Minnegram Archive

2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000

2008

December 2008 (.pdf)

• Minnesota Water Resources Conference coverage
• Clean Water Legacy Effectiveness Tracking Framework developed
• WRC workshops promote economic and environmental benefits of manure

September 2008 (.pdf)

• WRC survey finds homeowners aware of stormwater damage
• Don't forget to vote: Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment
• 2008 Water conference to be held on the Mississippi

June 2008 (.pdf)

• University of Minnesota's River Life Program: Telling River Stories
• Annual stormwater meeting tackles stadium construction
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopts standards for lakes

March 2008 (.pdf)

• Impaired Waters Symposium garners research ideas
• WRC awards four grants in 2008 competition
• St. Anthony Falls Laboratory builds Onsite StreamLab 

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2007

December 2007 (.pdf)

• Minnesota Water Resources Conference 2007
• Riverlife connects the Mississippi River and U
• Regional social indicators team to test new framework in Minnesota
• UMD facility examines ballast water for invasive algae

September 2007 (.pdf)

• Stormwater manual focuses on BMP assessment
• Brezonik awarded Warren A. Hall Medal for lifetime achievement
• Multi-state strip-tillage expos draw hundreds of farmers
• WRS graduate student joins with police for community outreach

June 2007 (.pdf)

• WRC awards four grants in 2007 competition
• WRC welcomes new Co-Director from MPCA
• Clean Water Legacy update
• WRS faculty accepts 2-year term as NSF director

March 2007 (.pdf)

• Governor Pawlenty signs landmark energy bill
• WRC co-director receives lifetime award
• Satellite monitoring economical, accurate
• BWSR hires new executive director 

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2006

December 2006 (.pdf)

• Swackhamer named interim director of U institute
• Water resources conference attracts record crowd
• Satellite monitoring economical, accurate
• StreamLab research bridges disciplines

September 2006 (.pdf)

• Forum on U transformation invites public involvement
• Campus sustainability policies reducing nitrogen
• Café Scientifique–sharing current research in a trendy new setting
• The Clean Water Legacy Act: Where does the money go?

June 2006 (.pdf)

• Public stormwater meeting outlines the vision of a campus environment
• Water Follies author to speak at Minnesota Water 2006 and Annual Water Resources Conference
• Policy and a Pint event highlights environmental choices
• U offers new stream restoration certification

March 2006 (.pdf)

• Water experts converse on the future of water quality
• Call for abstracts issued by Minnesota Water 2006 and Annual Water Resources Conference
• A new diatom species is discovered in our backyard
• WRC awards three grants in 2006 competition 

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2005

December 2005 (.pdf)

• Report on the Minnesota Water 2005 and Annual Water Resources Joint Conference
• Research on lakes in Mongolia
• Workshops help decrease farmers’ fertilizer costs

September 2005 (.pdf)

• Whole-watershed phosphorous balances guiding lake management
• Minnesota Water 2005 and Annual Water Resources Joint Conference schedule
• Alkylphenol research through the WRC receives USGS funding

June 2005 (.pdf)

• Dr. Henry Vaux Jr. seminar synopsis
• Watershed modeling and monitoring
• OSTP protecting Minnesota water

March 2005 (.pdf)

• 2005 WRC grants awarded
• Dr. Henry Vaux Jr. seminar announcement
• Minnesota Water 2005 and Annual Water Resources Joint Conference 

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2004

December 2004 (.pdf)

• Global water expert raises questions about future water supplies
• River Summit empowers students
• Invasive species threaten Great Lakes

September 2004 (.pdf)

• WRS welcomes incoming students
• Malin Falkenmark to speak at Power of Water Lecture
• Does Development decrease lake clarity?

June 2004 (.pdf)

• Minnesota Water conference tackles questions about the State’s water future
• Expert optimistic that global water sustainability is within reach
• Shoreland Education promotional materials receive award

March 2004 (.pdf)

• WRC awards five grants in 2004 competition
• DuluthStreams.org uses technology to bring area watersheds to life
• Extension water quality programs in agriculture continue to make progress 

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2003

December 2003 (.pdf)

• Third Annual VSMP River Summit celebrates volunteers' monitoring efforts
• Minnesota Water 2004 to address planning for future water supply
• Mekong River delegation hopes to learn from Mississippi's experience

September 2003 (.pdf)

• FAME symposium highlights innovations in environmental assessment methods
• WRC accepted to Consortium on Law and Values
• TMDL conference emphasizes collaboration between state and local agencies

June 2003 (.pdf)

• Brezonik to step down after 18 years with WRC
• Deb Swackhamer appointed WRC co-director
• World Water Forum highlights global water issues

March 2003 (.pdf)

• Governor appoints new leaders to state environmental agencies
• Minnesota Environmental Partnership launches legislative water initiative
• Watershed district survey finds homeowners care about runoff 

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2002

December 2002 (.pdf)

• New University Center to study Earth-surface dynamics
• Second annual River Summit celebrates Minnesota's river volunteers
• EPA program requires stormwater permitting

September 2002 (.pdf)

• University commission recommends building on environmental strengths
• U of M researchers investigate potential water quality benefits of perennial bioenergy crops on agricultural landscapes
• Monitoring projects investigate sources of Minnesota River pollution

June 2002 (.pdf)

• Conference provides forum on changes in water climate
• Water conference concurrent sessions
• Volunteer Stream Monitoring Partnership attracts 1800 volunteers

March 2002 (.pdf)

• WRC awards research grants to University professors
• EPA Administrator visits Twin Cities to announce $21 million watershed initiative
• WRS student studies decline of wild rice 

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2001

December 2001 (.pdf)

• Record Attendance at 34th Annual Water Resources Conference
• Minnesota Water 2002
• From small springs, great rivers grow
• Constructed wetland systems: A viable option for wastewater treatment

September 2001 (.pdf)

• State to reorganize its water programs
• Using peat filters for pretreatment of septic tank effluent
• USGS online data system launched
• WRS grad earns marine policy fellowship

June 2001 (.pdf)

• Individual sewage treatment in Minnesota
• High profit cropping systems may pose greatest threat to water quality
• Freshwater ecologist shares knowledge with Water Resources Science students
• WRS students awarded fellowships to study abroad

April 2001 (.pdf)

• Three university grants awarded by the WRC
• Scientists to develop environmental indicators for the Great Lakes
• Geolimnological community loses esteemed member
• EPA sets first ever water quality criteria for nutrients and methylmercury 

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2000

December 2000 (.pdf)

• Water legislation a priority as 106th Congress comes to a close
• Water resources conference addresses hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
• WRS announces first Ph.D. graduate
• Minnesota Sea Grant awards $738,000 for Aquatic research

September 2000 (.pdf)

• New TMDL rule: improving the effectiveness of an old tool
• Facility to protect lake cores for future research
• New drilling system eases process for obtaining long lake cores
• WRS graduate awarded fellowship

June 2000 (.pdf)

• Minnesota Water 2000 examines past, present, and future of Minnesota's Water Resources
• Ruffe don't mind the cold
• WRS students share knowledge of streams
• MinnAqua and students teach U president and college deans that fishing is fun!

March 2000 (.pdf)

• Four university grants awarded by the WRC
• Minnesota Water 2000
• Water on the Web: Integrating real-time data with educational curricula through the Internet
• U of M researchers assist Nepal with conservation efforts

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