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Tending our shared waters
by Shanai Matteson, Water Bar Freshwater and Water Bar & Public Studio have received an Action Grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to develop and pilot a new public … Read more
Volunteer to protect our water
by Connie Lanphear, communications and program manager Standing in front a classroom full of second-graders at Linwood Elementary School in St. Paul, Peggy Thomas led them through the story of … Read more
Freshwater celebrates 50th Anniversary
by Mary Salisbury, development officer We want you to help us celebrate! This year marks Freshwater’s fiftieth anniversary. In 1968, a local businessman and visionary group of individuals and institutions … Read more
On long-term experiments and tools of first resort
by Steve Woods, executive director I’ve written and spoken repeatedly over the last year about how the 35-year “experiment” known as the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act of 1982 has … Read more
Proud to announce: accepted to MEF
by Mary Salisbury Freshwater is pleased to announce we’ve been accepted as a new Associate Member of the Minnesota Environmental Fund (MEF). MEF is like a United Way for the … Read more
Running for water at Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon
by Mary Salisbury This year, Freshwater’s connection to the Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon mulitplied. Not only was Freshwater lucky enough to again receive proceeds from the May 9th race, but … Read more
Join your neighbors to protect your water
by Deirdre Coleman We are now accepting applications for the next class of Master Water Stewards! Since Freshwater launched the Master Water Stewards program in 2013, 250 Stewards have gone … Read more
Water Conservation Advisor pilot program
by Kristen Meyer Freshwater will soon pilot a new opportunity in volunteer education: Water Conservation Advisor training. This volunteer certification program, developed in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, offers continuing … Read more
Awful lot going right. Lot of awful attempted.
by Steve Woods, executive director This is our first chance to relate what went on this past legislative session. As you can tell from the title above, the story (see … Read more
Freshwater to release groundwater report, third in series
by Carrie Jennings, research and policy director Implications for Agriculture and Opportunities for Change is the third and final report in Freshwater’s The Water Underground series that focuses on Minnesota’s groundwater future. In … Read more
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