A Practice in Listening
Immerse yourself in the sounds of Nine Mile Creek watershed's ecosystem...
...with a community member's reflections on his relationship to it.
reflections from Erica Sniegowski, Minnesota's Nine Mile Creek Watershed Scientist and Program Director
Human systems affect ecosystems
Salt, dog poop, litter, yard debris, and other human generated pollutants flow into storm drains contaminating water with bacteria and toxic levels of chlorine, phosphorus and nitrogen.
This leads to algae blooms and diminished water and ecosystem health.
Water flowing through storm drains travels directly to local bodies of water.
Algae Blooms Sonified
Listen for changing speeds, frequencies, and clarity in sound as each year progresses to the next, all driven by this reported Algae Bloom data.
Musical patterns and green spheres derived from
the number of Algae Blooms reported across
Minnesota each year since 2010.
Data Source: EWG
Musical patterns, line, and spherical animations are derived from
the number of Algae Blooms reported across
the United States each year from 2010-2019.
Data Source: EWG
Connectivity necessitates stewardship.
Listen to your community's impact
Since 2017,
508 individuals have joined the Adopt-A-Drain program in Nine Mile Creek's watershed
sweeping and cleaning 927drains
collecting 29,946.6 lbs of debris
Join your community in protecting the health of our watersheds.
Notes in this musical scale move up based on the number of Adopt-A-Drain's total participants, drains adopted, and lbs of debris collected each month from the Nine Mile Creek Watershed since 2017.
Sound Key
Growing total of paritcipants
Growing total of
drains adopted
Growing total of
debris collected