Minnegram is a quarterly publication of the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center and is sponsored by the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Science, University of Minnesota Extension, the USGS-USDI National Institutes for Water Resources, and the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Recent Minnegram News
Go with the flow: Hydrodynamic resilience to invasive mussels
Water Resources Science, masters student Jasper Goldstein, investigated how turbulence in water flow negatively affects zebra mussels.
Aquatic invasive species prevention: leveraging big data to inform infestation risk
Graduate research assistant, Jeremiah Shrovnal, joined researchers from Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (MNCFWRU) and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC), along with collaborators at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, to leverage the power of machine learning and large international data sets to generate species distribution models.
Temporarily Not Soil: an immersive underground experience above the ground
A team of soil enthusiasts, including Water Resources Center’s Bailey Tangen and Anna Cates, spent the better part of the past year working on an immersive art shanty that focused on educating visitors about the importance of soil and the impact that humans have on soil health. This artistic build was displayed on a frozen Lake Harriet from January through February,
Clay County Drinking Water Testing Clinic
Extension Educator Brenna Finley and Private Wells Program Coordinator, Kate Henke hosted their first drinking water clinic in Clay County, where they educated 98 private well users about groundwater.
2024 WINS recipient, Amelia Olsen, highlights the declining population of Manoomin/Psíŋ.
2024 WINS recipient, Amelia Olsen, highlights the declining population of Manoomin/Psíŋ and researches the cause of harm to the plant and what can be done to protect it.