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New online Cost Share Grant application!

  • Posted: November 15, 2023
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New Online Cost Share Grant Application   The District has developed an online form for our cost share grant applications. This new platform will automatically […]

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Salt Watch Volunteers Needed

  • Posted: December 14, 2022
  • Categories: Seasonal Highlights, Uncategorized

Help test for chloride in the Nine Mile Creek watershed Nine Mile Creek needs your help! In 2004, the MN Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) placed […]

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Upcoming Events

Aug 12
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Advisory Committee meeting

Aug 13
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Creative Waters at Unity in the Community

Aug 19
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Board Meeting

Aug 25
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Creative Waters and the City of Richfield at Adam’s Hill Pond

Sep 2
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Board Workshop

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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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Aug 7

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Look who we ran into at Moir Park on this beautiful day!

Look who we ran into at Moir Park on this beautiful day! ...

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Aug 6

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We are almost one week in!! Keep it up NMCWD!!! Remember if you have already adopted a drain, remember to log your cleanings!! The new adoptions and cleanings will be added to the dashboard on our website weekly. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District Learn more about storm drains and the competition visit ninemilecreek.org/grate-drain-race or if you want to adopt a drain go to mn.adopt-a-drain.org

We are almost one week in!! Keep it up NMCWD!!! Remember if you have already adopted a drain, remember to log your cleanings!! The new adoptions and cleanings will be added to the dashboard on our website weekly. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District

Learn more about storm drains and the competition visit
ninemilecreek.org/grate-drain-race
or if you want to adopt a drain go to mn.adopt-a-drain.org ...

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Aug 5

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Central Park is taking shape! Learn more about this exciting City of Hopkins-led project, which will transform the park's amenities while also improving stormwater management, reducing flood risk, unearthing the headwaters of Nine Mile Creek. The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is proud to be partnering with the City of Hopkins on the project. For more information about the project go to: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/projects-studies/central-park-partner-project/

Central Park is taking shape!
Learn more about this exciting City of Hopkins-led project, which will transform the park`s amenities while also improving stormwater management, reducing flood risk, unearthing the headwaters of Nine Mile Creek.
The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is proud to be partnering with the City of Hopkins on the project.

For more information about the project go to: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/projects-studies/central-park-partner-project/ ...

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Aug 4

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Our Photo Contest is open until September 28, 2026 at 4 p.m. But don't wait! Submit your photos today! For more information on on how to subit visit: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest/

Our Photo Contest is open until September 28, 2026 at 4 p.m. But don`t wait! Submit your photos today!
For more information on on how to subit visit: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest/ ...

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Aug 3

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We will be at the Bloomington Farmer's market this Saturday, August 8th, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the East Lot, Bloomington Civic Plaza Stop by and say hi!!

We will be at the Bloomington Farmer`s market this Saturday, August 8th,
from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
in the East Lot, Bloomington Civic Plaza

Stop by and say hi!! ...

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Jul 31

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The Grate Drain Race starts tomorrow August 1! For the first time ever, we're going head to head with @rpbcwd in a competition to see which watershed can get the most drains adopted. You can join this showdown from August through November by adopting and cleaning a stormdrain near you. We'll be awarding prizes for best drain name, as well as holding raffles for new drain adoptions and cleanings recorded (so even if you already have a drain, you can still compete!) Learn more about the competition and how to adopt drains at the link in our bio.

The Grate Drain Race starts tomorrow August 1! For the first time ever, we`re going head to head with @rpbcwd in a competition to see which watershed can get the most drains adopted. You can join this showdown from August through November by adopting and cleaning a stormdrain near you.

We`ll be awarding prizes for best drain name, as well as holding raffles for new drain adoptions and cleanings recorded (so even if you already have a drain, you can still compete!) Learn more about the competition and how to adopt drains at the link in our bio. ...

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Jul 30

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Our free soil testing program is open for another month, so if you want the nutrients in your soil tested, sign up soon! We are working with the UMN Soil Lab on sample analysis, and covering the cost for all samples taken within our watershed. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/soil-testing

Our free soil testing program is open for another month, so if you want the nutrients in your soil tested, sign up soon! We are working with the UMN Soil Lab on sample analysis, and covering the cost for all samples taken within our watershed. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/soil-testing ...

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Jul 28

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Summer is in full swing, but don't forget about our photo contest! Take great pictures while you're enjoying summer around the watershed and submit them by the end of September. Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 photo calendar. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest. Photo by Mark Bergeron, 2024 contest winner

Summer is in full swing, but don`t forget about our photo contest! Take great pictures while you`re enjoying summer around the watershed and submit them by the end of September. Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 photo calendar. Learn more at ninemilecreek.org/photo-contest.
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Jul 27

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Sign up soon if you want to help look for starry stonewort on August 8. We are a host location again this year! All training and equipment is provided. Learn more at starrytrek.org.

Sign up soon if you want to help look for starry stonewort on August 8. We are a host location again this year! All training and equipment is provided. Learn more at starrytrek.org. ...

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Jul 24

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NMCWD fish survey reports are now available on our website: go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek and choose which lake you're interested in. In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn.

NMCWD fish survey reports are now available on our website: go to Explore our Lakes and Nine Mile Creek and choose which lake you`re interested in. In 2025 NMCWD surveyed the following lakes: Bryant, Bush Cornelia, Edina, Normandale, Oxboro, Shady Oak and Penn. ...

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