A Personal Phenology
My friend Judith was an Iowa farm girl and finds the subtle signs of spring inspiring and a call to action. When she purchased her house in 1990, she … Read more
My friend Judith was an Iowa farm girl and finds the subtle signs of spring inspiring and a call to action. When she purchased her house in 1990, she … Read more
Friends of Freshwater, We are excited to announce that our own Jen Kader, Senior Program Manager, was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the Clean Water Council! About the … Read more
The 2020 Legislative Session convened on February 11 and our Legislative Policy Team (Dr. Carrie Jennings and Jen Kader) got a quick start engaging on several key issues: strengthening groundwater … Read more
We’ve been hearing from members and friends who are concerned that COVID-19 is being used as a cover to relax environmental standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), based … Read more
The McKnight Foundation’s Mississippi River Program is sunsetting after 27 years and more than 1,400 grants totaling more than $190 million in investments. The Foundation has set a new, strategic … Read more
Freshwater is so pleased to announce we were recently approved for a two-year membership term with Minnesota Environmental Fund (MEF). MEF engages workplaces and individuals to support leading nonprofit organizations … Read more
Spring is coming, which means the season where we in Minnesota can walk on water will soon end. The date of ice-out (when ice leaves our lakes) is a topic … Read more
The town of Beaver in Winona County is a Minnesota ghost town. The Dust Bowl—the climate crisis of the decade—set the stage for the town’s demise. It was abandoned after … Read more
No one wants to talk about it. We’re often relying on decades to century-old technology. And we are just barely getting by. What am I referring to? Water and wastewater … Read more
Minnesota has a long history of passing laws aimed at addressing how water affects people — and how people affect our valuable waters. That is why we at Freshwater take … Read more