Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

The Minnehaha Creek Preserve project features new pedestrian bridges, over a mile of new trail, and a boardwalk around a restored stretch of Minnehaha Creek between Meadowbrook Avenue and Louisiana Avenue in St. Louis Park. The restoration returned natural sinuosity and cross-sectional area to the previously straightened stream, restoring geomorphic and sediment transport function in the creek. The project also integrates stormwater management best practices to treat polluted stormwater and slow runoff rates from the surrounding area, creates fish and wildlife habitat, and connects the creek to its historic wetlands