Metro Watershed Partners

Metro Watershed Partners is a coalition of more than seventy public, private and non-profit organizations in the Twin Cities metro area. Through collaborative engagement and outreach, the Metro Watershed Partners promote a public understanding that inspires people to act to protect water in their watershed. Since 1996, partners have cooperated through educational projects, networking, and resource sharing. 

The Metro Watershed Partners meet regularly on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 to 11 am.  At the meetings, members network, share information, and hear presentations on important topics of interest.  

• Location: Varies, we hold some meetings virtually on Zoom, and others in person at partner locations. 

• Contact: Sofie Wicklund (swicklund02@hamline.edu) 

Subcommittees meet every other month during the regular Watershed Partners meetings, with the exception of the CARE committee, which meets separately.

Digital Resources Library: 

Aim: working on compiling a robust digital resources library for partners to access high-quality content for communications and social media 

K-12 Resources: 

Aim: working on resource-sharing around K-12 programming and outreach, and bringing K-12 related topics to meetings

CARE (Culturally Aware and Relevant Engagement): 

Aim: working on infusing CARE practices into collaborative community engagement work around water stewardship through critical conversations and meeting topics

Chloride Engagement: 

Aim: working on hosting the Low Salt, No Salt MN campaign and providing resources and partnership around the annual Winter Salt Week program

The Metro Watershed Partners use mobilize.io as a listserv and platform for keeping members connected and informed between meetings.  Individual members can use it to announce programs and events, share information, and ask for advice. The listserv also has a calendar of events and links to resources.