Freshwater Society
Citizen Boat Tour
On August 29th, leaders from around Prior and Spring Lakes gathered at Captain Jack’s on Upper Prior Lake for the third annual Boat Tour organized by the Freshwater Society in … Read more
A Message from Freshwater Society President Gene Merriam
Six years ago this past spring, Bruce Bomier, then a member of the Freshwater Society Board, approached me about taking on a leadership role in the Society. I have been … Read more
House Democrats back conservation compliance
Two of Minnesota’s members of Congress — Betty McCollum of St. Paul and Keith Ellison of Minneapolis — were among more than 100 House Democrats who signed a letter this … Read more
Huttner talk set Oct. 1 on Minnesota's changing climate
It’s not our imagination. The nature of our seasons is changing. Spring blooms arrive earlier on average. Summer is more humid with a documented increase in extreme localized flash flood events – and more … Read more
Ag-water quality book published
The Soil and Water Conservation Society has published a new book titled How to Build Better Agricultural Conservation Programs to Protect Water Quality: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture … Read more
Nitrate taints St. Peter groundwater
A Minnesota Public Radio report this week looked at the complicated – and costly – process the City of St. Peter uses to remove nitrate from city water. The nitrate … Read more
Climate imperils fish
Climate change and warming lakes and rivers will produce major changes in freshwater fish populations and their ranges, a new report warns. Download the 34-page report, “Swimming Upstream: Freshwater Fish … Read more
Meetings set on nitrogen fertilizer plan
The first of five “listening sessions,” hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to receive citizen comment on a new nitrogen fertilizer plan, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. … Read more
Freshwater at the Fair
Are you going to the State Fair? If you’re a real Minnesota, if you like malts from the dairy building and fried things on sticks, you will be there. … Read more