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Groundwater and Surface Water—Critical and Vulnerable
Jeff Broberg: Jeff Broberg is a Minnesota Licensed Professional Geologist who grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Minnesota in 1977. He retired from corporate life as an Environmental Consultant in 2017 when he returned to college to earn a Masters Degree in Philanthropy and Development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona. He served on the Legislative Citizen Commission of Minnesota Resources for ten years, has been the President of the Minnesota Trout Association, the National Trout Center in Preston, MN and serves as a Director for Fresh Energy. Jeff currently runs the Minnesota Well Owners Organization (MNWOO), a non-profit serving the interests of people who rely on private wells for their drinking water.
Paul Wotzka: Paul WotzkaPaul is a founder and a MNWOO Board Member representing the Groundwater Province 3. Paul is a professional Hydrologist with over 30 years’ experience in government and consulting in watershed management. Paul grows the best organic garlic you will ever eat.
Larry Stone - Photographer, Naturalist, Explorer, Writer: Larry Stone's passion for Iowa's outdoors took root in the creeks and woods on the southern Iowa farm where he grew up. He has explored the state for more than 50 years, including 25 years as an outdoor writer/photographer for the Des Moines Register. He has written five books, and his work has appeared in a number of conservation magazines. He is a member of the Clayton County Conservation Board. Now semi-retired, Larry still roams Iowa doing occasional freelance writing, photography and public speaking.
Groundwater and surface water in the Driftless Area are inextricably linked, and what happens on the land affects both. In this meeting, we will examine how the system works and how human activities are impacting our water resources. We'll look at two examples - the Winona-LaCrescent watershed in Minnesota and Bloody Run in Iowa.
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The LWVLA is a founding member of the
Upper Mississippi River Region Inter-League Organization (UMRR-ILO)