Congrats to grad student Michael Chiappone, winner of the Nels Nelson Memorial Fellowship!

A unified front for clean water At @umnsafl, researchers are tackling how pollutants from tires, plastics, and pharmaceuticals move through our waterways—designing smarter systems for a cleaner future. 🎥 Watch: give.umn.edu/stories/unif...

Grad Student Noah Gallagher recently shared his research about storm systems in his effort to help communities with adapting to climate change. You can read more about his work in the link below! #safl #minnesota #storms #umn 🌩️💧

Dr. Larry Berg will be the speaker at the next SAFL seminar! The seminar will be held at SAFL (St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, 2 Third Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414) you can find more information about this seminar at cse.umn.edu/safl/seminar...

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🦫 Bringing back #beavers – and the nature-based solutions they offer for #freshwater, #biodiversity, and #ClimateResilience New study uses #RemoteSensing to map beaver dams + ponds with an eye toward prioritizing areas for restoration and reintroducing beavers. 🔗 bit.ly/bringing-back-beavers

I had the very cool opportunity to be interviewed on @pbsnews.org for "Tipping Point: the Mighty Mississippi". Check it out to hear all about how #beavers were part of the Mississippi River Basin's past, and need to be part of its future as climate changes! www.youtube.com/live/C9NyCr4...

PBS @ SAFL!!! SAFL was the setting for PBS's live news hour "Tipping Point: The Mighty Mississippi". Among the guests we're SAFL's own Assistant Professor of Geography Dr. Emily Fairfax and Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences Chris Paola. #PBS #SAFL #Mississippiriver

SAFL and the city of Minneapolis recently co-hosted a short symposium for relationship building between stormwater researchers and community stakeholders you can find the full link to the article here —> cse.umn.edu/safl/news/sa...

Great kickoff workshop for the launch of the #Sandpiper project! It was a real pleasure to be invited as a panelist—and a special treat to return to my beloved St. Anthony Falls Lab. I’ve missed that place! Excited to follow the progress of Sandpiper and its incredible team of PIs!

Fun and quick trip to visit the University of Minnesota’s Saint Anthony Falls Lab for their open house - all kinds of flumes and even a wind tunnel! So cool and inspiring!

Last thursday we hosted our first SAFL BBQ of the 2025 summer! special thanks to Ben Erickson, Angela, and Cris H for making it happen! 🫶

Check out safl’s first #tbt post on instagram below!! ⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DJsStpku0b...

Photos from last weeks tiny lunch talk at safl, led by Dr. Jessica Kozarek! Dr. Kozarek shared about paddling and how it relates to streams, as well as most efficient paddle methods, and her experience with marathon racing! #paddling #safl #minnesota

We are ecstatic to see Dr. Ardeshir Ebtehaj’s research on remotely identifying plastic in the Mississippi River be shared on a wider scale!! You can read more about his project in his interview with CBS news here 🌊🏞️ www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

We are very excited to now have a platform on Bluesky to connect with our fellow students, researchers, and staff!! 🧑‍🔬🌎🦦