Josephine Marcotty

Independent environmental writer and former environmental reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

Would you wash your car in Lake Superior? The Mississippi river? Your local water body? A great question raised by @RTwinports! If you wash your car in the street or a driveway soapy, polluted, untreated wash water may run down into storm drains and into our lakes & streams.

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

You don’t have to be a superhero to clean your storm drain, but it never hurts!😆 Happy #NationalSuperheroDay to the over 9,400 drain adopters that help keep our lakes and rivers clean. You can join in the fun by adopting a drain near you!

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

❗Safety Tip❗Consider wearing bright or reflective clothing when you are clearing your storm drain to make sure you are visible to cars.🚗 A safety vest always does the trick!👍

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

So much single use plastic saved from our local lakes and rivers in this drain transformation! Way to go Moe!😄 Show us your best drain cleaning down below.⬇��� (📷: Moe Flaherty)

[The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota @Nature_MN]

Great news! The #MNleg House passed the Legacy omnibus bill, approving $159 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to preserve wildlife habitat. Thanks to Chair @leonlillie and @minnesotaOHF council members and legislators for their leadership on this bill.

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

Happy #EarthDay to the over 9,400 participants in the Adopt-a-Drain MN program!🌎 Join thousands of drain adopters in the Twin Cities area today and help do your part to keep your local waterways clean. Sign up to adopt a drain near you today at https://t.co/4HsxXyATk1.

[Freshwater @FreshwaterSoc]

Thanks @kare11 for the article about how ANYONE can help get litter out of the environment and water! And thanks to @GuyBrownWeather @BelindaKARE11 @BenDeryKARE11 @LauraBetker for highlighting the importance of cleaning up this #EarthDay

https://t.co/wrhgjTtaUe

[Freshwater @FreshwaterSoc]

🌎 It's Earth Day! 🌎 This is the PERFECT time to organize a shoreline cleanup near where you live, work, or play. See our toolkit for all the support you need in your planning process!
https://t.co/hqQjkvi01v

[Freshwater @FreshwaterSoc]

💧Register now for Freshwater's annual virtual fundraising event!💧

https://t.co/9TR4WXXVSX

Join us 6:30–8 pm, Tuesday, April 26, for stories, shopping, & giving to protect water.

Can't attend? Register to shop our silent auction—two lucky registrants will win gift baskets!

[Voyageurs Wolf Project @VoyaWolfProject]

BIG news! We just documented the first wolverine in the state of Minnesota in over a century! What are the odds! More importantly, the photos provided rare insight about why the wolverine was here—and suggests wolverine populations might take hold soon.

[Freshwater @FreshwaterSoc]

Who needs fresh water? Everyone, but sandhill cranes are one example.💙#freshwater #water #cleanwater

[Adopt-a-Drain MN @AdoptaDrainMN]

EXCITING NEWS! Adopt-a-Drain has reached over 17,000 drains adopted in Minnesota! A huge thanks to everyone who has done such terrific and important work keeping their storm drains, and in turn, our lakes and rivers clean.

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

OPINION EXCHANGE | From superstar to sewer: The path of the Minnesota River https://t.co/Uubr6ySnbP

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

Louisiana House to debate keeping industrial pollution reports secret https://t.co/eWD93xKnah

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

New climate models predict a warming surge https://t.co/04Is9k85IL

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

Polar bears? How about the people? My friend Randall Hymen’s photography exhibit the Sami people of Northern Europe is both gorgeous and heartbreaking. #IJNR #climate change https://t.co/4x3wMjYfpq

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

@_thetextfiles Great story on how the national fight on clean energy plays out locally.

[Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy @indyemapolis]

My biggest regret is not figuring out how to get Lumpy into the story.

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

Is benefit of having trees 'oversold' in green space planning? https://t.co/ZHMSqDndgr

[Josephine Marcotty @marcotty]

Carsten Egevang goes looking for seals in Greenland and finds a photogenic guillemot instead.
https://t.co/7VptnotVzx via @hakaimagazine