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Trying (again) to tackle mercury in the St. Louis River

By Stephanie Hemphill | February 28, 2023 |

Taking steps to put the St. Louis River on a mercury diet.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Nature, Peatlands, Policy, Research, Resource Management, Science, Taconite mining, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior, mining, minnesota, Nature, Northern Minnesota, policy, resource management

Getting to know Wolves

By Stephanie Hemphill | January 30, 2023 |

Wolf pups from Voyageurs National Park

Recent research reveals more about the lives of wolves on the Fond du Lac Chippewa Reservation and in Voyageurs National Park.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Nature, Research, wildlife Tagged With: Nature, Northern Minnesota

Interest grows in native “rough fish”

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 11, 2022 |

Recent research on some of Minnesota’s native fishes pinpoints astonishing longevity and an important role in ecosystems.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Conservation practices, Fish, Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Nature, Research, Resource Management, Science, wildlife Tagged With: conservation, Nature, resource management

Bat Gadgetry: High-Tech Solutions to a Deadly Problem 

By Patrick Shea | October 15, 2022 |

Bat cave

A deadly fungus is threatening bats across the continent and it’s pushed several species towards extinction. But some scientists are hopeful they’ve found a solution: a “bug buffet.”

Filed Under: Conservation practices, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Research, wildlife Tagged With: conservation, Nature

Ecosystems changing rapidly in many remote northern lakes

By Greg Seitz | September 3, 2022 |

Recent studies show how protected waters of Midwest National Parks are affected by global forces.

Filed Under: Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Science, Water quality Tagged With: Michigan, minnesota, national parks, water, wisconsin

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

Quirky plants on Lake Superior’s rugged shore

By Stephanie Hemphill | March 19, 2022 |

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Superior, Nature, Research, Resource Management, Science Tagged With: Lake Superior, Nature

The Crows of Ann Arbor

By Laurie Allmann | January 16, 2022 |

A sight to behold

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Birds, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Uncategorized

Where does that mercury come from?

By Stephanie Hemphill | August 28, 2021 |

“We’ll use these stable isotope fingerprints of mercury to look at what source is being methylated and getting into the fish,” says USGS’s Sarah Janssen.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Research, Science, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior

Microplastics proliferate in Lake Superior

By Stephanie Hemphill | May 16, 2021 |

Dr. Lorena Rios Mendoza leads students in a yearly beach cleanup.

Researchers are learning about the microplastics in Lake Superior.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Research, Science, Water quality Tagged With: microplastics, water

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