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Our 80-square-mile boundary includes the Minnesota River Valley from the city of Carver, Minnesota, at the west, to the confluence with the Mississippi River near historic Fort Snelling and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport, at the east.
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Posted on Jun 26, 2025
The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board has adopted a bold new framework to guide our future. Drawing from the powerful address by our President, Joseph Barisonzi, at the 17th Minnesota River Congress, this approach recognizes what we've long known: Systemic problems require systemic solutions.
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