Freshwater Society by Mary Salisbury This year, Freshwater’s connection to the Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon mulitplied. Not only was Freshwater lucky enough to again receive proceeds from the May 9th race, but … Read more
by Deirdre Coleman We are now accepting applications for the next class of Master Water Stewards! Since Freshwater launched the Master Water Stewards program in 2013, 250 Stewards have gone … Read more
by Kristen Meyer Freshwater will soon pilot a new opportunity in volunteer education: Water Conservation Advisor training. This volunteer certification program, developed in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, offers continuing … Read more
by Steve Woods, executive director To quote Steve Morse of Minnesota Environmental Partnership, “It was short, intense and accomplished little.” The session ended in mid-May. There seems to be no … Read more
by Steve Woods, executive director This is our first chance to relate what went on this past legislative session. As you can tell from the title above, the story (see … Read more
Now that spring has finally arrived (knock on wood), is it safe to talk about what just happened and what it means for our water future in the upper Midwest? … Read more
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
