The Minnesota Department of Health has established the Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) program, funded by the Clean Water Fund. CEC is a proactive program to protect drinking … Read more
“Don’t walk out of here tonight and say ‘That was an interesting lecture,'” documentary film producer Hedrick Smith told a crowd of environmentalists on April 27 in St. Paul.
Instead, Smith urged his audience to “enlarge our perimeter, increase the size of our congregation” and convince friends and neighbors that America’s lakes and rivers still face significant pollution threats and that political pressure can get something done about the pollution.
Read about a Community Clean-up for Water Quality in White Bear Lake that collected 97 bags of leaves — organic debris that could have carried phosphorus into the lake and promoted the growth of unsightly and unhealthy algae. That is the lead article in the latest issue of “Facets of Freshwater,” the Freshwater Society’s newsletter. To download a PDF, click here. To read individual articles, click on the links below.
Across the United States, several thousand people this spring are going out into their yards and gardens and the woods and wetlands around their homes and making regular, detailed observations … Read more
There are lots of programs that invite citizen volunteers to monitor the quality of Minnesota lakes and rivers. Here are some options: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Citizen Lake Monitoring … Read more
The U.S. Geological Survey has released trends in nitrate and chloride pollution of groundwater across the country. Check out data from Minnesota. Read up on the debate in Congress over … Read more
Brian O’Neill, an attorney who litigated a number of major environmental court cases, will present this year’s Sigurd Olson Lecture. O’Neill will deliver the same lecture will be delivered on … Read more
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The eight regional Water is Life Art Contest competitions have been completed and the four finalists from each region move on to the state competition. Freshwater Society will host an award program and art exhibit on May 5, featuring the artwork of all 32 finalists. Peter Smerud from Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center will be the guest speaker. Six $500 scholarships will be awarded to the top artists. All artists will be recognized and receive a cash award. Congratulations to all of the artists and thank you for participating! To view the art click here.
Lakes Country Regional Winners: Zhuldzy Serikova Frazee High School Jacob Herrick Fergus Falls High School Stephanie Erlandson Henning High School Karlie Hoekstra Perham High School
About 200 people – environmentalists and farmers – took part in an all-day conference on agriculture and water quality sponsored by the Izaak Walton League in partnership with the Freshwater Society.
The March 27 conference was aimed at trying to reach some common understanding of the contentious issue of pollution caused by agricultural production, especially farm drainage.
