Read all about it — A new Freshwater newsletter
Check out an electronic version of our latest Facets of Freshwater newsletter. There are three ways you can read the newsletter: Download the 12-page PDF. Browse it a page at … Read more
Freshwater Society
Targeting conservation where it's needed most
Everything about any given part of a landscape affects how much water and water-borne pollution flow off the land and into nearby lakes and streams. Is the land hilly or … Read more
Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality: Citizens coming together to protect our lakes and streams
Early this year, Minnesota added over 500 lakes and stretches of river to its official list of impaired – read that “polluted” – waters, bringing the statewide total to over … Read more
From the desk of Gene Merriam
Gene Merriam Over the past few weeks, I have been reading some news articles that got me thinking about clean water, agriculture and the runoff from farms that too … Read more
June 25 lecture to focus on Clean Water Act's legacy
Overuse of groundwater. Pollution of Chesapeake Bay, Puget Sound and all the waters in between. Alligators deformed by birth defects linked to pesticides – and the possibility the same kinds … Read more
Groundwater pumping blamed in White Bear Lake drop
The Ramsey County Beach on the north side of White Bear Lake will be closed this summer for the fourth year in a row. Yellow signs dot the beach, proclaiming: … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of May 27, 2012
First the good news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 3.9 million acres of farmland for the Conservation Reserve Program. Now the bad: More than 6 million acres will … Read more
Conservation Reserve acres to drop
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
Water, science and the environment: Week of May 20, 2012
Flowering maple vines observed and reported by a citizen-scientist in Portland, Ore., were the one-millionth posting to the USA National Phenology Network. Some peregrine chicks in downtown St. Paul are … Read more
Religion, phenology and peregrines on video
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