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Nitrogen; invasive species; water infrastructure
The Freshwater Society blog 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 to … Read more
Conservation wins one in Senate's Farm Bill
The Freshwater Society blog 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 to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of June 24
Environmentalists won a victory in the U.S. Senate when Senators approved a Farm Bill that would require farmers to comply with some minimum conservation requirements to be eligible for subsidized … Read more
House bill threatens BWCA protections
The Freshwater Society blog 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 to … Read more
Minnesota conservation reserve acres are declining
More than 100,000 acres of environmentally sensitive Minnesota farm land are likely to be removed this fall from the federal Conservation Reserve Program that pays farmers to idle land for … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of June 3, 2012
The Minnesota Ag Department has named a 15-member committee to help Commissioner Dave Frederickson develop conservation and anti-pollution standards for the new Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. Oklahoma has … Read more
White Bear Lake levels and a Freshwater app
The Freshwater Society blog 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 to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of May 27, 2012
First the good news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 3.9 million acres of farmland for the Conservation Reserve Program. Now the bad: More than 6 million acres will … Read more
Conservation Reserve acres to drop
The Freshwater Society blog 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 to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of May 20, 2012
Flowering maple vines observed and reported by a citizen-scientist in Portland, Ore., were the one-millionth posting to the USA National Phenology Network. Some peregrine chicks in downtown St. Paul are … Read more