Politics & Government

Minnehaha Creek Wins State Watershed District Award

Minnehaha Creek has partnered with St. Louis Park on projects including West End development and plans for the renovation of Knollwood Mall.

Over the past year, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District restored a 3,000 foot ditched section of the creek in St. Louis Park along Reach 20, organized a cleanup event that collected two tons of trash through the efforts of 1,200 citizen volunteers and continued its zebra mussel monitoring program.

To honor these—and other—efforts, the Department of Natural Resources named Minnehaha Creek its "Watershed District of the Year."

Minnehaha Creek has partnered with St. Louis Park on West End development, work at Methodist Hospital and plans for Knollwood Mall's renovation.

"My experience on the MCWD board," Brian Shekleton, the watershed district's vice president, wrote in an email, "has highlighted the way a unit of government can hew closely to its mission, use science to make strategic decisions, partner with other jurisdictions, and ultimately transform water resources in an urbanized environment."

Jim Calkins, Minnehaha Creek's president, said the award was an honor.

“We look forward to continued partnerships in our work to improve, protect, and preserve our natural resources," he said.



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