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Battle over Manoomin

By Stephanie Hemphill | February 5, 2019 |

Rice on lake. Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Resource Management

Tribal governments and the state of Minnesota offer competing plans for protecting wild rice.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Policy, Resource Management, Water quality

Will woodland caribou survive in the Lake Superior basin?

By Nancy Langston | January 14, 2019 |

Woodland caribou on Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior. Credit: Christian Schroeder.

Human policy decisions may pose a more imminent threat to caribou than climate change.

Filed Under: Climate Change, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Science, wildlife Tagged With: climate change, Wildlife

Minnesota History magazine gives a nod to state’s early environmental laws

By Stephanie Hemphill | January 14, 2019 |

New article by Agate co-founder is based on long-running project to record interviews with influential advocates.

Filed Under: History, Homepage Bottom Features, Policy, Reporter's Notebook Tagged With: history, law

A Brighter Way Forward

By Olya Wright | January 1, 2019 |

Olya Wright speaking at youth rally and march for climate change action

Time to listen to young voices

Filed Under: Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Uncategorized Tagged With: climate change

Art, Science, Empathy, Action

By Agate | December 15, 2018 |

Upper Wright Down. Artist Chris Kannen. McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER

Michigan Researcher Lissy Goralnik Explores the Connections

Filed Under: Art, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research Tagged With: art, interviews, science

Night of the Sturgeon

By Laurie Allmann | November 22, 2018 |

On the St. Croix with fishing guide Brian Klawitter

Filed Under: Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, St. Croix River Tagged With: fish

Green Bay project promises answers for thorny questions about agricultural runoff

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 3, 2018 |

The water quality in Silver Creek is improving with a concerted effort spearheaded by Green Bay's Sanitary District.

An experiment with before-and-after data could provide focused information about how well various practices work to reduce nutrient pollution of streams and lakes.

Filed Under: Agriculture, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Water quality Tagged With: Agriculture, clean water, Great Lakes

A Second Look at Fall Warblers

By Kim Eckert | October 10, 2018 |

Tennessee Warbler. (Sax-Zim Bog) Photo © Sparky Stensaas, @ www.thephotonaturalist.com

An essay from Kim Eckert’s book, Birding by Hindsight

Filed Under: Art, Birds, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature

Poem: “The Underword”

By Barton Sutter | September 13, 2018 |

The Wanderer. © Jim Gindorff

A poem for a magical fall day.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography, Poetry, wildlife Tagged With: Nature, poetry, Wildlife

The Work of a Life: A Prairie for Paul Gruchow

By Laurie Allmann | August 5, 2018 |

Gruchow Memorial Prairie. Photo by Chuck Kernler

The writer is remembered in a praire’s dedication

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Paul Gruchow, Series, Uncategorized

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