Freshwater Society by Connie Lanphear, communications manager Minnesotans love to talk weather and it’s a topic of conversation in classrooms as well. Freshwater provides Weatherguide calendars to facilitate science-based classroom learning through … Read more
by Connie Lanphear, communications manager This year’s Road Salt Symposium drew a record crowd of more than 300 on February 8. Participants learned about the latest innovations in road salt … Read more
by Carrie Jennings, research and policy director Implications for Agriculture and Opportunities for Change is the third and final report in Freshwater’s The Water Underground series that focuses on Minnesota’s groundwater future. In … Read more
by Steve Woods, executive director Sixteen interest groups you wouldn’t think had a lot in common got together 14 years ago to work on something they DID all … Read more
Even after the winter’s snow has melted, our lakes and streams will not forget what we have done to move about at summer speeds during the winter months. Salt we … Read more
A friend and I took a long walk through Nerstrand Big Woods State Park on the last balmy weekend in December. The 2,884-acre forest straddles Prairie Creek, which is set … Read more
A Brazilian colleague of mine moved her family to my town for her sabbatical year. The big questions were predictable: where to take English classes; how to get the teenagers … Read more
The times they are a’changing, and sometimes that means improved communications. We are moving away from using an RSS feed to share our blog, in favor of a simpler, more … Read more
It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, and a week since the rains stopped. All told, more than 50 inches of rain fell in Houston … Read more
Nitrogen is a critical input for agricultural productivity and a potent pollutant in the water environment. Significant private investment is made in the former, but significant state investment is required … Read more
