Researchers are learning what Minnesotans think about lake water quality
Director of the Water Resources Center, Bonnie Keeler, speaks about a water quality study being conducted at 17 different lakes across Minnesota.
"It's the people!" Reflections from dedicated staff members who've been with CFANS from Day 1
Four of the Water Resources Center's staff members have been with CFANS since the very beginning. These staff members reflected on their personal journeys, their favorite memories, and what it means to dedicate a career to a calling.
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,