Cleaning Minnesota’s water…
Check out Minnesota Public Radio’s new piece on ‘Cleaning Minnesota’s Water’ through the Ground Level project. Water quality is not an issue that is going to go away anytime soon. The stories and local...
View ArticleStudents learn about Red River …
Yesterday 31 students, and a few willing adults, started the morning by attempting to build a replica of a ‘beast’, a Lego creature seen only by their team’s ‘program manager.’ For 20 minutes they...
View ArticleUnderstanding rivers
“THE HEALTH OF OUR WATERS IS THE PRINCIPAL MEASURE OF HOW WE LIVE ON THE LAND.” – LUNA LEOPOLD I love this quote for its simplicity and profound truth. We can’t separate our living into compartments,...
View ArticleMeandering for health
Here in the Red River Valley, channelization of streams, or the digging of ditches, has allowed agriculture to expand over the past 100 plus years. Much of the land in the valley, especially in the...
View ArticleWant to become a stream or lake monitor?
Forwarding on a message I received in my email today – the MPCA’s request for volunteer monitors…. Volunteers needed to monitor the health of Minnesota lakes and streams St. Paul, Minn. — Do you live...
View ArticleOpen rivers -monitoring season has begun!
Spring is here, with a blast of warm air! Lakes and rivers are losing their ice much more quickly than they have in the past so be cautious out there. With open water comes water quality sampling trips...
View ArticleUsing ArcGIS to understand Water Quality, Watersheds, Streamflow
With the increased use of smart phones, GPS (global positioning systems) and ipads, understanding the dynamics between human activity and watershed function becomes more viable in the classroom. Check...
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