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
Students timing their showers and counting their loads of laundry. Volunteers fighting pollution of lakes and rivers by cleaning leaves from storm sewers. National experts delivering provocative lectures on water, … Read more
Do you want to have a say in the future of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and groundwater? Do you have an opinion on what pollution threats the waters face, and what … Read more
Welcome to 2010 – The Year of Water. This yearlong celebration of water that the Freshwater Society is beginning represents the very core of our mission: Educating and inspiring people … Read more
Robert Glennon, a University of Arizona professor of law and public policy, writes with authority, passion and — often — humor about the way Americans over-use and under-value water. Chapter … Read more
Robert Glennon, a University of Arizona professor of law and public policy, writes with authority, passion and — often — humor about the way Americans over-use and under-value water. Chapter … Read more
It all started when a gang of five tornadoes passed across the Lake Minnetonka area, west of Minneapolis, on May 5, 1965. The violent winds and rains sped to the … Read more
Last year, about 4,000 Twin Cities students climbed into Voyager canoes and set off down the Mississippi River. On about 70 occasions, groups of the youngsters paddled past downtown Minneapolis, … Read more
Will Steger remembers his own, very personal experience with global warming. It was March 1995. He was leading a six- person international team on a 2,500-mile dogsled journey from Russia … Read more
