[ June 12, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] One-hour documentary produced by the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University Mankato and hosted by Ron Schara

Viewable on KARE-11 TV in the Twin Cities; check your local listings for other showings.

[ April 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. ] Hosted by the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing.
AGENDA
Moderator: Mike McKay, Executive Director, Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance
8:30 - 9:00           Registration, Coffee

9:00 - 9:10          Welcome  
Gaylen Reetz, Regional Division Director, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

9:10 - 10:10        Thinking Big: The Chesapeake Bay Experience
Rich Batiuk, Associate Director of Science, Chesapeake Bay Program, U.S. EPA
10:10 [...]

[ April 22, 2011; 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] National Park Service’s third annual Mississippi River Forum workshop

Friday, April 22, 2011
Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul
Keynote address by Commissioner Tom Landwehr, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Program information will be updated at www.nps.gov/miss/naturescience/riverforum.htm.For more information, contact Lark Weller at 651-290-3030 x304 or lark_weller@nps.gov.

[ February 18, 2011; 8:00 am to 9:30 am. ] Mississippi River Forum
“Stormwater BMP Performance and Cost Benefit Assessments”

Mark Doneux. Administrator, Capitol Region Watershed District Light breakfast provided. Free.

In the spring of 2010, Mississippi River Forum participants had the opportunity to learn about innovative stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) that are being designed and implemented-locally and nationally-to improve water resources. Many participants’ questions had to [...]

[ November 17, 2010; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]

POLICY FORUM SERIES
WATER POLICY IN MINNESOTA: PLANNING THE NEXT CHAPTER
 

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration and continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
Optional tabletop discussions from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Silverwood Park Great Hall
2500 County Road E
St. Anthony, MN 55421
(map) (directions) (public transit)

About the Forum
We know that Minnesotans value our state’s lakes, rivers and streams. [...]

[ November 3, 2010; 8:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Metro WaterShed Partners’ Watershed Education Roundtable Discussion
Wednesday, November 3, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Hamline University

This is a discussion about the role of education in improving water quality. Presenters and panelists include:

Faye Sleeper (U of MN Water Resources Center)
Rep. Jean Wagenius (MN District 62B)
Ron Kroese (McKnight Foundation)
Dick Brooks (Action Media)
Peggy Knapp (Freshwater Society)
Cliff Aichinger (Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District).

For more [...]

[ November 19, 2010; 7:30 am to 9:00 am. December 17, 2010; 7:30 am to 9:00 am. ] “Minnesota’s Water Sustainability Framework: An Update”

 Jean Coleman, Project Coordinator, Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework
Light breakfast provided.
Free.

In 2009 the UMN’s Water Resources Center was charged by the Minnesota State Legislature to develop a framework for sustainable water management: a set of recommendations to protect and preserve Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and ground water for the 21st century and [...]

[ October 15, 2010; 7:30 am to 9:00 am. ] You’re invited to join the National Park Service for the Mississippi River Forum–a unique opportunity to learn about issues impacting the Mississippi River, and to make sure other decision makers understand your perspective.

The September and October meetings will feature the same topic, so that both the greater St. Cloud and greater Twin Cities communities can learn [...]

[ September 17, 2010; 7:30 am to 9:00 am. ] You’re invited to join the National Park Service for the Mississippi River Forum–a unique opportunity to learn about issues impacting the Mississippi River, and to make sure other decision makers understand your perspective.

The September and October meetings will feature the same topic, so that both the greater St. Cloud and greater Twin Cities communities can learn [...]

[ April 8, 2010; 8:00 am to 4:45 pm. ] Sponsored by HalfMoon Seminars, LLC.  Details available here.