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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

CO2 pipeline proposed across the Upper Midwest

By Stephanie Hemphill | April 19, 2024 |

Carbon dioxide pipelines are coming; but do we want them?

Filed Under: Agriculture, An Agate Original, Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Policy, Resource Management Tagged With: Ethanol

Diving for Great Lakes Answers

By Laurie Allmann | April 6, 2024 |

Two mussel species set off a cascade of events in the Great Lakes

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Resource Management, Water quality Tagged With: Great Lakes, Nature

Can we transform recycling?

By Stephanie Hemphill | March 22, 2024 |

Recycling can be confusing. Several bills in the Minnesota legislature this year are designed to make it easier for us and more comprehensive. They would flip the current pattern and make producers take responsibility for the entire life cycle of their products.

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

Weird Duck Time

By Todd Arnold | March 7, 2024 |

Another perk of Midwest winters

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

Winter Flight

By Laurie Allmann | December 30, 2023 |

Gary Noren revels in the freedom of Nordic ice-skating

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

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