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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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October 9, 2026

Water Level Update – October 9, 2026

Drought Conditions Continue After a dry summer season, September 2026 yielded a slightly wetter pattern for the region, with the...
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September 28, 2026

Courts side with Minnehaha Creek Watershed over Alatus lawsuit claiming unlawful 325 Blake Road purchase agreement termination

SUN SAILOR Fifteen years in the making and with only one building completed so far, the 325 Blake Road project...
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September 24, 2026

Court Rules in MCWD’s Favor in Alatus Lawsuit

Court File Number: 27-CV-25-8066 A Statement from MCWD’s Board President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: MCWD Outreachshoppe@minnehahacreek.org Minnetonka, MN – The...
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September 18, 2026

Hopkins efforts to purchase remaining Blake Road project property proves unsuccessful

Sun Sailor While the city of Hopkins expressed interest in entering a purchase agreement with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District...
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September 16, 2026

Light rail is finally coming, but a grand Hopkins redevelopment plan is breaking down

Star Tribune Hopkins city leaders are eager to jump-start a massive redevelopment plan to bring commercial space and hundreds of...
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September 11, 2026

Water Level Update – September 11, 2026

Drought Conditions Persist As Summer 2026 ended, total precipitation from June-August was 5.6 inches below normal in the Twin Cities,...
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August 24, 2026

Water Level Update – August 24, 2026

Gray’s Bay Dam Closed Amid drought conditions, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) closed Gray’s Bay Dam on Monday, August...
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August 7, 2026

Water Level Update – August 7, 2026

Dry Conditions Persist Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) gradually declined through most of July 2026, as...
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July 2, 2026

Water Level Update – July 2, 2026

Potential for Stormy Start to July A series of severe thunderstorms is predicted to move through the region during July...
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June 26, 2026

June 2026 Updates in the Minnehaha Creek Greenway

For over a decade, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has worked with public and private partners to build the Minnehaha...
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June 5, 2026

Water Level Update – June 5, 2026

Dry End to Spring Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) declined through most of May 2026, as...
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May 27, 2026

May 2026 Updates in the Six Mile Creek-Halsted Bay Subwatershed

Since 2015, MCWD has worked with communities in the watershed’s headwaters to develop and implement a collaborative vision to improve...
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