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Ikes-Freshwater set March 12 watershed workshop

February 25, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Learn about how watershed districts in Minnesota are governed and what they do. And, most important, learn how citizens can work through local watershed organizations to improve water quality in the lakes, rivers and streams around them.

On Saturday, March 12, the Izaak Walton League and the Freshwater Society will sponsor a workshop titled “Managing Water on the Land from a Watershed Perspective.”

For more information, an agenda and registration details, go to the web site of the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League.

Craig A. Cox lectures on farm policy and farm pollution

February 25, 2011 by Freshwater Society


Craig A. Cox

What are some farmers doing, things that many more could do, to prevent soil erosion and water pollution? What are some the trends in agriculture — rapidly rising commodity prices, soaring land prices and cash rent payments to non-farmer land owners, a huge demand for corn for ethanol production — that threaten to increase pollution and erosion? And how should the federal Farm Bill be rewritten to encourage and reward conservation?

About 200 people turned out Feb. 24 to hear Craig A. Cox of the Environmental Working Group address those questions in a lecture at the University of Minnesota.

View video of the lecture, or listen to an audio-only version. Or download a PDF of slides from his presentation.

The lecture, titled “Taking the Pollution out of Agricultural Production,” was sponsored by the Freshwater Society and the university’s College of Biological Sciences.

Sulfide mining lecture tonight, Feb. 22

February 22, 2011 by Freshwater Society

The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness will present a film on the current controversy over proposals for copper and nickel mining in Northeastern Minnesoto at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. … Read more

EPA criticized; moose decline continues

February 21, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Each week, the Freshwater Society 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 … Read more

Studies predict water shortfall in Southwest

February 14, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Ag runoff, phenology and invasives

February 7, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Water and the environment: Week of Jan. 31

January 31, 2011 by Freshwater Society

'Taking the Pollution out of Agricultural Production'

January 27, 2011 by Freshwater Society


Craig A. Cox

Agricultural runoff – fertilizers and pesticides from cultivated fields, manure from pastures and feedlots, sediment washed away by erosion – pollutes many U.S. lakes and rivers. Craig A. Cox of the Environmental Working Group will talk about the agricultural pollution problem and some strategies for reducing it in a free public lecture on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the University of Minnesota.

Cox’s lecture, titled “Taking the Pollution out of Agricultural Production,” is sponsored by the Freshwater Society and the university’s College of Biological Sciences. It is part of the Moos Family Speaker Series on Water Resources.

The lecture will be at 7 p.m. in the Student Center theater on the university’s St. Paul campus. Seating is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Water and the environment: Week of Jan. 23

January 25, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Ice Out/Loon In Party

January 21, 2011 by Freshwater Society

The Freshwater Society is proud to announce its first annual Ice Out/Loon In Party scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at the Bayview Events Center, 687 … Read more