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    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is approximately 50 square miles and encompasses the land area draining to Nine Mile Creek. We serve the residents, property-owners and visitors of the cities in our district: Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Richfield.
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    Discovery Point is our headquarters and a unique educational facility. Visitors learn best practices in water management and conservation in a wooded setting. The 5.3 acre, wooded site connects to walking trails and a wetland.
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    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is committed to protecting and preserving the water resources of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed. Every year, staff and volunteers take part in activities reaching out to our community.
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    The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, through the efforts of our staff, board, advisory committees, consulting engineers, and partners, works to protect and preserve the water resources of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed.
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Accepting online bids for streambank project

  • Posted: July 11, 2024
  • Categories: District News

South Fork Nine Mile Creek Stabilization Project, Eden Prairie Nine Mile Creek Watershed District will be accepting online, electronic bids only for streambank stabilization on […]

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Board Vacancies

  • Posted: July 3, 2024
  • Categories: District News, Seasonal Highlights

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

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Office closed July 4 and 5

  • Posted: July 2, 2024
  • Categories: Discovery Point, District News

Our office, Discovery Point, will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday on July 4th, and also on July 5th, 2024. We will […]

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Precipitation forecast for Nine Mile Creek watershed

  • Posted: June 20, 2024
  • Categories: District News, News

6/20/2024 Precipitation forecast for Nine Mile Creek watershed The watershed district works with the National Weather Service to get precipitation forecasts specific to our watershed.  […]

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Welcome summer interns!

  • Posted: May 28, 2024
  • Categories: Announcements, Discovery Point, District News, Seasonal Highlights

The District is excited to welcome two summer interns on board: Hailey Buckentin and Nik Luckow. Hailey is the Field Intern, and will be helping […]

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District Hiring Administrative Specialist

  • Posted: May 8, 2024
  • Categories: Discovery Point, District News, News

*The application period for this position has now closed.* Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is hiring an Administrative Specialist! Applications are due May 22, 2024 […]

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Prescribed burn at District office

  • Posted: April 24, 2024
  • Categories: Discovery Point, District News

Prescribed Burn On April 24th, Stantec conducted a small prescribed burn at Nine Mile Creek Watershed District’s property located at 12800 Gerard Drive in Eden […]

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Herbicide Treatment on Lake Cornelia

  • Posted: April 15, 2024
  • Categories: District News, News

Herbicide Treatment on Lake Cornelia An herbicide treatment with Endothall in Lake Cornelia is scheduled for April 18th. The herbicide treatment will target curly-leaf pondweed […]

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Herbicide Treatment on Lake Holiday

  • Posted: April 3, 2024
  • Categories: District News, News

Herbicide Treatment on Lake Holiday An herbicide treatment with Galleon in Lake Holiday is scheduled for April 19th from 9-11am. The herbicide treatment will target […]

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Drought eases across Minnesota

  • Posted: March 29, 2024
  • Categories: News, Seasonal Highlights

A majority of the state no longer in drought thanks to recent storm. The late March snow storm that passed through Minnesota left much needed […]

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SEASONAL TIP: Pick up dog poop and throw it in the trash. Some may think it's natural, but the bacteria inside can hurt our creeks and lakes.

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State of the Waters is one week from away! RSVP today! 

January 29 from 6-7:30. You can attend virtually or in person and learn about our adaptive lake management framework from  NMCWD Administrator Erica Sniegowski and Janna Kieffer from Barr Engineering.

We also have special guest, Sarah Nassif who is an artist, botanist and educator and she will bring her socially engaged project Weaving Water, which invites the public to examine their relationship with water, and also each other, by awakening them to how textiles require water and collaboration at every stage of production.

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State of the Waters is one week from away! RSVP today!

January 29 from 6-7:30. You can attend virtually or in person and learn about our adaptive lake management framework from NMCWD Administrator Erica Sniegowski and Janna Kieffer from Barr Engineering.

We also have special guest, Sarah Nassif who is an artist, botanist and educator and she will bring her socially engaged project Weaving Water, which invites the public to examine their relationship with water, and also each other, by awakening them to how textiles require water and collaboration at every stage of production.

Schedule:
6-6:45: social hour, food, networking & art project
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Looking for something fun (& free) to do with the family this weekend? Check out Richardson Nature Center's Ice Harvesting Day!  Saturday January 24th from 10am-2pm 
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Love the outdoors and want to make a difference for our water resources? 🌊 Nine Mile Creek is hiring a summer intern! Gain hands-on experience in our watershed and be a part of protecting our waters.

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For more details:  https://www.ninemilecreek.org/district-hiring-summer-intern-2026/ 

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Love the outdoors and want to make a difference for our water resources? 🌊 Nine Mile Creek is hiring a summer intern! Gain hands-on experience in our watershed and be a part of protecting our waters.

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