How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
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How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth
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Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
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Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming

Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming
Great Lakes Echo
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
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Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish far…

Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long

Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long
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Two Ojibwe tribes say a proposed Minnesota permit giving U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine up to 45 years to meet sulfate pollution limits is far too long, citing the loss of […]
Two Ojibwe tribes say a proposed Minnesota permit giving U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine up to 45 years to meet sulfate pollution limits is far too long, citing the loss of […]
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Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long

A border town’s drinking water hangs in the balance of a proposed U.S. mine

A border town’s drinking water hangs in the balance of a proposed U.S. mine
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Northwestern Ontario communities such as Fort Frances and Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation are expressing concerns that a proposed mine in Minnesota could pollute their sources of drinking water. Read the full […]
Northwestern Ontario communities such as Fort Frances and Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation are expressing concerns that a proposed mine in Minnesota could pollute their sources of drinking water. Read the full […]
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A border town’s drinking water hangs in the balance of a proposed U.S. mine

What fish eat can reveal changes in Lake Superior’s food web

What fish eat can reveal changes in Lake Superior’s food web
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A fish carcass that might otherwise be disposed of may instead help fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources better understand Lake Superior’s ecosystem and dynamic food web. […]
A fish carcass that might otherwise be disposed of may instead help fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources better understand Lake Superior’s ecosystem and dynamic food web. […]
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What fish eat can reveal changes in Lake Superior’s food web

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action
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Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
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Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population remains stable

Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population remains stable
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Only about 30 percent of gray wolf pups survive their first year of life even though the wolf population in the region remains stable, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Only about 30 percent of gray wolf pups survive their first year of life even though the wolf population in the region remains stable, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
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Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population rem…

Historical forest biodiversity changes conservation efforts

Historical forest biodiversity changes conservation efforts
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By Akia Thrower A recent study uncovers the changes within historical tree biodiversity hotspots, which has implications for new conservation efforts in forested areas of concern.
By Akia Thrower A recent study uncovers the changes within historical tree biodiversity hotspots, which has implications for new conservation efforts in forested areas of concern.
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Historical forest biodiversity changes conservation efforts

After decades of pollution, St. Louis River Estuary moves closer to recovery

After decades of pollution, St. Louis River Estuary moves closer to recovery
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For over a century, the St. Louis River Estuary had a bad reputation due to years of wastewater dumping and industrialization. Since being designated as an area of concern, state […]
For over a century, the St. Louis River Estuary had a bad reputation due to years of wastewater dumping and industrialization. Since being designated as an area of concern, state […]
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After decades of pollution, St. Louis River Estuary moves closer to recovery

UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Superior

UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Superior
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A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better […]
A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better […]
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UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Super…

New book explores life of legendary Minnesota canoeist Bob O’Hara

New book explores life of legendary Minnesota canoeist Bob O’Hara
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva “Where the Green Light Shines: A Fifty-Year Odyssey from the Boundary Waters to the Far North” features legendary canoeist Bob O'Hara and his adventures from the Boundary Waters to remote rivers of the Canadian Far North.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva “Where the Green Light Shines: A Fifty-Year Odyssey from the Boundary Waters to the Far North” features legendary canoeist Bob O'Hara and his adventures from the Boundary Waters to remote rivers of the Canadian Far North.
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New book explores life of legendary Minnesota canoeist Bob O’Hara
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