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A Minnesota Ghost Story

February 12, 2020 by Freshwater Society

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

How We Treat Water

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Freshwater Society

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: Land of 10,000 water laws?

December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 by Freshwater Society

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

Ripple Effect: Freshwater’s mission in action

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by Freshwater Society

As a student at St. John’s University, Rob McManus has designed a project that puts him solidly in the professional research world. Interning with Dr. Carrie Jennings at Freshwater, he … Read more

2019 Confluence of stewards

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by Freshwater Society

This year’s class of Stewards celebrated their graduation at Confluence, an annual gathering of certified stewards, partners, and program supporters. Capstone projects were on display as attendees noshed on appetizers, … Read more

Deirdre Coleman receives Excellence Award from MAVA

December 13, 2019 by Freshwater Society

by Alex Van Loh, program coordinator Back in 2012, with the Master Water Steward (MWS) program merely a grand idea, Freshwater staff gathered a group of 30 water organizations to … Read more

Thanks for supporting Freshwater

November 17, 2011 by Freshwater Society

Thanks to all the Friends of Freshwater who supported us financially on Nov. 16, Give to the Max Day. But if you did not yet put your money where your … Read more

Save the date; Gretchen C. Daily to lecture June 13, 2011

April 29, 2011 by Freshwater Society

View video of three previous speakersin the Moos Family Speaker series: Robert Glennon, a University of Arizona law professor and author, speaking on sustainability. Louis J. Guillette Jr., a reproductive … Read more

Thanks for partying with — and supporting — Freshwater

April 21, 2011 by Freshwater Society

The Freshwater Society extends its heartfelt thanks to all the people who made our Ice Out/Loon In party and fund-raiser a success. Visit Freshwater’s Facebook page to see a photo album from the party and to view video shot by Lake Minnetonka Patch. Or view an archive of photos shot by Lake Minnetonka Magazine.

Thanks to the approximately 200 people who attended the April 21 event and partied with us, generously supporting the Freshwater Society through their ticket purchases and their active participation in our raffles and a truly spectacular silent auction. Thanks to all the individuals and businesses that donated items for the raffles and the auction.

The Ice Out/Loon In event would not have been possible without the hard work and enthusiasm of the volunteers who worked with Freshwater Board Chair Blyth Brookman and Development Director Diane Lynch to plan and put on the party.

Craig A. Cox lectures on farm policy and farm pollution

February 25, 2011 by Freshwater Society


Craig A. Cox

What are some farmers doing, things that many more could do, to prevent soil erosion and water pollution? What are some the trends in agriculture — rapidly rising commodity prices, soaring land prices and cash rent payments to non-farmer land owners, a huge demand for corn for ethanol production — that threaten to increase pollution and erosion? And how should the federal Farm Bill be rewritten to encourage and reward conservation?

About 200 people turned out Feb. 24 to hear Craig A. Cox of the Environmental Working Group address those questions in a lecture at the University of Minnesota.

View video of the lecture, or listen to an audio-only version. Or download a PDF of slides from his presentation.

The lecture, titled “Taking the Pollution out of Agricultural Production,” was sponsored by the Freshwater Society and the university’s College of Biological Sciences.