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Nine Mile Creek Watershed District

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    Understanding Our Urban Watershed

    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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    Your Role in the Watershed

    Every one lives in a watershed, and we all have a role in protecting our water resources. Small and incremental actions can add up to big effects on the health of our lakes and creeks.
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    9 Mile Creek Discovery Point

    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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    What's Happening in the Watershed?

    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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    About Us

    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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Board Workshop

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Time: 5:30 PM

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Find past meeting minutes here: www.ninemilecreek.org/about-us/board-minutes/

Upcoming Events

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    Board Meeting

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    Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting

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    Board Workshop

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How Can I Help?

Shovel before you salt! If you do need salt after that, use only what is needed to un stick the ice from the pavement. More salt doesn't mean more melting.

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Jan 19

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Don't forget to shovel your drains as well as your driveways! This will help prevent flooding on your street when the warmer weather melts the snow. And, hold the salt: good old fashioned shovel is the way to go. Go to mn.adopt-a-drain.org to adopt your street's drain!

Don't forget to shovel your drains as well as your driveways! This will help prevent flooding on your street when the warmer weather melts the snow. And, hold the salt: good old fashioned shovel is the way to go. Go to mn.adopt-a-drain.org to adopt your street's drain! ...

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Jan 17

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Join the Hennepin County Plastic-Free Challenge to reduce your plastic consumption, especially single-use plastics, in ways that fit best in your lifestyle and are most impactful to reducing your footprint.

Join the Hennepin County Plastic-Free Challenge to reduce your plastic consumption, especially single-use plastics, in ways that fit best in your lifestyle and are most impactful to reducing your footprint. ...

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Jan 7

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Dec 27

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Birdwatching is great during winter. There are few leaves to look through so birds like this little nuthatch stand right out. This photo was taken on the trail around Lake Smetana in Eden Prairie.

Birdwatching is great during winter. There are few leaves to look through so birds like this little nuthatch stand right out.

This photo was taken on the trail around Lake Smetana in Eden Prairie. ...

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Dec 22

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Another great winter photo contest picture! Where can you take some awesome winter pics? A throwback to the 2016 winner, Paul E.

Another great winter photo contest picture! Where can you take some awesome winter pics?

A throwback to the 2016 winner, Paul E. ...

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Dec 21

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Ice over on lakes is ecologically important! Ice acts as an insulator for the water below and protects the aquatic wildlife. During ice over, the water also becomes a uniform temperature and water is able to mix nutrients throughout the entire lake. Our Minnesota lakes would look ecologically different if they didn't ice over every winter.

Ice over on lakes is ecologically important! Ice acts as an insulator for the water below and protects the aquatic wildlife. During ice over, the water also becomes a uniform temperature and water is able to mix nutrients throughout the entire lake.

Our Minnesota lakes would look ecologically different if they didn't ice over every winter. ...

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Dec 17

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Turtles breathe out of their butt...the more you know. The official term is "cloacal respiration". When turtles hunker down in the mud over winter, only their wee butts are exposed. Oxygen is transferred to them through highly vascularized skin--their butts.

Turtles breathe out of their butt...the more you know.

The official term is "cloacal respiration". When turtles hunker down in the mud over winter, only their wee butts are exposed. Oxygen is transferred to them through highly vascularized skin--their butts. ...

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Dec 16

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We are looking for Citizen Advisory Committee members! If you live within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and have a passion for helping the environment consider applying for this volunteer position! https://www.ninemilecreek.org/join-cac/ Questions? ask Gael at gzembal@ninemilecreek.org

We are looking for Citizen Advisory Committee members! If you live within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and have a passion for helping the environment consider applying for this volunteer position!

https://www.ninemilecreek.org/join-cac/

Questions? ask Gael at gzembal@ninemilecreek.org ...

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Dec 14

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Remember to take photos this winter! Next year we will be accepting photo contest submissions and we will need winter photos for our calendar. Make sure you take your photos within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District boundary. Photo Contest winner: J Fulk

Remember to take photos this winter! Next year we will be accepting photo contest submissions and we will need winter photos for our calendar. Make sure you take your photos within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District boundary.

Photo Contest winner: J Fulk ...

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Dec 13

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Have you ever wondered why you haven't seen any snakes in winter? We don't see them because they are in a state of dormancy called brumation. Snakes will find a warm place in winter to hide and slow their metabolism to use their energy more efficiently. This is different from hibernation because the snakes can "wake up" if the weather turns nice for a day and immediately go back into their brumation period when temperatures get cold. Photo: MN DNR

Have you ever wondered why you haven't seen any snakes in winter? We don't see them because they are in a state of dormancy called brumation. Snakes will find a warm place in winter to hide and slow their metabolism to use their energy more efficiently. This is different from hibernation because the snakes can "wake up" if the weather turns nice for a day and immediately go back into their brumation period when temperatures get cold.

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