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Water, science and the environment: Week of June 3, 2012

June 4, 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

June 4, 2012

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

May 29, 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

May 29, 2012

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

May 21, 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

Religion, phenology and peregrines on video

May 21, 2012

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 13

May 14, 2012

Iowa’s lakes may offer a back-door route for Asian carp to enter Minnesota. Don’t miss a free showing Thursday, May 17, of a terrific documentary, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and … Read more

Iowa may offer carp a back door to Minnesota

May 14, 2012

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

Biodiversity, groundwater and crop insurance

May 7, 2012

Research affirms biodiversity’s value  Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, a new … Read more

Scott County's Credit River off 'impaired' list

April 30, 2012

Scott County’s Credit River gets cleaner  John Hensel, who oversees all of the metro area’s watersheds for the state of Minnesota, had brought a camera along to remember this by. On … Read more