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PolyMet denies access for wetlands research by U of M scientist

By Stephanie Hemphill | September 20, 2015 |

Company proposing Minnesota’s first potential copper mine objects to scientist’s ties to environmental organization.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Research, Resource Management, Science Tagged With: mining, news

The Dragonfly Suite

By Laurie Allmann | September 9, 2015 |

St. Croix Valley artist finds inspiration in his backyard.

Filed Under: Art, Homepage Bottom Features, Insects, St. Croix River Tagged With: dragonflies, profiles

North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast

By Stephanie Hemphill | August 15, 2015 |

Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer’s new book is vast in scope, thought-provoking, and poetic in places.

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, Homepage Bottom Features

Listen: Following the Wings

By Laurie Allmann | June 11, 2015 |

Golden-winged Warbler, photo by Gunnar Kramer

Interviews with researchers leading Minnesota-based migration studies, and highlights of conservation efforts happening at the local and international level.

Filed Under: Birds, Homepage Bottom Features, Research Tagged With: birds

Natural Forces, Lax Laws Responsible for River Pipeline Spills

By Greg Seitz | May 11, 2015 |

Line 61 crossing of the Eau Claire River in northern Wisconsin.

St. Croix River headwaters could be affected by powerful rivers and weak oversight.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Uncategorized Tagged With: conservation, fossil fuels, pipelines, rivers

Horses Haul Logs for Forest Rejuvenation

By Stephanie Hemphill | March 2, 2015 |

A landowner near Duluth hires horse loggers to selectively cut aging aspen, fostering the growth of young maples and oaks.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Resource Management Tagged With: forestry, minnesota, resource management

Wings and a Prayer

By Laurie Allmann | March 4, 2014 |

Migration of songbirds connects the St. Croix River to Costa Rica, and inspires a poet.

Filed Under: Birds, Homepage Bottom Features, Poetry

Taking the Brook Trout’s Temperature

By Greg Seitz | September 25, 2013 |

Notre Dame biologists study how native fish could be restored to the Namekagon River watershed.

Filed Under: Climate Change, Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Research

Fate and the Lake: Seven Ideas about “The Lighthouse Road”

By Greg Seitz | December 13, 2012 |

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, Homepage Bottom Features

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