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Celebrating Water, Community, and Creativity in Northfield
Fifteen Years of Leaving It Better in Medford
Fifteen Years of Leaving It Better in Medford
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Restoring Nature and Building Community
Making Waves through Community-Based Work-Study
Making Waves through Community-Based Work-Study
A Collaborative Effort in Stormwater Education
A Collaborative Effort in Stormwater Education
Protecting Our Public Lands is a Shared Responsibility
Protecting Our Public Lands is a Shared Responsibility
How the Downstream Environmental Film Festival raises awareness
How the Downstream Environmental Film Festival raises awareness
Leading for Clean Water
Leading for Clean Water
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Volunteers Coming Together for Clean Water

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Federal Funding and the CRP Budget
Federal Funding and the CRP Budget
Press Release: Announcing the Cannon River Fish Passage Initiative
Press Release: Announcing the Cannon River Fish Passage Initiative
Press Release: New Funding Announcement
Press Release: New Funding Announcement
Press Release: New Funding Announcement
Press Release: New Funding Announcement
New Public Lands in the Cannon River Watershed
New Public Lands in the Cannon River Watershed
Clean River Partners Launches Club to Support Queer Youth in Northfield and Faribault
Clean River Partners Launches Club to Support Queer Youth in Northfield and Faribault
Northfield Stormwater Pollution Solutions Poster Contest
Northfield Stormwater Pollution Solutions Poster Contest

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Composting: A Simple Step Towards Water Conservation and Healthier Soil
Composting: A Simple Step Towards Water Conservation and Healthier Soil
Embracing Diversity: Gender, Sex, and Nature
Embracing Diversity: Gender, Sex, and Nature
Laundry Day Dilemma
Laundry Day Dilemma
From Soil to Stream
From Soil to Stream
Exploring Fish Passage and Rock Arch Rapids
Exploring Fish Passage and Rock Arch Rapids
The Impact of Salt on our Waterways
The Impact of Salt on our Waterways
October is Planting Season
October is Planting Season
Volunteers Coming Together for Clean Water
Volunteers Coming Together for Clean Water
A Water Festival in Downtown Northfield
A Water Festival in Downtown Northfield

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How the Downstream Environmental Film Festival raises awareness

Wil Crombie is a local farmer and filmmaker who grew up in Cannon City, just outside of Faribault. On a day when he was film making, not farming, I found him at his studio, Man Alone Media, in Cannon City. Inside Wil was coordinating two monitors, balancing sound input and building subtitles for a film he’s been commissioned to make for the Downstream Environmental Film Festival.

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