by Connie Lanphear, communications and program manager The calendars you know and love are ready to ship! Get yourself a copy and buy some extra copies to give away. This … Read more
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
Those April blizzards are a distant memory after spring whiplashed us into full-on summer in record time. The prairie we are restoring on our farm went from winter drab to … Read more
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
by Steve Woods, executive director To quote Steve Morse of Minnesota Environmental Partnership, “It was short, intense and accomplished little.” The session ended in mid-May. There seems to be no … Read more
Now that spring has finally arrived (knock on wood), is it safe to talk about what just happened and what it means for our water future in the upper Midwest? … Read more
by Connie Lanphear, communications manager Minnesotans love to talk weather and it’s a topic of conversation in classrooms as well. Freshwater provides Weatherguide calendars to facilitate science-based classroom learning through … Read more
by Connie Lanphear, communications manager This year’s Road Salt Symposium drew a record crowd of more than 300 on February 8. Participants learned about the latest innovations in road salt … Read more
Even after the winter’s snow has melted, our lakes and streams will not forget what we have done to move about at summer speeds during the winter months. Salt we … Read more
A friend and I took a long walk through Nerstrand Big Woods State Park on the last balmy weekend in December. The 2,884-acre forest straddles Prairie Creek, which is set … Read more
