Stewardship

Stream Health Evaluation Program starts its 16th year

by Sophie Downey

July 11, 2022

Dedicated volunteers have been monitoring stream health in the Rice Creek Watershed District since 2006. Their findings, presented to decision-makers each year, help determine the watershed's future and shape policy to protect streams. Find out more and consider joining us as we get ready for the 2022 season. >>

Water Knowledge Network workshop with Plant-Grow-Share

July 6, 2022

Prairie planting at Wakáŋ Tipi/Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary [FULL]

June 22, 2022

Flowers blooming at Wakáŋ Tipi/Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

Courtney Cochran to lead art projects in Water Knowledge Network series

by Laura Mann Hill

June 15, 2022

Anishinaabe Artist, filmmaker and community organizer Courtney Cochran will create water-based art with youth and adult participants in our Water Knowledge Network workshop series in Minneapolis this summer. >>

William H. Houlton Conservation Area

June 14, 2022

At the William H. Houlton Conservation Area — one of the largest undeveloped riverfront properties in the metro — we're restoring 160 acres of soybean field and grazed grasslands into prairie and oak savanna, plus stewarding over 150 acres of upland and floodplain forest at the confluence of the Elk and Mississippi rivers. >>

Wade into your watershed: Monitor stream health in the Rice Creek Watershed District

June 14, 2022

If you're looking for a rare, in-depth experience contributing to the health of your watershed without having to earn your master's degree, this is the perfect opportunity. Read more