Don't miss our Oct. 8 lecture on Asian carp
Duane Chapman, a research biologist who is a national leader in efforts to study, control and prevent the spread of Asian carp, will deliver a free, public lecture in St. … Read more
Freshwater Society
Freshwater seeks new leader
The Freshwater Society is seeking a new leader to replace Gene Merriam, who will retire by the end of this year, and Joan Nephew, who will begin a phased retirement … Read more
Decades of irrigation depleting High Plains aquifer
Irrigation, which transformed agriculture in Kansas into a much more profitable industry decades ago, now is starting to exhaust the groundwater that fed the change. Read, or listen to, a … Read more
Nitrogen flush headed for Gulf
Last summer’s drought in the big parts of the Midwest stunted crops and left lots of nitrogen fertilizer – much of which normally would have been taken up by plants … Read more
Poll backs closing locks
Sixty-three percent of Minnesota voters are concerned about Asian carp spreading into state rivers and lakes, according to a new public opinion poll commissioned by a coalition of groups fighting … Read more
Mercury taints wildlife refuge
Water in the restored wetlands of the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge near Crookston, Minn., has extraordinarily high levels of toxic methylmercury, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey research … Read more
Rosie Hesla
Rosie Hesla, a 20-year-old St. Catherine University student, is spending part of her summer working as an intern in the Master Water Steward program. The new initiative, modeled after the … Read more
Summer Water Conservation
Conserve Water during the Summer Heat! Watering early in the morning is the best time to reduce evaporation. Remember less is more- More harm is caused to our plants and … Read more
Social Media
When you log on to your Facebook page every morning, do you often find yourself interested and pleased by an odd and insightful posting in your news feed? Maybe it’s … Read more
Plastic pollutes Great Lakes
Millions of tiny plastic particles – some so small they only can be viewed through a microscope – have been found floating in the Great Lakes. Some are suspected of … Read more