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On September 12, more than 40 people gathered at the Spring Brook Stables barn outside of Northfield for a field day sponsored by FarmWise. This partnership between the Freshwater Society … Read more

On August 29th, leaders from around Prior and Spring Lakes gathered at Captain Jack’s on Upper Prior Lake for the third annual Boat Tour organized by the Freshwater Society in … Read more

Six years ago this past spring, Bruce Bomier, then a member of the Freshwater Society Board, approached me about taking on a leadership role in the Society. I have been … Read more

  Are you going to the State Fair? If you’re a real Minnesota, if you like malts from the dairy building and fried things on sticks, you will be there. … Read more

Mariel Kieval recently joined the Freshwater Society as an intern research assistant.  She is working in the development and fundraising departments at the Society. We asked Mariel to tell us … Read more

In Freshwater’s July 2013 newsletter, Executive Director Joan Nephew reminisced about her early exposure to the wonders of a river in summertime. Then she asked readers of the newsletter to … Read more

Are you going to the State Fair? If you’re a real Minnesota, if you like malts from the dairy building and fried things on sticks, you will be there. And, … Read more

Duane Chapman, a research biologist who is a national leader in efforts to study, control and prevent the spread of Asian carp, will deliver a free, public lecture in St. … Read more

The Freshwater Society is seeking a new leader to replace Gene Merriam, who will retire by the end of this year, and Joan Nephew, who will begin a phased retirement … Read more

Rosie Hesla, a 20-year-old St. Catherine University student, is spending part of her summer working as an intern in the Master Water Steward program. The new initiative, modeled after the … Read more