About Mary
Mary is Freshwater’s Development Officer who has the privilege of working with our valued members, donors, and supporters. She is passionate about the power of philanthropy to make important changes … Read more
Freshwater Society
Countless ways to give
Did you know there are a host of ways you can make a charitable gift to Freshwater to support the health of our lakes, streams, wetlands, watersheds and drinking water? … Read more
Announcing special donor recognition coming this summer
Did you know that between 70% and 80% of giving to charities comes from individuals? Freshwater’s annual operating budget of $1.3 million powers our programs for clean and reliable water. … Read more
Propel Us Forward Fund raises $10,000 for programs to protect water
This spring we launched a special fundraising campaign in honor of the impact made by outgoing executive director Steve Woods and our incoming leader John Linc Stine. Thanks to the … Read more
May 4 Gala: what a difference for water
What a wonderful evening it was! Thank you so much to everyone who supported our work for water through our 2019 Ice Out, Loon In gala. We’re delighted to report … Read more
Special memorial gift given to Freshwater
Heartfelt thanks to Andrew Heiskary and his children Darlene and Steven for their thoughtful gift to Freshwater in honor of Andrew’s life and passion for Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, and clean … Read more
Freshwater joins with Master Naturalists
Despite the wild, wet spring weather, the mood was buoyant at the Master Naturalist conference in Willmar where Carrie Jennings, Freshwater’s research and policy director, gave the keynote presentation and … Read more
Making headway*
My friend Todd, the barge pilot, says he’s been laid off for over six months. Freeze-up was late on Lake Pepin where he lives and the ice-off time was pretty … Read more
Students win CAM Outstanding Research Award
Three students who partnered with Freshwater Society on a project last summer won an Outstanding Research Award. The students, who are studying Applied Mathematics at St. Thomas, got an in-depth … Read more
Freshwater supports clean water legislation
The legislative session is humming along. A great number of bills were introduced and many that had companions in the House and Senate have been rolled into the big omnibus … Read more