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Freshwater was founded in 1968 by three visionary leaders: the late Dick Gray, the late Hib Hill, and Dr. Richard Caldecott, who still serves as a member of the Freshwater … Read more

  Do you know how much water you use each day? Take the Water Audit below and find out! This tool will take you through a series of questions about … Read more

  We have created a series of educational posters to raise awareness and foster knowledge about our water resources and to encourage good stewardship practices. These posters help to draw … Read more

  We are producing “Water Minutes” a series of messages on critical water issues and actions that protect and conserve water that will be featured on KARE 11 TV. In … Read more

  We are sponsoring an engaging speaker series that will explore timely topics on water resource issues. Topics will include water sustainability, endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals in water, climate … Read more

Polar explorer Will Steger, speaking Jan. 26   Steger calls for action to halt global warming The Earth and the humans and other animals who live on it are like … Read more

Students timing their showers and counting their loads of laundry.  Volunteers fighting pollution of lakes and rivers by cleaning leaves from storm sewers. National experts delivering provocative lectures on water, … Read more

Do you want to have a say in the future of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and groundwater? Do you have an opinion on what pollution threats the waters face, and what … Read more

Welcome to 2010 – The Year of Water. This yearlong celebration of water that the Freshwater Society is beginning represents the very core of our mission: Educating and inspiring people … Read more

Robert Glennon, a University of Arizona professor of law and public policy, writes with authority, passion and — often — humor about the way Americans over-use and under-value water. Chapter … Read more