Freshwater Society

Jerry and Mary Jo Bailey are co-conspirators of sorts. They are in the process of doing their part in a national, if not a world-wide, green Dick Gray, founder of … Read more

Supplement, not substitute. Gene Merriam Those are words we will hear often as Minnesota lawmakers and the new governor work to solve a two-year $6.2 billion budget deficit. The words … Read more

Ten years ago, the Freshwater Society invited environmental organizations, companies that produce winter road de-icing salts and Anti-icing products reduce chances ice will form chemicals, scientists, policy-makers and transportation workers … Read more

When a group of Como neighborhood residents in St. Paul decided in the summer of 2009 to get together to talk about Como Lake’s algae problem, they had no idea … Read more

Deborah Swackhamer, co-director of the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center, talks about the Sustainability Framework she has helped draft for the state. Volunteers throughout the metro area are fighting … Read more

For a year, scores of people have met and discussed-sometimes argued about-what Minnesotans need to do over the next 25 years to ensure our lakes, rivers and groundwater are used … Read more