World Water Day 2021
March 22 is the day to acknowledge globally that water is essential for our health – people and everything that lives on Planet Earth. Water is finite and flows through … Read more
Freshwater Society
Several Streams of Water Policy
The Freshwater legislative focus is on two major water issues, one surface water and one groundwater, and one funding issue, that Legacy Funds are spent in accordance with the Clean … Read more
Groundwater Governance in the Great Lakes Region
Freshwater launched a year-long project funded by the Joyce Foundation with an all-team, virtual meeting during the first week of March. The team is also growing! Workgroups are being built … Read more
Does anyone balance their checkbook anymore?
In an age of online and digital banking and financial services, it might be hard to find someone who balances their checkbook. We all need to know our balance, but … Read more
Members Make a Difference: Looking Back over 2020
Last year, our community experienced extreme hardship: lost loved ones, lost jobs, and serious health threats to ourselves and our families. But through it all, Freshwater members continued to show … Read more
Meet Board Member Renée Willette of US Water Alliance
Freshwater gained a major asset last year when Renée Willette joined our Board. We are excited to tap into her years of experience with national leadership for water. While a … Read more
Groundwater Governance in the Great Lakes Region: A Comparative Study with Engagement
Freshwater will lead a one-year project “Groundwater Governance in the Great Lakes Region: A Comparative Study with Engagement” funded by Chicago-based Joyce Foundation A team of researchers and facilitators from … Read more
Freshwater Supports Governor Walz’s Budget Recommendations for Clean Water Fund
St. Paul, MN. Earlier today, Governor Walz released his budget for legislative consideration, in which he followed the recommendations of the Clean Water Council for how to appropriate funding from … Read more
Leaving 2020 behind!
Are you looking forward to 2021? I’m sure most of us cannot wait to put 2020 behind us – it has been a challenging year to say the least – … Read more
Meet Sustaining Donor Hahn Chang
“While there are so many organizations who are doing amazing work at the front-lines of combating COVID-19, I wanted to make sure not to forget amazing organizations like Freshwater … Read more