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River Forum Events & Presentations

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Previous Events

Local Resource Management Scorecard (April 26, 2013)
Rylee Main, Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance
Presentation Document |

Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (March 15, 2013)
Mayor Dave Kleis, Saint Cloud
Presentation Document | Archived Webinar Video

The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota (January 25, 2013)
Tom Miller, Emmons and Olivier Resources
Presentation Document | Archived Webinar Video

From triclosan to dioxins: How your handsoap leads to an unanticipated environmental problem (November 9, 2012)
William Arnold, Department of Civil Engineering (College of Science and Engineering)
Presentation Document | Archived Webinar Video

The State of the River (September 28, 2012)
Trevor Russell, Friends of the Mississippi River & Lark Weller, National Park Service
Presentation Document | Archived Webinar Video | State of the River Report

July 27 and August 24, 2012 - Downstream/Upstream: A Journey Through the Urban Water Cycle"

June 15, 2012 - Mississippi River Forum River Paddle

May 18, 2012 - Mississippi River Forum

April 20, 2012 - "Us vs. Poop: A Bacterial Reduction Demonstration Project"

January 27, and February 24, 2012 - "Providing the Best Environmental Outcome: The Right BMP in the Right Place"

December 16, 2011 - "Tracking Minnesota's Clean Water Legacy Effectiveness"

September 23, 2011 and October 28, 2011 - "Communicating with All Minnesotans about Water Resources"

August 26, 2011 - Carpzilla: Is the Mississippi River in Minnesota next?

July 8, 2011 - Carpzilla: Is the Mississippi River in Minnesota next?

May 20, 2011 - Creating a New Riverfront Corporation

April 22, 2011 - Third Annual Mississippi River Forum Workshop

February 18, 2011 - "Stormwater BMP Performance and Cost Benefit Assessments"

January 28, 2011 - "Stormwater BMP Performance and Cost Benefit Assessments"

December 17, 2010 - Minnesota's Water Sustainability Framework: Update

November 19, 2010 - Minnesota's Water Sustainability Framework: An Update

October 15, 2010 - Development and Application of Minnesota's River Eutrophication Criteria, with a Focus on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries

September 17, 2010 - Development and Application of Minnesota's River Eutrophication Criteria, with a Focus on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries

August 8, 2010 - River Research by Student Scientists

July 16, 2010 - The Pink Elephant: Cleaning up the Minnesota River Basin's Turbidity

June 6, 2010 - The Value of Open Space

May 7, 2010 - Second Annual Mississippi River Forum Workshop

March 19 and April 16, 2010 - Improving Water Quality with Innovative Stormwater Techniques

February 19, 2010 - Minnesota's Clean Water Council

January 15, 2010 - The Color of a River

December 18, 2009 - Minimal Impact Design Standards

October 16 and November 20, 2009 - Drinking the Mississippi

September 18, 2009 - South Metropolitan Mississippi TMDL

August 21, 2009 - Online MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) Toolkit

July 17, 2009 - Inter-jurisdictional Water Coordination

June 19, 2009 - Connections Between Agriculture and Water Quality

May 15, 2009 - The Mississippi Makeover Project

April 24, 2009 - Kick-off Workshop

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Did You Know?

Canoeists in the Mississippi River Gorge

A canoe trip in the Mississippi River Gorge between Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN feels like you are miles away from civilization even though you are in the center of a large metropolitan area.