Mississippi River – East Metro Water

To dam or not to dam?

By: angiehongmn January 6, 2023

Partners and Updatesdam removal, featured, fishing, Friends of the Mississippi River, Mississippi RiverLeave a Comment

The Minnesota DNR has removed more than 50 dams statewide during the past thirty years and has found that an average of 73% of the lost species return to these rivers once the dams are gone. Despite the obvious ecological benefits, however, dam removal isn’t always an easy decision.

New study finds that plastic pollution is pervasive in National Parks across the United States

By: angiehongmn November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water cleanfeatured, fishing, microplastics, Mississippi River, oceans, plastic pollutionLeave a Comment

Plastic makes up 81% of all trash collected in National Parks and federal lands.

Mississippi River – Take a drink, then pass it on

By: angiehongmn June 29, 2022

Keeping water cleandrinking water, featured, Mississippi River, wastewater1 Comment

It is no exaggeration to say that wastewater treatment is a feat of human ingenuity and one of our most important 20th Century success stories.

Is it safe to eat the fish?

By: angiehongmn February 10, 2022February 4, 2022

Aquatic Biology, Wildlifefeatured, fish, fishing, Lake Elmo, mercury, Mississippi River, PFAS, St Croix RiverLeave a Comment

The short answer is, it depends.

After 100 years underground, Phalen Creek will finally see the light

By: angiehongmn January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Local Achievements, Partners and Updatesfeatured, Lake Phalen, Lower Phalen Creek Project, Mississippi River, Phalen Creek, stream restoration1 Comment

Lower Phalen Creek Project, a Native-Led, East Side environmental organization, has secured $2.8 million in funding from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council to begin daylighting Phalen Creek.

Fossils in limestone from Lilydale brickyards

Fossils, glaciers, and the water we drink

By: angiehongmn December 2, 2021

Groundwateraquifers, featured, fossils, geology, groundwater, Minnesota, Mississippi River, St. Croix RiverLeave a Comment

Groundwater provides 100 percent of the drinking water for people in Washington County and 70 percent of the drinking water in Minnesota.

A River Unites

By: angiehongmn September 16, 2021September 15, 2021

UncategorizedBrown's Creek, Brown's Creek Watershed District, featured, Mississippi RiverLeave a Comment

Though rivers have long been used as borders to divide one group of people from another, it also strikes me that they have the power to bring us together as well.

Touring Wakáŋ Tipi at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary – Same View, New Perspective

By: angiehongmn August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Outdoor AdventuresBruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Dakota, featured, habitat restoration, Mississippi River, Wakáŋ Tipi1 Comment

“We’ve never lost our connection to this space but it’s important to bring native people back here and have them making decisions on how the land in managed,” says Keeli Siyaka, Environmental Justice Educator at the Lower Phalen Creek Project.

Intersex fish and cocaine shrimp

By: angiehongmn February 25, 2021

Aquatic Biology, Groundwater, Keeping water cleancontaminants of emerging concern, endocrine disruptors, featured, groundwater, intersex fish, Mississippi River, pesticides, Septic Systems, St. Croix River, wastewater, water pollution1 Comment

Scientists lay the blame for these strange phenomena on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds, such as pesticides, medications, and even common household products like shampoo.

Debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline floats quietly through the St. Croix River Valley

By: angiehongmn September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Keeping water cleanAnishinaabe, Enbridge, featured, Line 3, Mississippi River, MPCA, St. Croix River, water qualityLeave a Comment

Since Aug. 5, Relay for Our Water participants have been transporting water from the Mississippi River headwaters through the state to protest construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline.