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Asian lecture set April 21 at University of Minnesota
Asian carp, feared and despised as a threat to native fish and other aquatic life in the United States, are an important food source and are revered for their courage … Read more
MPR: Many irrigators lack required permits
Many Minnesota farmers using groundwater to irrigate their crops have failed to apply for and receive permits that state law requires for high-capacity pumping, Minnesota Public Radio reported on Monday, … Read more
Organic matter key to soil health
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has just published a new, and interesting, fact sheet on soil health and the water-retaining capacity of organic matter in the soil. … Read more
MPCA seeks comment on sediment strategy
In a year with average rainfall, about 1 million tons of sediment – soil and organic matter such as algae and leaf fragments — floats down the Minnesota River. All … Read more
Two good reads
Sometimes we all get too busy to do all the reading we should. Here are a couple of pieces of important and thoughtful writing you may have missed: An interview … Read more
DNR seeks groundwater changes
In a new report to the Legislature, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spells out – in more explicit language than before – shortcomings in the way it permits and … Read more
MPR reports on water pricing
Minnesota Public Radio is in the midst of a time-to-time series of reports on groundwater sustainability in Minnesota. Check out the coverage on the station’s web site. The latest report … Read more
Farm Bill passes
President Obama on Friday is scheduled to sign into law a new nearly $1 trillion federal farm bill that has lots of things for lots of people to love or … Read more
Ikes summit set Feb. 22
Join the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League on Saturday, Feb. 22, for a day-long conference on state initiatives for water management and wetland conservation. The event – Watershed … Read more
Less phosphorus linked to decline in Great Lakes fish
New research by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that prey fish and phytoplankton – microscopic organisms that feed other animals – are seriously declining in the Great Lakes. One of … Read more