Community gardens plant seeds of peace
Peace activist Melvin Giles was raised in the Rondo neighborhood, next to the site of the garden he founded and called the Aurora Peace Sanctuary […]
Normandale Drawdown Begins
Normandale Lake Water Quality Improvement Project The drawdown on Normandale lake began on August 20th. Contractors for the District began pumping water out of Normandale […]
Normandale EAW
NORMANDALE LAKE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District released a voluntary Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) […]
Partner News: Middle School Students Solve for Runoff
A partnership between a school and the Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District During a stormwater engineering unit at Maplewood Middle School, science teachers Sara Palchik […]
Notice of Adopted Amendments to District Rules
ATTENTION: NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT’S RULES EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2018 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Nine […]
Smart Salting Resolution
The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District (NMCWD) is in support of legislation that would provide limited liability protection to commercial salt applicators that are certified […]
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) […]
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 […]
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, […]