We Are Water MN at Itasca State Park

Thanks for listening to The Watershed, a podcast from We Are Water MN.

In this episode, we’re joined by 6 community members near Itasca State Park: Connie Cox, Dakota and Amy Sather, Deane Johnson, Emily Schilling, Chi binesikwe, and Steve Maanum. You can also hear these interviews in the We Are Water MN exhibit.

The exhibit is being hosted by Itasca Biological Station and the Department of Natural Resources at the Lakeside Museum in Itasca State Park from now until August 10th, 2026.

You can learn more about We Are Water MN at ⁠We Are Water MN - Minnesota Humanities Center⁠

Special thank you to Mumble Media, who conducted our interviews for Itasca State Park. Thank you to our interviewees for this episode.

We are Water MN is a project of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with 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 Minnesota is funded by the Clean Water Fund, part of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which was created by the vote of the people in Minnesota on November 4th, 2008.  

You can find We Are Water MN on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠, where you can follow along for the latest updates!

Music Credits: Little Water Dreams by Thomas Hoffmeyer from Pixabay

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