HomeMy WebLinkAboutNov. 20 - Water Steward
City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Krystal Caron, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0347 • kcaron@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Accepting Applications
for Master Water Stewards
Edina, Minn., Nov. 20, 2014 – The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the Freshwater Society is
accepting applications for the 2015 class of volunteers for their Master Water Stewards program. The
program works to inspire and educate citizen volunteers to organize and build projects to keep storm water
and the pollutants carried by storm water from flowing into lakes and streams. Small storm water projects
can help reduce the kind of flooding seen in June when too much water ran off pavements, roofs and other
hard surfaces.
“We have two or three master water stewards in Edina already and they have been really active, engaged and
helpful. We are hoping to have more master water stewards in the community to help educate residents and
communicate storm water issues on some of our projects,” explained City of Edina Water Resources
Coordinator Laura Adler.
This program is open to anyone who lives in the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Residents can find out
whether they live in the district at www.minnehahacreek.org. Individuals accepted into the program will
receive extensive training on how to protect the lakes and streams from pollution.
“There is so much information, but they make it fun,” explained LouAnn Waddick, who is a member of the
Energy & Environment Commission and will finalize her Master Water Stewardship certification in December.
“[The program is full of] wonderful people who are interested in being water stewards -- young and old. It’s
great to know so many people care about the environment and are interested in the program.”
Two information sessions are scheduled in December for interested individuals to attend. Both will be held at
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Community Room, 15320 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka,
Minnesota.
6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 4
6:30-7:40 p.m. Dec. 16
“The watershed [told] us many small efforts make a big difference and I think that’s a really important thing,”
said Waddick. “It really does make a difference. People can do quite a few pretty easy things to begin with.”
In 2015, the program is available at no charge to participants. This is the final year of the three-year pilot
phase and the last year free training will be available.
For more information on becoming a Master Water Steward, visit www.masterwaterstewards.org and make
plans to attend an informational session. The deadline to apply to the program is Dec. 20.
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