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Gene Merriam: Support water fee increase
Read Freshwater Society President Gene Merriam’s op-ed in the April 26 Pioneer Press. In it, he urges Minnesota state Senators to support House-passed legislation that would raise state water fees … Read more
USGS report on White Bear Lake now available
A final report on the first phase of U.S. Geological Survey research on White Bear Lake is now available. The report echoes earlier preliminary findings that groundwater pumping around the … Read more
Groundwater report focuses on sustainability
In 2008, the Freshwater Society issued a report — Water Is Life: Protecting A Critical Resource For Future Generations — that described a lack of consensus among groundwater professionals on … Read more
Research finds little bighead or silver carp DNA
New analyses for Asian carp DNA in water samples from the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers showed little evidence of bighead and silver carp, researchers announced in a report released … Read more
Groundwater forum set April 4
Attend a free, public forum on groundwater Thursday, April 4, at Centennial College in White Bear Lake. The event is the first in a series of informational sessions – titled … Read more
EPA: Many U.S. streams badly polluted
More than half the streams and rivers in the United States are in poor condition for aquatic life, the Environmental Protection Agency announced this week. Major findings of the a … Read more
Take time to read Pioneer Press groundwater articles
The Pioneer Press this week published a fine series of articles on Minnesota’s groundwater. Read reporter John Brewer’s lead article on the sustainability issue. Read a column by outdoor writer … Read more
Lectures on ag and environment set April 18
Two lectures examining agriculture and the environment will be presented Thursday, April 18, by the University of Minnesota’s Department of Soil, Water and Climate. The lectures – free and open … Read more
Attend the March 15 Environmental Congress
Tell Gov. Mark Dayton and top officials of Minnesota’s state agencies what you think should be done to preserve and protect the state’s forests and fields and its lakes, rivers … Read more
Don Rosenberry lecture is canceled
The “sequestration” cuts in the federal budget have claimed a casualty in the lecture series that the Freshwater Society and the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences sponsor. We … Read more