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
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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
Mariel Kieval intern interview
Mariel Kieval recently joined the Freshwater Society as an intern research assistant. She is working in the development and fundraising departments at the Society. We asked Mariel to tell us … Read more
Iowa acts on ag pollution
Iowans – some Iowans, anyway – are taking very seriously the water pollution caused by many modern farming practices. The Iowa Board of Regents this month approved creation of an … Read more
Tell us your water stories
In Freshwater’s July 2013 newsletter, Executive Director Joan Nephew reminisced about her early exposure to the wonders of a river in summertime. Then she asked readers of the newsletter to … Read more
Fracking linked to arsenic
Read a Pro Publica interview, published in MINNPOST, about researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington who tested water in wells near natural gas fracking sites in Texas. They … Read more
Freshwater at the State 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. And, … Read more
A shallow lakes workshop
What: The Nature of Lakes—A Shallow Perspective When: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 7 to 8 p.m. Where: St. Louis Park Public Library, 3240 Library Lane St. Louis Park For: All interested … Read more