Arden Park Named 2025 Minnesota Watersheds’ Project of the Year
News release A version of this release was published in the Sun Current, March 23, 2026. Edina, Minn. – The restoration of...
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City, parks and watershed district team up to repair Minnehaha Creek, clean up Lake Hiawatha
Star Tribune Minnehaha Creek has long been treated like a glorified drainage ditch as it flows downstream from Lake Minnetonka...
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325 Blake Road, Minnehaha Creek Greenway see development progress
As the Greenway advances toward completion, MCWD plans to expand the vision of Balanced Urban Ecology downstream. After more than...
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The Cultural History of the Watershed
There’s no time like the present to discuss the first inhabitants of this area: the Dakota. Many of the names...
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Settlement of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
It is no accident that most of the world’s great cities are built around great bodies of water. Whether providing...
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May 4, 2026
Carver County Watershed District Report
Sun Patriot The county board also heard an annual report from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. MCWD Administrator James Wisker...
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May 1, 2026
Water Level Update – May 1, 2026
Gray’s Bay Dam Open The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) opened Gray’s Bay Dam on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in...
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April 10, 2026
Water Level Update – April 10, 2026
2026 Season Outlook Ahead of open water season, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) assesses the impacts of winter weather...
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April 8, 2026
Prescribed Burns: A Vegetation Management Tool
Project Update: Prescribed Burns Scheduled MCWD, working with Minnesota Native Landscapes, will conduct a series of prescribed burns across three...
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February 26, 2026
Arden Park Restoration Named 2025 Project of the Year by Minnesota Association of Watersheds
Edition: Edina The restoration of Arden Park and the portion of Minnehaha Creek that runs through it was recently recognized...
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February 24, 2026
BWSR Awards $2.5 Million in Water Storage Grants
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is awarding approximately $2.5 million in Water...
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February 4, 2026
February 2026 Updates in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed
Since 2018, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has been working in partnership with the cities of Long Lake, Medina,...
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December 31, 2025
2025 Year in Review
2025 highlights from the minnehaha creek watershed A Note From the Administrator As 2025 comes to a close, I am...
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December 11, 2025
Stormwater Pond Dredging
Project Update: Dredging Completed MCWD has completed scheduled maintenance dredging of the Twin Lakes Park Stormwater Pond, located south of Twin Lakes...
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December 5, 2025
Water Level Update – December 5, 2025
Gray’s Bay Dam Winterized In coordination with the City of Minnetonka Public Works, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) installed...
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December 1, 2025
Smart Salting
Using salt in the winter can help keep us safe, but excess salt can also harm fish, wildlife, plants, and...
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November 19, 2025
MCWD Land Acquisition
LAKER PIONEER The [Minnetrista City] council also approved a resolution supporting the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District’s acquisition of the property...
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