Metro WaterShed Partners
The WaterShed Partners is an innovative, dynamic coalition of over 60 public, private, and non-profit organizations in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Through collaborative education and outreach, we promote a public understanding that inspires people to act to protect water quality in their watershed.
What we do
The WaterShed Partners believe that by working together and pooling resources, we can reach more people with information about the importance of clean water and what to do to keep it clean. To learn about the work of the WaterShed Partners, go to the Current Projects page.
What is an urban watershed?
A watershed, or drainage basin, is the area of land that rain and snowmelt flows over on its way to entering a lake, river, or wetland. Even if your home is not next to a lake, river, or wetland, you still live in a watershed.
What is runoff pollution?
In the city, water flows over streets and sidewalks and into storm drains, which go directly into rivers and streams without being treated. So when water picks ups trash or pollutants, it carries them directly to the nearest lake or river. This is run-off pollution. To prevent it, cut down on lawn fertilizers, rake up leaves and grass clippings, and keep streets clean.
Membership Information
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Monthly Meetings
The WaterShed Partners meet regularly - the second Wednesday of each month - to network, share information, and
hear presentations on important topics related to storm water education.
The meetings take place from 9:00 -11:00 am. See below for information on the next meeting.
Location: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) in northeast Minneapolis
Directions
Meeting Room: The session will be held in the larger of the two buildings that make up the MWMO facility. Go to the "downstairs" classroom, which is on the main level of the building
Parking: There is limited parking available in the MWMO parking lot. Overflow parking is available on neighborhood streets. Please do not park in neighboring lots. Phone: 612-465-8780
- Meeting Minutes: Click here to go to the WaterShed Partners meetings archive
Next Meeting
Please attend the upcoming meeting of the Watershed Partners on September 12th, 9-11am at MWMO.
Featured presentation: Clean Streets, Clean Water: Key findings & recommendations from a focus group-based evaluation of the Neighborhood Cleanup Toolkit
Emma Ramsbottom of LUNE, llc will present an overview of the evaluation methods, process and key findings from two focus groups with Clean Streets, Clean Water Toolkit users and non-users, and a set of recommendations for the group's consideration. A Q&A session will follow, after which Emma will lead the group in a guided discussion about their plans to use the Toolkit resource moving forward. See the agenda.
Hope to see you there!
Future Meetings
SAVE-THE-DATE! Come to the Metro Watershed Partners annual roundtable meeting on November 14th, at Hamline University, Klas Center, 3rd floor, 8:30-11:30 am. It will include a presentation on the Spring 2019 launch of the metro-wide Adopt-a-Drain program.