Freshwater Society Many Minnesota farmers using groundwater to irrigate their crops have failed to apply for and receive permits that state law requires for high-capacity pumping, Minnesota Public Radio reported on Monday, … Read more
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has just published a new, and interesting, fact sheet on soil health and the water-retaining capacity of organic matter in the soil. … Read more
You can’t see groundwater when it is in the ground. But you can measure it. And, it turns out, you can even measure it from outer space. Don’t miss a … Read more
In a year with average rainfall, about 1 million tons of sediment – soil and organic matter such as algae and leaf fragments — floats down the Minnesota River. All … Read more
[fivecol_three] Dick Gray, a passionate and powerful advocate for protecting water who led the formation of the Freshwater Society, died Wednesday, March 5. He was 95 years old and remained … Read more
Sometimes we all get too busy to do all the reading we should. Here are a couple of pieces of important and thoughtful writing you may have missed: An interview … Read more
Julie Blackburn, an environmental consultant and former assistant director of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources joined the Freshwater Society Board in late 2013. We asked her to … Read more
In a new report to the Legislature, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spells out – in more explicit language than before – shortcomings in the way it permits and … Read more
What would it take for Minnesota officials to do a significantly better job of assuring our groundwater is used sustainably and protected for future generations? To do that, the Department … Read more
Minnesota Public Radio is in the midst of a time-to-time series of reports on groundwater sustainability in Minnesota. Check out the coverage on the station’s web site. The latest report … Read more
