2009 art contest semi-finalists chosen

Semifinalists from Minnesota’s Northeast Region, Southwest/West Central Region and Central Minnesota’s Resource Training and Solutions Region (St. Cloud)  have been chosen. Read more .  Check back for regional updates.

Manure taints groundwater

The latest in a series of New York Times investigations of water pollution looks at the illnesses a number of Wisconsin families experienced when manure from dairy farms contaminated their … Read more

Soybeans, a river on fire and zebra mussels

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts links to some of the best regional, national and international coverage of water and the environment. Follow the links to the publications where the … Read more

Pollution concerns, frog calls and smuggled dish soap

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to … Read more

Volunteers monitor Minnesota's waters

(This  article was published in the March, 2009, Facets of Freshwater, the Freshwater Society’s newsletter. The newsletter is available at www.freshwater.org.) Last year, on about 1,500 lakes across Minnesota, volunteers leaned … Read more