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Welcome Claire!

  • Posted: September 27, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The District is excited to welcome Claire Volk as our new GreenCorps member! Claire is the newest GreenCorps member at Nine Mile Creek. During her […]

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Snapping Turtle Hatch at Discovery Point!

  • Posted: September 26, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Seasonal Highlights

  Snapping turtle hatchlings! These snapping turtles hatched right at the Discovery Point in one of our rain gardens earlier this fall! If we counted […]

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New podcast discusses low-salt design

  • Posted: August 28, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, News

New podcast episode talks about low-salt design On a recent episode of “River of Ideas” podcast host Nick Busse talked with Connie Fortin about Low […]

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Welcome Cynthia!

  • Posted: August 22, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The District is excited to welcome Cynthia Rubio as our new Administrative Specialist! Cynthia provides administrative and day-to-day operations support for the District, which includes […]

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Starry Trek 2024

  • Posted: July 30, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Events, News

NMCWD is a host site for Starry Trek 2024. We’re looking for brave volunteers to help us locate and identify invasive species like starry stonewort. […]

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Welcome summer interns!

  • Posted: May 28, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The District is excited to welcome two summer interns on board: Hailey Buckentin and Nik Luckow. Hailey is the Field Intern, and will be helping […]

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Welcome, Jordan!

  • Posted: March 8, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

The District is excited to welcome Jordan Wein as the newest staff member! Jordan is the new Water Resources Project Manager, where he will be […]

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NMCWD Rules Revision Adopted

  • Posted: December 28, 2023
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT’S RULES EFFECTIVE December 20, 2023 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Nine Mile […]

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2023 Annual Communication

  • Posted: December 27, 2023
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

A look back at 2023 Our annual communication is out for you to look through. See what we’ve accomplished in the past year, including projects, […]

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Administrator Randy Anhorn retired

  • Posted: December 19, 2023
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Administrator Randy Anhorn retired at the end of December 2023. Randy has been with the District for over seven years, and has made some positive […]

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Upcoming Events

Oct 7
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Stem on Tap: Minnesota’s PFAS Journey
Oct 14
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Community Advisory Committee meeting
Oct 21
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Board Meeting
Nov 4
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Board Workshop
Nov 18
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Board Meeting
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How Can I Help?

SEASONAL TIP: Want cleaner lakes and less flood risk in your neighborhood? Join the Grate Drain Race! Adopt drains and clean them for prizes!

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Sep 30

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One of our prizes will go to the best drain name! Here is some insight into how the judging will work. Happy naming!

One of our prizes will go to the best drain name! Here is some insight into how the judging will work. Happy naming!

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Sep 29

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Pollinators enjoying an amazing native prairie habitat!
One of our project goals for the Lynmar Basin in Edina was to enhance natural resources, including improving pollinator habitat. This video shows that even years later this project is exceeding this goal.

Pollinators enjoying an amazing native prairie habitat!
One of our project goals for the Lynmar Basin in Edina was to enhance natural resources, including improving pollinator habitat. This video shows that even years later this project is exceeding this goal.

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Sep 28

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Today is the last day you can submit photos to out photo contest! If your photo wins, it will be featured in our 2027 calendar, and you'll receive a free calendar!

Go to our website, search photo contest, and submit your photos!

Today is the last day you can submit photos to out photo contest! If your photo wins, it will be featured in our 2027 calendar, and you`ll receive a free calendar!

Go to our website, search photo contest, and submit your photos!

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Sep 23

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STEM on Tap is a workshop series that connects STEM teachers with practitioners, resources, and each other. Each workshop takes place at a brewery in the southwest metro and features a different STEM practitioner and topic. Workshops stand alone–attend one or attend them all! There is a $20 registration fee that includes presentation and food. For more information  and to register: https://www.rpbcwd.org/stem-on-tap

STEM on Tap is a workshop series that connects STEM teachers with practitioners, resources, and each other. Each workshop takes place at a brewery in the southwest metro and features a different STEM practitioner and topic. Workshops stand alone–attend one or attend them all! There is a $20 registration fee that includes presentation and food. For more information and to register: https://www.rpbcwd.org/stem-on-tap

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Sep 21

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The deadline to submit photos to NMCWD's 2026 photo contest is at 4 p.m. on September 28th. Winning pictures will be featured in the 2027 Photo Calendar. Submit your photos here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest/

The deadline to submit photos to NMCWD`s 2026 photo contest is at 4 p.m. on September 28th. Winning pictures will be featured in the 2027 Photo Calendar. Submit your photos here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest/

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Sep 18

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Peggy Kvam retired from our Board of Managers after six years of service. Peggy was first appointed to the board in September of 2020, at a uniquely challenging time. She began her service during the COVID-19 pandemic, when board meetings were held entirely online. Even so, Peggy approached the work with commitment and a genuine willingness to learn, serve, and contribute. She served as Treasurer since 2022.

