Freshwater Society by Mary Salisbury, development officer The McKnight Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. They’ve been a long-time grantor to Freshwater, investing in … Read more
by Connie Lanphear, communications and program manager The calendars you know and love are ready to ship! Get yourself a copy and buy some extra copies to give away. This … Read more
by Shanai Matteson, Water Bar Freshwater and Water Bar & Public Studio have received an Action Grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to develop and pilot a new public … Read more
by Connie Lanphear, communications and program manager Standing in front a classroom full of second-graders at Linwood Elementary School in St. Paul, Peggy Thomas led them through the story of … Read more
by Mary Salisbury, development officer We want you to help us celebrate! This year marks Freshwater’s fiftieth anniversary. In 1968, a local businessman and visionary group of individuals and institutions … Read more
I’ve been thinking about ways to bridge the communication gap between science and public policy. I recently attended the Water Pavilion in San Francisco. It was an affiliate event of … Read more
by Steve Woods, executive director I’ve written and spoken repeatedly over the last year about how the 35-year “experiment” known as the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act of 1982 has … Read more
We’ve posted several articles and opinions on the long slow story that was and continues to be Flint Michigan’s infamous water failure. Just out is an Environmental Protection Agency review … Read more
Those April blizzards are a distant memory after spring whiplashed us into full-on summer in record time. The prairie we are restoring on our farm went from winter drab to … Read more
by Mary Salisbury Freshwater is pleased to announce we’ve been accepted as a new Associate Member of the Minnesota Environmental Fund (MEF). MEF is like a United Way for the … Read more
