communication Released The 2016 Annual Communication highlights the District’s activities in the past year. This year, the Annual Communication was part of our […]

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Putting Down Roots Exhibit has Moved

  • Posted: December 17, 2016
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point

Thank you to all of you who helped create “Putting Down Roots”! It was a fantastic community created exhibit that showed how long-rooted native plants […]

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Buckthorn Bust kicks off Discovery Point Restoration

  • Posted: October 31, 2016
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News

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 […]

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New Administrator Hired

  • Posted: October 13, 2016
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new District Administrator for the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. My name is […]

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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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Our office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day today, 5/25.
Photo by Nick Busse

Our office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day today, 5/25.
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May 21

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Shoulder Season is done- that means you might run into NMCWD staff out in the wild. Check out our latest video that highlights some of our activities on Lake Cornelia in Edina. #spring #cattails #edinamn

Shoulder Season is done- that means you might run into NMCWD staff out in the wild. Check out our latest video that highlights some of our activities on Lake Cornelia in Edina. #spring #cattails #edinamn ...

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May 20

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Central Park ground breaking ceremony, May 19, 2026. 

The Central Park Improvement project is a City of Hopkins-led project aiming to improve park amenities while also improving stormwater function, flood reduction, and habitat in a wholistic approach to parcel redevelopment. The City of Hopkins has partnered with the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District throughout the design of the project and collaborated on green infrastructure development within the park.

Learn more about this impactful project we are so excited about:  https://www.ninemilecreek.org/projects-studies/central-park-partner-project/

#hopkinsmn #HENNIPENCOUNTY  #MPCA  #bestmanagementpratices #floodreductionprojects

Central Park ground breaking ceremony, May 19, 2026.

The Central Park Improvement project is a City of Hopkins-led project aiming to improve park amenities while also improving stormwater function, flood reduction, and habitat in a wholistic approach to parcel redevelopment. The City of Hopkins has partnered with the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District throughout the design of the project and collaborated on green infrastructure development within the park.

Learn more about this impactful project we are so excited about: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/projects-studies/central-park-partner-project/

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May 18

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Looking for something to do this summer, check out the events happening all year through Sacred Water Shared: Future.https://sacredwatersharedfuture.org/events/month/

Sacred Water Shared Future is celebrating community, storytelling, education, and conservation as part of a year-long campaign in 2026. The campaign honors the central role the Mississippi River has played in our region while acknowledging its deep history, sacredness, and resilience. Our hope is that the campaign will inspire collaboration and shared action in 2026, and set the stage for the next 100 years of healing for both the river and the life it supports.

Looking for something to do this summer, check out the events happening all year through Sacred Water Shared: Future.https://sacredwatersharedfuture.org/events/month/

Sacred Water Shared Future is celebrating community, storytelling, education, and conservation as part of a year-long campaign in 2026. The campaign honors the central role the Mississippi River has played in our region while acknowledging its deep history, sacredness, and resilience. Our hope is that the campaign will inspire collaboration and shared action in 2026, and set the stage for the next 100 years of healing for both the river and the life it supports.
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May 15

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Have you ever wondered about Nine Mile Creek’s fisheries work? Wonder no more! Next week, information pages will be available on our website all about the work happening in our lakes.

Have you ever wondered about Nine Mile Creek’s fisheries work? Wonder no more! Next week, information pages will be available on our website all about the work happening in our lakes. ...

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May 11

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Garlic mustard is an invasive species that outcompetes native plants and takes over forest floors, preventing other plant regeneration. This invasive species has become an increasingly large problem in the Midwest and management is key for the health of our city’s environment.

Sign up link: https://www.hopkinsmn.com/FormCenter/Sustainability-30/Garlic-Mustard-Removal-Volunteer-Opportu-274

Garlic mustard is an invasive species that outcompetes native plants and takes over forest floors, preventing other plant regeneration. This invasive species has become an increasingly large problem in the Midwest and management is key for the health of our city’s environment.

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May 8

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Friday flowers! Well, it will have flowers soon...here is Virginia Waterleaf! One of the later spring ephemeral wildflowers to bloom, its flowers look like little pom poms or firework bursts. Come for a walk around Discovery Point to find these cool plants!

Friday flowers! Well, it will have flowers soon...here is Virginia Waterleaf! One of the later spring ephemeral wildflowers to bloom, its flowers look like little pom poms or firework bursts. Come for a walk around Discovery Point to find these cool plants! ...

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May 6

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Our staff volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland yesterday. Together with other volunteer groups, we bagged enough potatoes and cereal to provide the equivalent of over 19,000 meals!

Our staff volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland yesterday. Together with other volunteer groups, we bagged enough potatoes and cereal to provide the equivalent of over 19,000 meals! ...

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May 6

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It's the season for trash cleanups! Our new Adopt a Creek sections are being claimed and cleaned by great volunteers all across the watershed. We estimate that volunteers have filled at least 25 big bags of trash from the creek this spring alone. Along with the usual candy wrappers and plastic bottles, people have found tires, poles, and a suitcase in the creek!

It`s the season for trash cleanups! Our new Adopt a Creek sections are being claimed and cleaned by great volunteers all across the watershed. We estimate that volunteers have filled at least 25 big bags of trash from the creek this spring alone. Along with the usual candy wrappers and plastic bottles, people have found tires, poles, and a suitcase in the creek! ...

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May 4

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Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up trash in Hopkins' Valley Park on Saturday! The force is strong with you. Happy Star Wars Day!

Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up trash in Hopkins` Valley Park on Saturday! The force is strong with you. Happy Star Wars Day! ...

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