Capitol Region Watershed District covers 40 square miles and includes portions of the cities of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood, Roseville and St. Paul.
The water witch wishes you a happy Halloween! She's putting a spell on you to skip the salt and shovel or sweep any sidewalk slush. 🧹
The conditions aren't right for de-icing salt to work. It will wash down the storm drains to our lakes & rivers, causing chloride pollution. 😱
ALT Person wearing black clothing, a black cloak and a black witches hat is posing with a wand pointing at the camera. They are standing outside of a blue clad office building in falling snow.
While salt melts ice and can help keep us safe in the winter, it has many negative impacts.
You can help shape our Chloride Management Plan by completing a survey about your level of concern about salt use. Follow the link & scroll down for the survey.
capitolregionwd.org/projects…
CRWD is seeking a Twin Cities-based artist for our Watershed Artist in Residence (AiR) program. This two-year position includes opportunities to help shape CRWD’s projects and programs.
Submittals are due by October 18, 2024. Learn more: capitolregionwd.org/watershe…
ALT A person sitting on a blue bench, looking at a large iron sculpture of the Mississippi River watershed on a wood paneled wall in a modern office.
CRWD seeks an artist for our Watershed Artist in Residence program. This position includes opportunities to help shape our projects and programs by providing creative perspectives as part of an interdisciplinary team and facilitating community workshops. capitolregionwd.org/watershe…
ALT Mississippi River of Iron by Tamsie Ringler at CRWD’s Watershed Learning Center. Photo by Corey Gaffer.
A person sitting on a blue bench, looking at a large iron sculpture of the Mississippi River watershed on a wood-paneled wall in a modern office.
Introducing Your Guide to CRWD Grants!
Our grant programs offer financial & technical assistance to help build and fund projects that protect water quality and promote clean water knowledge and action.
capitolregionwd.org/your-gui…
ALT Well-maintained backyard oblong basin garden with multiple rows of native plants set in dark mulch and a formation of smooth river rocks in the middle. A wooden fence and part of a house are visible in the background.
ALT A front yard of a house has a curved rain garden with spiky purple flowers and ornamental grasses surrounded by brown mulch. A small wooden bridge pathway cuts through the garden. In the background the yard with bright green turf grass slopes steeply to the sidewalk and boulevard.
ALT Landscaped garden in front of a single-story house with a variety of native plants in a freshly mulched circular bed.
ALT A rain garden with green native plants and tall red flowers in front of a single-story, cream colored stucco house with a driveway on the right. The garden has a sign saying, "Rain Garden" and is bordered by rocks.
CRWD staff and volunteers will be at Community in Bloom on Saturday, May 11, with a special water-themed activity.
Come & enjoy nature and celebrate community. We hope to see you there!
Moua Yang works at Urban Roots as a crew lead, teaches fishing lessons to youth and is currently developing his second curriculum, which will focus on intermediate level fishing.
Read more about his conservation work: sahanjournal.com/climate-env…
Share your input on Minnesota’s Capitol Mall!
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board is requesting input
from all Minnesotans on how to make the Capitol Mall a welcoming place
for everyone. To learn more and take the first survey, please visit mncapitolmall.engage.sasaki.…
CRWD Deputy Administrator Anna Eleria and Monitoring & Research Division Manager Bob Fossum participated in the Capitol Mall Design Day at the Minnesota History Center hosted by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB).
CRWD was honored to host the first all-women St. Paul City Council for their retreat this week. Our Deputy Administrator Anna Eleria and the councilmembers took a photo in front of our Mississippi River Watershed Iron Pour.
We look forward to working together in the future!
Protect clean water by using less salt this winter. Salt harms pets and wildlife and pollutes groundwater, lakes, and rivers. Just one teaspoon of salt contaminates five gallons of water!
Check out our blog post for tips on better snow and ice management capitolregionwd.org/tips-for…
ALT A person wearing knee-high snow boots uses a shovel to remove snow from a sidewalk.
ALT A person uses a plastic scoop to scatter traction grit on an icy surface.
ALT A person wearing sunglasses and a winter coat uses a red, long-handled, heavy-duty snow and ice scraper to break up compacted snow in a parking lot. They cast a long shadow in the bright afternoon sunshine.
CRWD is committed to environmental sustainability. Our office, with community green spaces and stormwater reuse systems, achieved LEED v4 Gold certification from the USGBC Minnesota.
Learn more about the project in this feature from the USGBC.
usgbc.org/articles/capitol-r…
We're looking forward to the Winter Warm-Up on Saturday, December 2, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
We'll be there with watershed resources and a raffle for a heavy-duty snow and ice scraper. ❄️
Happy National Stormwater Day!
It's a day to celebrate stormwater professionals and acknowledge the importance of stormwater management.
#NationalStormwaterDay#StormwaterManagment
3/12- World Water Day! 💧🌍
5/14 - World Migratory Bird Day!🐦
5/31 - National Otter Day! 🦦
But nothing could prepare you for the inaugural 🥁
11/16 - National Stormwater Day!!
Learn more at: neponset.org/stormwater-day#NSP#NationalStormwaterDay
Want to help protect clean water? Join our 2024 Class of Minnesota Water Stewards!
MN Water Stewards is a volunteer program for community members to improve water health.
Sign up for a virtual info session on Tues., Nov. 21, at noon to learn more.
minnesotawaterstewards.org/i…
ALT Six smiling people stand outside next to a house. They are all wearing garden gloves and holding shovels.
CRWD Partner Grants fund programs and projects that increase clean water knowledge and actions. 2024 applications are due on October 31, 2023.
capitolregionwd.org/grants/p…
Photo: Urban Roots and Paddle with a Purpose at Como Lake, partially supported by a recent Partner Grant.