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2027 calendar updates

  • Posted: October 8, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, Seasonal Highlights

Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in our 2027 photo calendars! Here are some updates on when they will be available. Photo selection […]

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The ‘Grate’ Drain Race

  • Posted: July 22, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Events, Seasonal Highlights

In the race to adopt the most drains, which watershed will win? For the first time in watershed district history, two watershed districts are going […]

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Notifications for harmful algae blooms (HAB)

  • Posted: July 2, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The notifications page for harmful algae blooms (HABs) has moved. Please find all current HAB notifications and advisories here: HAB Announcements This page only contains […]

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2026 Photo Contest is open

  • Posted: July 2, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Enter your photos in our photo contest! The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District wants you to submit photos to its 2026 photo contest. Pictures from […]

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2025 Water Quality Monitoring Report now available

  • Posted: June 18, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

In 2025 Nine Mile Creek Watershed District monitored the following lakes: Arrowhead, Bush, Indianhead, Lake Cornelia’s North and South basins, Lake Holiday, Minnetoga Lake, Normandale […]

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Board Vacancies

  • Posted: June 6, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board Vacancies There are two vacancies on the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board due to expiration of term of […]

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New creek sections to adopt this spring

  • Posted: May 1, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Want to help out our creek by keeping it clean? Our Adopt-a-Creek program is up and running again, and we have new sections to be […]

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Volunteers needed for Starry Trek

  • Posted: April 1, 2026
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Volunteers needed to monitor local waters for starry stonewort Volunteers who love lakes are needed throughout Minnesota on Saturday, August 8, 2026, to help search […]

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2025 Annual Communication now available

  • Posted: December 10, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The 2025 Annual Communication is now available! Take a look at this year in review and you’ll see a snapshot of some things we’ve accomplished. […]

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Survey for water management plan is now closed.

  • Posted: July 23, 2025
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, Seasonal Highlights

Share your ideas The survey is now closed. We will publish the results of the survey on our Water Management Plan Update page on November […]

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SEASONAL TIP: Want cleaner lakes and less flood risk in your neighborhood? Join the Grate Drain Race! Adopt drains and clean them for prizes! Read More about How Can I Help?

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Oct 22

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Welcome to the board, Steve Gurney!

Chris-Ann Luria (returning) and Steve Gurney were sworn in this Wednesday at our monthly board meeting.

Welcome to the board, Steve Gurney!

Chris-Ann Luria (returning) and Steve Gurney were sworn in this Wednesday at our monthly board meeting.

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Oct 14

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The Spring 2027 Lawns to Legumes grant application is open!
🌸Lawns to Legumes is a Minnesota-wide program that awards reimbursement-based funding of up to $400 for creating pollinator habitat in your outdoor space with native plants.
🌸Why plant for pollinators? Minnesota is home to over 500 native bee species, along with many butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. These creatures are essential to ecosystem health — but many have faced population declines. Lawns to Legumes helps reverse this trend by creating pollinator-friendly plantings across the state.
⏰ Apply by November 30 for a chance to receive a Spring 2027 grant. Learn more and apply at bluethumb.org

The Spring 2027 Lawns to Legumes grant application is open!
🌸Lawns to Legumes is a Minnesota-wide program that awards reimbursement-based funding of up to $400 for creating pollinator habitat in your outdoor space with native plants.
🌸Why plant for pollinators? Minnesota is home to over 500 native bee species, along with many butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. These creatures are essential to ecosystem health — but many have faced population declines. Lawns to Legumes helps reverse this trend by creating pollinator-friendly plantings across the state.
⏰ Apply by November 30 for a chance to receive a Spring 2027 grant. Learn more and apply at bluethumb.org

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Oct 13

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We are hosting an MPCA Smart Salting training on November 12 from 8 to 1:30 at Eden Prairie City Hall.  Learn more and register here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-parking-lots-and-sidewalks-certification-training-2026-11-12

We are hosting an MPCA Smart Salting training on November 12 from 8 to 1:30 at Eden Prairie City Hall. Learn more and register here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/smart-salting-parking-lots-and-sidewalks-certification-training-2026-11-12

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Oct 2

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We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2026 Salt Symposium!

It will take place on October 27 – 28, 2026; 8am - 4pm online. 

The 2026 Salt Symposium marks an exciting new chapter in one of the nation’s leading forums on chloride reduction, winter maintenance, and freshwater protection. Now hosted by the University of Minnesota Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence (CCSCoE), the Symposium continues its long-standing mission of bringing together researchers, public agencies, industry leaders, educators, and practitioners to advance innovative, science-based solutions for managing salt use in cold climates. Building on more than two decades of collaboration and leadership established by Fortin Consulting, the Freshwater Society, and Bolton & Menk, the 2026 Salt Symposium will expand opportunities for research, training, and cross-sector collaboration focused on protecting infrastructure, water resources, and community safety while designing a lower salt future.

We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2026 Salt Symposium!

It will take place on October 27 – 28, 2026; 8am - 4pm online.

The 2026 Salt Symposium marks an exciting new chapter in one of the nation’s leading forums on chloride reduction, winter maintenance, and freshwater protection. Now hosted by the University of Minnesota Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence (CCSCoE), the Symposium continues its long-standing mission of bringing together researchers, public agencies, industry leaders, educators, and practitioners to advance innovative, science-based solutions for managing salt use in cold climates. Building on more than two decades of collaboration and leadership established by Fortin Consulting, the Freshwater Society, and Bolton & Menk, the 2026 Salt Symposium will expand opportunities for research, training, and cross-sector collaboration focused on protecting infrastructure, water resources, and community safety while designing a lower salt future.

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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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