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The Leaves are Falling

  • Posted: October 10, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, Seasonal Highlights

Fall is a great time to drive around to look at the beautifully changing leaves. It is common to rake those leaves when they fall […]

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SW Minnesota now in extreme drought

  • Posted: October 6, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, News

Thursday’s updated U.S. Drought Monitor for Minnesota shows extreme drought has returned to the Twin Cities and parts of southern Minnesota. The extreme drought area (in red […]

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Dock Removal, Boat Inspections, and Aquatic Invasive Species

  • Posted: October 6, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, Seasonal Highlights

The leaves are falling which means freezing lakes and dock removals are right around the corner. Every year when docks are removed, the chance for […]

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Managers reappointed

  • Posted: October 4, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Hennepin County commissioners have reappointed Managers Larry Olson and Grace Butler to the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board of Managers.   Manager Olson has […]

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Welcome GreenCorps Member!

  • Posted: October 4, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

MN GreenCorps Member started in September! Alissa Schmidt is a MN GreenCorps Member serving her 2022-2023 term at the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. She […]

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Cost Share Information Session Video Available

  • Posted: September 22, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Cost Share Information Session Video Available Want to learn more about Stewardship and Habitat Restoration Grants? Watch this 30-minute Cost Share Information Session to learn […]

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Lake Cornelia: Recreational Water Advisory-updated

  • Posted: August 23, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News

Updated September 20, 2022 WARNING- The public should avoid contact with the water in Lake Cornelia, Edina. The water contains blue-green algae at levels that […]

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Rainbows and raingardens!

  • Posted: August 19, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, News, Seasonal Highlights

The rain has come back to Minnesota, and late summer flowers are blooming, especially in raingardens! Raingardens are shallow depressions in the ground planted with […]

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Anniversary of the 1987 Super Storm

  • Posted: July 22, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, News

1987 Super Storm 35 years ago, on July 23-24, the metro area witnessed a historic rain event: the 1987 Super Storm. The Nine Mile Creek […]

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Blue-green algae blooms: “when in doubt, keep out”

  • Posted: July 10, 2022
  • Categories: Announcements, District News, News

Blue-green algae blooms “When in doubt, keep out” Have you come across a lake that looks like it has spilled green paint on it or […]

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