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
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
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
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