Peggy’s commitment to clean water and community service also predates her time on the board. Before her appointment, she participated in the district’s work as a cost-share grant recipient, completed the Minnesota Water Stewards program, and remained active in her community in other service roles. 

Thank you Peggy, and best of luck on the next adventure!

Peggy Kvam retired from our Board of Managers after six years of service. Peggy was first appointed to the board in September of 2020, at a uniquely challenging time. She began her service during the COVID-19 pandemic, when board meetings were held entirely online. Even so, Peggy approached the work with commitment and a genuine willingness to learn, serve, and contribute. She served as Treasurer since 2022.

Peggy’s commitment to clean water and community service also predates her time on the board. Before her appointment, she participated in the district’s work as a cost-share grant recipient, completed the Minnesota Water Stewards program, and remained active in her community in other service roles.

Thank you Peggy, and best of luck on the next adventure!

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Sep 17

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Not only will there be prizes for the most adoptions and the most cleanings, we are giving away a prize for the best drain name! 
Here are some awesome names people have already come up with what will yours be?
If your drain doesn't have a name or you want to change an existing name you can!
For more information: ninemilecreek.org/get-involved/learn/grate-drain-race/ https://www.rpbcwd.org/the-grate-drain-race #adoptadrain #rpbc

Not only will there be prizes for the most adoptions and the most cleanings, we are giving away a prize for the best drain name!
Here are some awesome names people have already come up with what will yours be?
If your drain doesn`t have a name or you want to change an existing name you can!
For more information: ninemilecreek.org/get-involved/learn/grate-drain-race/ https://www.rpbcwd.org/the-grate-drain-race #adoptadrain #rpbc

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Sep 16

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There’s still time to enter our 2027 Calendar Photo Contest!
Have a photo—or 12—you’d love to see featured in the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District’s 2027 calendar?
 We’re accepting submissions through September 28 at 4 p.m.
And here’s the good news: your photo doesn’t have to be brand new. Photos taken within the past five years are eligible, as long as they were taken within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District boundary.
So dig through your camera roll, find those favorite watershed moments, and send them our way!
Learn more and submit your photos:
ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest

There’s still time to enter our 2027 Calendar Photo Contest!
Have a photo—or 12—you’d love to see featured in the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District’s 2027 calendar?
We’re accepting submissions through September 28 at 4 p.m.
And here’s the good news: your photo doesn’t have to be brand new. Photos taken within the past five years are eligible, as long as they were taken within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District boundary.
So dig through your camera roll, find those favorite watershed moments, and send them our way!
Learn more and submit your photos:
ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest

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Two juvenile Great Horned Owls sitting on a shoreline buffer on Wing lake. A shoreline buffer is a strip of native vegetation along the edge of the water.  Deep-rooted native 
plants help prevent erosion, filter pollutants, and keep excess  nutrients out of the water, protecting water quality and supporting healthy ecosystems.

Two juvenile Great Horned Owls sitting on a shoreline buffer on Wing lake. A shoreline buffer is a strip of native vegetation along the edge of the water. Deep-rooted native
plants help prevent erosion, filter pollutants, and keep excess nutrients out of the water, protecting water quality and supporting healthy ecosystems.

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An important part of NMCWD’s Project Implementation Framework is the Project Public Hearing. This is an opportunity for the Board of Managers to hear and consider public input on a proposed project before making a decision.

Project Public Hearings are held during a Board of Managers meeting, and the public can participate in person or online.

The next Board meeting with a public hearing will focus on North Cornelia Lake Management and will be held: September 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 
Find more information here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/event/board-meeting/2026-09-16/

An important part of NMCWD’s Project Implementation Framework is the Project Public Hearing. This is an opportunity for the Board of Managers to hear and consider public input on a proposed project before making a decision.

Project Public Hearings are held during a Board of Managers meeting, and the public can participate in person or online.

The next Board meeting with a public hearing will focus on North Cornelia Lake Management and will be held: September 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Find more information here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/event/board-meeting/2026-09-16/

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