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2007 Golden Bloom Award
What's NEW at the Capitol Region Watershed District? 
Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) received a 2007 Golden Bloom Award for the beautiful raingarden at Frankson and McKinley Streets in St. Paul. The City of St. Paul and the St. Paul Garden Club presented the 3rd annual awards on January 28th at Como Park Conservatory. One of 95 nominations, and built in cooperation with St. Paul Public Works Department, the Frankson-McKinley garden won in the Environmental category which recognizes gardens that reduce negative environmental impacts. CRWD staff and Board Managers Mike Thienes and Marylyn Deneen were on hand to accept the award. John Thomas, a CRWD Stewardship Grant recipient, received a Good Gardener award for the raingarden at his home in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood.
Board Managers Mike Thienes and Marylyn Deneen were on hand to accept the award for CRWD.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the City Council presented the Capitol Region Watershed District with its first round of environmental stewardship awards for cooperative conservation efforts to fund and construct stormwater facilities as part of the Arlington Pascal Stormwater Improvement Project in a subwatershed near Como Lake.
Capitol Region receives recognition for the development of its Watershed District Rules
Capitol Region Watershed District wins Sustainable St. Paul Award?
Receiving the award is District Administrator Mark Doneux, Bob Fossum, Manager Bob Piram, John Mason, Shirley Reider co-chair of the Citizen's Advisory Committee and Sarah Roley.
Program of the Year Award
Mayor Chris Coleman, CRWD Manager Bob Piram, CouncilMember Jay Benanav, CRWD Manager Marylyn Deneen, CRWD Administrator Mark Doneux, CRWD Manager Seitu Jones, Bob Fossum, CRWD Manager Joe Collins
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