State of the River report examines Mississippi
The Friends of the Mississippi and the National Park Service have produced an in-depth review of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area. The report, issued Thursday, Sept. 27, … Read more
Freshwater Society
Sept. 28 deadline for Clean Water comment
Don’t miss registering your comments on the Minnesota Clean Water Council’s recommendations for how the Legislature should divide up $185 million for water projects and programs over the next two … Read more
Falling rivers, disappearing prairies, Girl Scouts
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
It's a twofer: Oct. 4 lectures on nitrogen and Farm Bill
Put a big circle around Thursday, Oct. 4, on your calendar. Otto Doering, an agricultural economist from Purdue will present two important talks on that date at the University of … Read more
U of M research aims to clean fracking fluid
A team of scientists from the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences has received a $600,000 grant to study the use of bacteria to clean waste water from the … Read more
Water, science and the environment
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Freshwater blog named one of 50 best
We’re in good company. Seametrics Inc., a Seattle manufacturer of water measuring devices, has named the Freshwater Society’s blog to a list of the 50 best nonprofit, water-related blogs in … Read more
California's Salton Sea spawns fetid odor
What happens when you get too many nutrients and too little oxygen in a lake? Read a Los Angeles Times article about the “epic stink” from the Salton Sea that … Read more
Water, science and the environment
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
A q-and-a on 'difficult tradeoffs' of nitrogen pollution
Nitrogen makes up three-fourths of the air around us. It is an essential part of all the proteins in our bodies and in all living organisms. Food production – the … Read more