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Seeing more sky

By Laurie Allmann | December 28, 2024 |

Climate change hits home

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Climate Change, Forestry, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Uncategorized Tagged With: climate change, trees

Farmers and environmental groups want Minnesota to put a lid on pesticide-treated seeds

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 16, 2024 |

Seed sales by company

Farmers and environmental groups want Minnesota to put a lid on pesticide-treated seeds

Filed Under: Agriculture, An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Insects, Issues, Water quality, wildlife Tagged With: Agriculture, policy

Junonia coenia

By Laurie Allmann | November 1, 2024 |

The uncommon, common Buckeye butterfly

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Insects, Poetry

Into Fossils

By Justin Tweet | October 5, 2024 |

Modern echoes of ancient life

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Geology, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature Tagged With: geology

School trust lands continue to stir controversy

By Stephanie Hemphill | September 21, 2024 |

Map of school trust lands in BWCAW

Filed Under: An Agate Original, BWCA, Forestry, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Policy, Resource Management Tagged With: conservation, Nature, policy, resource management

How old is the water?

By Laurie Allmann | August 17, 2024 |

Calvin Alexander fields the questions

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, St. Croix River, Water quality Tagged With: science, water

Invasive plants: a worthwhile fight

By Stephanie Hemphill | August 3, 2024 |

Volunteers work too clear out invasive plants.

Battling invasive plants can be a lot of work, but when you think about how much the earth gives us, it seems the least we can do.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Conservation practices, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Nature, Resource Management Tagged With: conservation, Nature, resource management

Underground… and out of mind?

By Stephanie Hemphill | June 15, 2024 |

Talon Metals plans to build an underground nickel mine in a mineral-rich part of Aitkin County. Environmental advocates are concerned.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Mississippi River, Policy, Resource Management Tagged With: mining, Northern Minnesota, resource management

Comprehensive and beautiful bird atlas published

By Stephanie Hemphill | May 17, 2024 |

A long-awaited atlas of Minnesota’s breeding birds is here, and what a treat it is!

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, An Agate Original, Birds, Commentary, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Nature, Science, wildlife Tagged With: conservation, minnesota, Nature

Catching the Moment

By Laurie Allmann | May 3, 2024 |

Wildlife Photographer Andy Raupp

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography, wildlife Tagged With: Nature, photography

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