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  Dick Gray, founder of the Freshwater Society,has written the Passwords column since 1968. The columns are based on Gray’s belief that we must use our vast knowledge to work … Read more

  Fred Kirschenmann, a national leader in the organic food and farming movement, will deliver the next free public lecture sponsored by the Freshwater Society and the University of Minnesota … Read more

Asian carp. The future of U.S. and world agriculture. A Gene Merriam column on conservation and crop insurance. Two new books on lakes. Don’t miss the latest issue of “Facets … Read more

Life is not easy for city council members, planning commissions and citizen advisory committees in local communities.  They must consider all of their community’s needs and competing priorities — financial, … Read more

It’s barely spring in Minnesota and your car may still be crusted with road salt.  Leaves, grass clippings and sand increasingly are visible in the streets and along curbsides. Before … Read more

Would it worry you if you knew that traces of chemicals – an insect repellant, an agricultural pesticide, an anti-bacterial hand cleaner – were routinely being found in your tap … Read more

More than 200 high school students soon will be participating in the 2011 Water is Life Art Contest regional competitions. The Freshwater Society collaborates with Minnesota’s eight Service Cooperatives to … Read more

Anglers and other boaters visiting some of Minnesota’s most popular lakes this summer may encounter a lot more – and a lot more aggressive – inspections of their boats for … Read more

Agricultural pollution, a party celebrating ice – or the disappearance of ice – and contaminants that increasingly are being found in Minnesota’s ground and surface water. Read about these issues … Read more

There was a time in this country when our big rivers were open sewers and smokestacks poured pollution into the air. Over the last 40 years, we have made significant … Read more