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It’s our Environmental Doody

  • Posted: February 17, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

We Need Your Help! In 2018, Nine Mile Creek was listed on Minnesota’s Impaired Waters list for e-coli. That means there are more than 126 […]

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View Monitoring Data

  • Posted: January 13, 2021
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

New tool available to view monitoring data The District has debuted a new tool that stakeholders and members of the public can use to view […]

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Chloride Reduction Grants Available

  • Posted: December 18, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Grants Available to Organizations to Reduce Chloride Use The Lower Minnesota River Collaborative is excited to announce the launching the Chloride Reduction Grant Program!  The […]

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Become a Junior Watershed Explorer

  • Posted: November 12, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News, Seasonal Highlights

Come explore! In this program, you will explore the Nine Mile Creek Watershed, complete fun indoor and outdoor activities, and learn about your relationship with […]

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New! Two types of cost share grants!

  • Posted: November 6, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Did you know the District now offers two types of Cost Share Grants? You can now apply for either a Habitat Restoration grant or a […]

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A Call to Action—Help Collect Falling Leaves!

  • Posted: October 26, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Are you looking for volunteer work while also staying safe during the pandemic? Join Minnesota’s Adopt a Drain program and help keep your neighborhood clean! […]

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Please Clean Your Docks

  • Posted: October 22, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Thank you to all Adopt a Dock participants this year! Zebra mussel detection is an important step to protection and preservation of our lakes. Currently, […]

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Cardinal Creek Trail restoration project

  • Posted: October 2, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

District staff and volunteers from around the metro converged for a final time this fall on the Cardinal Creek Conservation Area trail in Eden Prairie. […]

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Videos: Check out our Youtube channel

  • Posted: October 1, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Despite the changing weather, we are looking back at all the fun times from this past year from around the watershed. Staff, volunteers, and Citizen […]

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Welcome to our MN GreenCorps Member

  • Posted: September 21, 2020
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Welcome Elizabeth! Elizabeth is a MN GreenCorps Member serving her 2020 term at the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. She is a recent graduate in […]

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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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Oct 1

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It's that time of year! STEM on Tap is starting back up and our first event of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 7th. Our speaker for the event will be Fawkes F. S. Char who is a PFAS Coordinator with the MPCA. 

Their presentation will cover the progress Minnesota state agencies have made to address PFAS, especially since publishing the PFAS Blueprint, and where we're headed next.

Visit the STEM on Tap page on our webpage to learn more and to register!

It`s that time of year! STEM on Tap is starting back up and our first event of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 7th. Our speaker for the event will be Fawkes F. S. Char who is a PFAS Coordinator with the MPCA.

Their presentation will cover the progress Minnesota state agencies have made to address PFAS, especially since publishing the PFAS Blueprint, and where we`re headed next.

Visit the STEM on Tap page on our webpage to learn more and to register!

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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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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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