Get Involved - Links

Ø  USGS Shingle Creek monitoring station showing real-time data about the amount of flow in Shingle Creek at Queen Avenue in Minneapolis.

Ø  US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Gauge just downstream of the 610 bridge showing real-time data on river stage.

Ø  The Friends of the Mississippi River Mississippi River Field Guide containing an interactive map describing areas of historical and current interest on the Mississippi River from Coon Rapids to Hastings.

Ø  The Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watersheds are located entirely within Hennepin County. The watersheds also work closely with the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services and the Hennepin Conservation District.

Ø  The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources helps local governments manage and conserve their water and soil resources.

Ø  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources aims to work with citizens to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life.

Ø  For information on water quality and building projects, visit the website of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Ø  Visit the website of the Three Rivers Park District, a natural resources-based park system located in the suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. With nearly 27,000 acres of park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities, their goal is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system.

Ø  Riversides Stewardship Alliance – Low Salt Diet:  Reducing Road Salts Use.

Ø  Duluth Streams – Low Salt Diet: Road Salt: Can we have safe roads and healthy streams?

Ø  Center for Transportation Studies – Low Salt Diet: Snow & Ice Control Handbook.