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Nine Mile Creek Watershed District

Nine Mile Creek Watershed District

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    Understanding Our Urban Watershed

    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is approximately 50 square miles and encompasses the land area draining to Nine Mile Creek. We serve the residents, property-owners and visitors of the cities in our district: Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Richfield.
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    Every one lives in a watershed, and we all have a role in protecting our water resources. Small and incremental actions can add up to big effects on the health of our lakes and creeks.
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    9 Mile Creek Discovery Point

    Discovery Point is our headquarters and a unique educational facility. Visitors learn best practices in water management and conservation in a wooded setting. The 5.3 acre, wooded site connects to walking trails and a wetland.
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    What's Happening in the Watershed?

    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is committed to protecting and preserving the water resources of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed. Every year, staff and volunteers take part in activities reaching out to our community.
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    About Us

    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, through the efforts of our staff, board, advisory committees, consulting engineers, and partners, works to protect and preserve the water resources of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed.
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District News

Flood Mapping Tool

  • Posted: April 25, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

NMCWD has developed a flood mapping tool to help property owners assess flood risk on their properties. This tool shows the predicted extent of flooding […]

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Solar Panels installed on Discovery Point

  • Posted: April 25, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Discovery Point is getting SOLAR POWER NMCWD added solar panels to help power our building and benefit our community now and into the future. We […]

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Partnering on Hopkins’ Central Park

  • Posted: March 31, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

City of Hopkins, Central Park   Background:    In 2022, the City of Hopkins created a Parks System Master Plan to evaluate how their current and future […]

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Minor Plan Amendment Comment Period Closed

  • Posted: February 27, 2025
  • Categories: District News

Notice of 30-day Public Comment Period for Minor Plan Amendment and Public Hearing The public comment period for the minor plan amendment is closed. The […]

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Soil Testing Program

  • Posted: February 3, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Lawn Maintenance Maintaining your lawn is important to the health of our watershed. Without maintenance there can be increased runoff containing high levels of sediment […]

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Volunteer snow pile monitoring

  • Posted: January 24, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

New volunteer project: snow pile monitoring Have you ever driven past a parking lot in winter and thought wow! That’s a big snow pile? Well, […]

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Hiring Communications and Public Engagement Manager

  • Posted: January 15, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

********************************This position is closed*************************************** Join our team! Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is hiring a Communications and Public Engagement Manager. Position Title: Communications and Public […]

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District Hiring Summer Intern

  • Posted: January 15, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

******************This position is closed******************** Join our team! The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is hiring a summer field intern. Job Posting: Field Intern Position Title:  […]

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Correction to Photo Calendar

  • Posted: December 17, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News

Photo Calendars Please note that some of the watershed district’s board meetings are listed incorrectly in the 2025 photo calendar. The Nine Mile Creek Watershed […]

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Photo Calendars are here!

  • Posted: November 26, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

2025 Calendars have arrived! Every other year, we print beautiful photo calendars and distribute them around the watershed. These calendars are so popular, and they […]

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Upcoming Events

  • May28

    Equity Workgroup Meeting

  • Jun04

    Community Advisory Committee Meeting

  • Jun05

    Pulic Hearing & Board Meeting Workshop

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How Can I Help?

Salt smart this winter: just one teaspoon of salt is enough to permanently pollute 5 gallons of water.

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