Design, engineer, & construct rehabilitation projects associated with existing trails, bridges, habitat enhancement, stormwater management and water quality infrastructure, and signage. Exact project extents and tasks will be refined during project scoping and included in the project's grant agreement.
Rehabilitation of Kenilworth Channel within the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park to address failing walls and shorelines. Work will include design, engineering, and construction of earthwork, walls, natural habitat restoration, and landscaping.
Rehabilitate Minnehaha Regional Park Pavilion to upgrade public spaces including restrooms, open seating areas, plaza spaces, stairs, ramps, and landscaping. Work will include design, engineering, architecture, and construction
Hennepin County will implement prioritized projects from the Rush Creek Subwatershed Assessment, including closing about 200 open tile intakes on the farms of 11 landowners, establishing 6 grassed waterways, two exclusion fence systems, and two contour farming conversions. These projects will significantly reduce bacteria loads upstream of Elm Creek Park Reserve where the creek serves as a learning laboratory for more the 2,500 students each year. In addion, these projects will reduce sediment by 616 tons per year and phosphorus by 478 pounds per year.
