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Thank you for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from Gini Breidenbach, Restoration Program Manager at Minnesota Land Trust. Gini shares how her love of water—including Lake Superior—has shaped her personal and professional life. She explores questions of how we can work to place more value on water as local communities and society at large. What can each of us do to take better care of water? The We Are Water MN exhibit will be hosted by Hartley Nature Center in Duluth from February 29 through April 22, 2024. After Hartley, it will move to four other communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). You can learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. Learn more about Hartley Nature Center’s hosting of the exhibit, plus related events, at https://hartleynature.org/hartley-nature-center-programs/we-are-water-mn/. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Emma Needham, who conducted our interviews in Duluth. Thank you to Gini Breidenbach, our interviewee for this episode. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Lamb Drop, and The Kennicott by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). 

Thank you for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from Robert Hering, whose multiple professional endeavors all connect to water: he is a charter captain on Lake Superior, he sells fishing equipment at Marine General, and he farms in Southern Minnesota. Robert shares water memories and reflects on how the Duluth area is a special place for its pristine waters. He loves sharing this place with the people he guides on charters and hopes Minnesotans can come together to protect its waters. What does that protection look like? How can we work together to that end? The We Are Water MN exhibit will be hosted by Hartley Nature Center in Duluth from February 29 through April 22, 2024. After Hartley, it will move to four other communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). You can learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. Learn more about Hartley Nature Center’s hosting of the exhibit, plus related events, at https://hartleynature.org/hartley-nature-center-programs/we-are-water-mn/. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Emma Needham, who conducted our interviews in Duluth. Thank you to Robert Hering, our interviewee for this episode. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Kallaloe, and Pull Beyond Pull by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). 

Thank you for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from Sharon Day, a writer, artist, activist, educator, and leader of water protection efforts including Nibi Walks. Sharon is also an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. In this episode, Sharon Day shares water memories and an exploration of themes around caring for and being in relationship with water, plus our responsibility to past and future generations. What will you do for the water? The We Are Water MN exhibit will be hosted by Hartley Nature Center in Duluth from February 29 through April 22, 2024. After Hartley, it will move to four other communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). You can learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. Learn more about Hartley Nature Center’s hosting of the exhibit, plus related events, at https://hartleynature.org/hartley-nature-center-programs/we-are-water-mn/. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Emma Needham, who conducted our interviews in Duluth. Thank you to Sharon Day, our interviewee for this episode. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Drone Pine, McCarthy, So We Go, Waterbourne, and On Top of It by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). 

Thank you for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from Duluth resident, educator, and boating captain Dave Johnson. Dave shares water memories and an exploration of themes around education, recreation, and stewardship. How can caring for the water right outside our front door help address more sweeping issues? The We Are Water MN exhibit will be hosted by Hartley Nature Center in Duluth from February 29 through April 22, 2024. After Hartley, it will move to four other communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). You can learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. Learn more about Hartley Nature Center’s hosting of the exhibit, plus related events, at https://hartleynature.org/hartley-nature-center-programs/we-are-water-mn/. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Emma Needham, who conducted our interviews in Duluth. Thank you to Dave Johnson, our interviewee for this episode. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Waterbourne, Simple Melody, and On Top of It by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). 

Thanks for listening to The Watershed. The podcast is produced by We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement initiative. In 2024, the exhibit will visit five communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Duluth (Hartley Nature Center), Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail and local partners), North Branch and Lindstrom (Chisago County), Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). Learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).  

Thanks for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Mark Edlund, Senior Scientist at the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, part of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Learn about microscopic algae and the ways they can inform us about our waterbodies. How can diatoms help us protect our waters? The We Are Water MN exhibit recently wrapped up its 2023 tour. In 2024, it will visit five communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Duluth (Hartley Nature Center), Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). Learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Leah Lemm, who conducted our interviews in Stillwater. Thank you to Dr. Mark Edlund, our interviewee for this episode. Learn more about Mark and his research at https://new.smm.org/scwrs/people/edlund.  You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Borough, The Gran Dias, Pull Beyond Pull, and On Top of It by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). 

Thanks for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from St. Croix 360 editor and founder, Greg Seitz. The We Are Water MN exhibit recently wrapped up its 2023 tour. In 2024, it will visit five communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Duluth (Hartley Nature Center), Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). Learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Leah Lemm, who conducted our interviews in Stillwater. Thank you to Greg Seitz, editor and founder of St. Croix 360 and our interviewee for this episode. Learn more about St. Croix 360 at https://www.stcroix360.com/. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Waterbourne, Lamb Drop, Pull Beyond Pull, and On Top of It by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

The We Are Water MN exhibit is on its 2023 tour and will be visiting five communities in the state of Minnesota: Becker (Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed), Pine River, Minneapolis (Somali Museum), Roseau and Stillwater. We Are Water MN is currently hosted by the Somali Museum of Minnesota. You can view the exhibit at Augsburg University's Oren Gateway Center in Minneapolis, MN from June 22nd through August 14th. Learn more at ⁠⁠Minneapolis - We Are Water MN - Minnesota Humanities Center (mnhum.org) We are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, and University of Minnesota Extension, with support from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to our interviewer Leah Lemm, and our interviewees featured in this episode: Maryen Hersi, Maryan Yusuf and Hodan Hassan. Additional thanks to the Somali Museum and Khadijo Abdi, for their additional aid in interviewing, translating and narrating. To learn more about We Are Water MN, visit us at our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠.

The We Are Water MN exhibit is on its 2023 tour and will be visiting five communities in the state of Minnesota: Becker (Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed), Pine River, Minneapolis (Somali Museum), Roseau and Stillwater. We Are Water MN is currently hosted by the Somali Museum of Minnesota. You can view the exhibit at Augsburg University's Oren Gateway Center in Minneapolis, MN from June 22nd through August 14th. Learn more at ⁠⁠Minneapolis - We Are Water MN - Minnesota Humanities Center (mnhum.org) We are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, and University of Minnesota Extension, with support from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to our interviewer Leah Lemm, and our interviewees featured in this episode: Abdirahman Hassan and Sabrina Nur. Additional thanks to the Somali Museum and Khadijo Abdi, for their additional aid in interviewing, translating and narrating. To learn more about We Are Water MN, visit us at our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠.

The We Are Water MN exhibit is on its 2023 tour and will be visiting five communities in the state of Minnesota: Becker (Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed), Pine River, Minneapolis (Somali Museum), Roseau and Stillwater. We Are Water MN is currently hosted by the Somali Museum of Minnesota. You can view the exhibit at Augsburg University's Oren Gateway Center in Minneapolis, MN from June 22nd through August 14th. Learn more at ⁠⁠Minneapolis - We Are Water MN - Minnesota Humanities Center (mnhum.org) We are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, and University of Minnesota Extension, with support from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to our interviewer Leah Lemm, and our interviewees featured in this episode: Kayd Aare and Ardo Ismail Abdirahman. Additional thanks to the Somali Museum and Khadijo Abdi, for their additional aid in interviewing, translating and narrating. To learn more about We Are Water MN, visit us at our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠.