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Wind Resistance

By Patrick Shea, Points North | December 31, 2022 |

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don’t we see any in the Great Lakes?

Filed Under: Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Policy Tagged With: conservation, policy

Living with Aquatic Invaders

By Stephanie Hemphill | May 14, 2022 |

Scientists have learned a lot about aquatic invasive species, and experts now say the appearance of an exotic species in a body of water doesn’t necessarily mean the end of life as we know it.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Fish, Flowers, Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Insects, Issues, Nature, Policy, Research, Resource Management, Science, Water quality, wildlife Tagged With: conservation, Nature, policy, resource management

Experts clash over logging in wildlife areas

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 20, 2021 |

“Timber sales are not planned by wildlife managers; they’re assigned from the top down.”

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Forestry, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Policy, Resource Management, Science, Uncategorized, wildlife Tagged With: minnesota, Nature, policy, resource management

EPA okays new Minnesota water quality rules

By Stephanie Hemphill | October 17, 2021 |

The federal government has approved controversial water quality changes for Minnesota.

Filed Under: Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Policy, Resource Management, Science, Taconite mining, Water quality Tagged With: environmental review, policy

Working with fire, traditionally

By Stephanie Hemphill | October 3, 2021 |

A new short film, Oshkigin: Spirit of Fire, shows the traditional controlled burning practices of the Anishinaabe people. These small burns help prevent wildfires from getting out of hand.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Forestry, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Photography, Policy, Resource Management, Science, wildlife Tagged With: Nature, Northern Minnesota, policy, resource management

Duluth’s beach struggles

By Stephanie Hemphill | July 22, 2021 |

“People in the community were grateful we were getting some kind of help, but it turned out to be an epic disaster.”

Filed Under: An Agate Original, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Policy, Water quality Tagged With: duluth, Lake Superior, water

Walter Mondale, Champion of Rivers

By Agate | May 1, 2021 |

In his own words, with photographs by Craig Blacklock and a remembrance from Tia Nelson

Filed Under: History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography, Policy, St. Croix River

Big plan to change Minnesota’s water quality rules

By Stephanie Hemphill | February 13, 2021 |

St. Louis River

Minnesota agency plans to set new rules that critics say will allow degradation in water quality.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Policy, Resource Management, Science, Water quality Tagged With: minnesota, Rules, Water quality

Sprinkling lead on the wild garden

By Carrol L. Henderson | September 22, 2020 |

Carrol Henderson calls on fellow hunters to choose non-toxic ammo

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Policy, Resource Management, wildlife Tagged With: hunting, lead

Creating new food systems

By Stephanie Hemphill | August 31, 2020 |

High tunnel

A new generation of small growers is stepping into the complex world of farming. They hope to change our fragile agricultural systems.

Filed Under: Agriculture, An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Policy Tagged With: Farming, food

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