Bulletin Board
Announcements
2010 ACEC-MN Grand Award:
Arlington-Pascal Stormwater Improvement Projects
A great start to 2010!
EOR has been recognized by the Minnesota chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for their Arlington-Pascal Stormwater Improvement projects which involved a series of best management practice (BMP) engineering facilities throughout the Como neighborhood in St. Paul, MN. These projects have helped reduced neighborhood flooding, as well as improve the water quality of Como Lake.
EOR + Biotic Impairments / Biotic TMDLs
Fall 2009
New contributions from EOR's TMDL group include the guidance for Red River Basin biotic impairment assessments and the recent EPA-approved Hardwood Creek Impaired Biota (Fish) and Low DO TMDL, one of the first biotic TMDLs in Minnesota. The group is currently completing another biotic TMDL for Brown's Creek, as well as many other conventional TMDL studies.
EOR's New Dive Team
Summer 2009
EOR's Dive Team was busy conducting mussel species surveys on the Swan River this summer - learn more about EORs mussel surveying, relocation, and monitoring programs.
EOR Part of Research Team Addressing Climate Change
Spring 2009
Camilla Correll has been awarded a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) as part of a research team that will examine the potential effects of climate change through the adaptation of shoreline best management practices (BMPs).
City Council Adopts Burnsville's Sustainability Plan
Early Spring 2009
EOR worked with the City of Burnsville and led a large team of experts and stakeholders in the drafting of the first Sustainability Plan to be adopted by a municipality in Minnesota.
2008 MAWD Project of the Year
Winter 2008
EOR's extensive Como-7 Subwatershed Capital Improvement Project, completed for the Capitol Region Waterhsed District, has been awarded the Minnesota Association of Watershed District's (MAWD) 2008 Project of the Year.
St. Paul Riverfront projects nearing completion
Summer/Fall 2008
EOR has been very active on many key projects in the St. Paul Riverfront Area and is proud to contribute to the City of St. Paul's effort in reclaiming and revitalizing its historic riverfront along one of America's most enduring rivers - the mighty Mississippi.
Construction complete on Poplar River's 'Mega Slump'
Summer 2008
In addition to assisting the Poplar River stream restoration in Lutsen MN, EOR is also stabilizing one of the contributing factors that led to the stream's deterioration: a steep and severely eroded red clay bank that has infamously come to be known in Minnesota's Arrowhead region as the
'Mega Slump' project.
Current Exhibit: Ingrid Restemayer
Artists featured continually throughout the year
'ART at EOR' features the work of local artists who draw inspiration from the world around them, causing us to view our humanity and our world in new and different ways.