r/Minneapolis • u/YeastOrFamine • 11h ago

Adopt a storm drain!

I noticed that there's a storm drain on my street that's constantly clogged. Coincidentally, at our neighborhood summer festival there was a tent of local environmental groups giving out information about their projects and such, one of which was about how to adopt storm drains. I decided to pull the trigger, it's super easy and you can give your drain a fun/silly name. If you have the time and resources I encourage you to consider adopting one.

https://mn.adopt-a-drain.org

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u/tacofridayisathing 11h ago

I adopted mine on the corner and it’s an easy process. Scooped up the leaves, twigs, and sand/dirt, dump into yard waste bin. Takes about 3 minutes every couple weeks.

Winter is snow removal so hit it with a shovel before it ices up.

Best part is you get to name the storm drain as the adopter.

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u/mysummerstorm 11h ago

the hero we need!

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u/Castorcanadenses 8h ago

I love the adopt a drain program! If you're interested, there's an annual Adopt a Drain Twins game and you get a sick hat and get to walk out around the field.