Researchers call for preserving wolves on Isle Royale
If you’ve ever been to Isle Royale, if you ever have seen a moose in the wild, or a wolf in the wild, you should read a May 8 New … Read more
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Star Tribune editorial backs water fee increases
Read a May 7 Star Tribune Editorial urging the Minnesota Legislature to enact an increase in state water appropriation fees recommended by Gov. Mark Dayton and passed last month by … Read more
Minnesota issues drinking water report
One county and three cities have been honored by the Minnesota Health Department and Gov. Mark Dayton for their efforts to protect drinking water sources. Dayton and the Health Department … Read more
National Geographic looks at nitrogen paradox
Read a fine new National Geographic article on the paradox of nitrogen fertilizer: We can’t live without it, and it is polluting our water and air. “Nearly half the people … Read more
Workshop on Mt. Simon aquifer set May 22
City and county officials and water and land-use planners are invited to a half-day workshop on protecting a heavily used groundwater aquifer west and north of the Twin Cities. The … Read more
Gene Merriam: Support water fee increase
Read Freshwater Society President Gene Merriam’s op-ed in the April 26 Pioneer Press. In it, he urges Minnesota state Senators to support House-passed legislation that would raise state water fees … Read more
USGS report on White Bear Lake now available
A final report on the first phase of U.S. Geological Survey research on White Bear Lake is now available. The report echoes earlier preliminary findings that groundwater pumping around the … Read more
Groundwater report focuses on sustainability
In 2008, the Freshwater Society issued a report — Water Is Life: Protecting A Critical Resource For Future Generations — that described a lack of consensus among groundwater professionals on … Read more
Groundwater lecture re-scheduled June 6
A lot of people think groundwater aquifers are big underground lakes and that surface lakes and rivers get all their water from rain and snowmelt flowing across the land. In … Read more
Freshwater wins energy-conservation award
The Gray Freshwater Center, the Freshwater Society’s home in Excelsior, is one of two top winners in an energy-conservation competition that included buildings across the Twin Cities. In the competition … Read more