Please Clean Your Docks
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, […]
Cardinal Creek Trail restoration project
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. […]
Videos: Check out our Youtube channel
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 […]
Masjid An-Nur leads as an ‘Eco-Mosque’
COVID-19 and the uprising after the death of George Floyd has affected almost everything about Masjid An-Nur and its North Minneapolis neighborhood. Before all the […]
Scout Troop 469 Cleanup Event
Last week, Scout Troop 469 had a successful cleanup event! The troop helped keep Normandale Lake clean by picking up trash around the lake. More […]
Lawn Care: What To Do With Grass Clippings
Grass clippings may seem like the unimportant aftermath of mowing your lawn, but incorrect disposal of grass clippings can harm lakes and creeks, and nearby […]
Welcome Megan, 2020 Summer Intern
Megan Jester was hired as the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District intern for the summer of 2020. Last summer, Megan worked as an intern for […]
Spring flooding potential
Potential for spring flooding The major/moderate flooding risk across the Upper Midwest has decreased due to mostly dry weather in February and March. However, with […]
10,000 drains adopted!
Since its metro-wide expansion last year, Adopt-a-Drain has caught on in a big way. Volunteers cleaning up all around the Twin Cities metro have made […]
Mayo Clinic takes a smart approach to salt
MPCA Smart Salting training helps reduce rock salt use “Three years ago, if you had told me that I could reduce salt and increase safety, […]