News Archive
November 23, 2023RPBCWD will be operating an aeration system on Rice Marsh Lake from December 1, 2023 until May 1st, 2024 that will result in open water. Anyone on the…
November 8, 2023RPBCWD has 2 opportunities to get your feet wet in the new year. Applications are now open for Minnesota Water Stewards and the RPBCWD Citizen…
September 29, 2023This October, get out and explore some of our favorite spots in the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District with the new RPBCWD Passport…
August 1, 2023RPBCWD staff discovered four adult zebra mussels in Lake Ann on July 12, 2023. They were found attached to a tree branch in shallow water near the…
January 5, 2023We want to see your best photographs that feature our lakes, streams, parks, wildlife, plants, recreation, or anything else outdoors that inspires…
November 15, 2022Are you passionate about clean water? Would you like to join an active community of volunteers and environmental stewards? If you live or work in the…
November 7, 2022Join nearly 500 Minnesotans in protecting local lakes and rivers by becoming a Minnesota Water Steward! As a trained and certified Minnesota Water…
July 18, 2022Hennepin County has appointed Minnetonka resident Tom Duevel to fill a vacancy on the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District Board of…
July 8, 2022This report has been completed as part of a contract between the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) and the St. Anthony Falls…
June 14, 2022The Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District has appointed Terry Jeffery as the organization’s permanent District Administrator. Jeffery, who…
May 9, 2022Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with a mission to preserve and…
May 3, 2022This spring/summer, we will be conducting a study to survey the health of wetlands within the District in Minnetonka, Shorewood and Deephaven. You may…
April 29, 2022The five-member Board of Managers governs the work of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, and is made up of 4 representatives…
April 26, 2022The 2021 Annual Report, Water Resources Report, and Lake Fact Sheets are now available! Catch up with the state of the watershed district in 2021.
March 31, 2022Learn more about shallow lakes and their functions and values with Joe Bischoff, a Senior Aquatic Ecologist and Certified Lake Manger with Barr…