Hard winters and lasting floods: Managing Minnesota’s water in a changing climate
Does this summer’s flash drought mean I should install controlled drainage structures in my tile systems to better hold soil water in reserve for the next drought?
With drought spreading across Minnesota, winter snowfall will be key
EXT Water Resources team member Brad Carlson tells MPR that there may be some benefits for farmers from these dry conditions.
Five takeaways to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in watershed management
Many practitioners and educators who work in watershed management understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), but there have so far been few spaces for conversation about what it means to advance DEI in watershed management.
WRS student Elizabeth Boor targets CECs in wastewater research
In the Water Resources Center’s Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, graduate student Elizabeth Boor isn’t afraid to get down and dirty. This summer she has been collecting septic tank sludge also known as “septage” as a key component to her thesis research.
Farm life inspired Water Resources Science student to pursue a green career
Ever since Elizabeth Boor was young, she had a passion for the environment. Boor grew up on a sustainable vegetable farm just outside of Hutchinson, Minnesota. Growing up, gardening was the structure in which she learned.