In the sediment of Lake Pepin, downstream of the Twin Cities metro area, dioxins derived from triclosan have increased by 200-300% since the 1960s.
Read MoreOur Stretch of the Mississippi River: Good, Bad and Ugly
So, is it safe to swim in the river? The answer is it depends.
Read MoreApple Orchards – Right and Wrong
I got a second chance at apple delight this week when I toured the orchard and trails at Carpenter Nature Center.
Read MoreIndubitably impervious and impenetrable
As it turns out, we can almost always predict the health of a lake or stream purely based on how much of the land draining to that lake or stream is covered in impervious surfaces.
Read MoreLeaf me alone!
To be a Minnesotan is to walk around without a jacket until it’s 30° outside, just to avoid admitting that it is no longer summer.
Read MoreAre Clean Water Efforts Worth the Work?
Local clean water projects help to improve regional watersheds, habitat corridors and economies, but they also provide direct benefits to landowners and communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Read MoreUpdates and Progress in Restoring the St. Croix River
On August 8, 2012, a multijurisdictional collaborative known as the St. Croix Basin Team achieved an important milestone in their efforts to restore the St. Croix River when the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) Plan was approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read MoreContinuing the Learning outside the Classroom
In my perfect world, classroom lessons would almost always be paired with hands-on activities and authentic experiences outside of the school.
Read MoreClear Lake, Happy Campers
There are many reasons why little Spring Lake near Akeley is clear while most of the shallow lakes near us are not.
Read MoreIt takes a neighborhood to save a lake
A study conducted by BCWD in 2011 identified 71 homes out of 500 in the Croixwood neighborhood where residential raingardens like those built by Kathy Klonecki and Margaret and Robert Boettcher would most help to keep polluted runoff out of Long Lake.
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