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Phenology, an old science, attracts new interest
John Latimer is a rural mail carrier who drives a 100-mile route through Itasca County five days a week. As he drives, he sometimes speaks into a digital voice recorder … Read more
EDCs: What is their impact on humans?
Hillary Carpenter, a toxicologist, is the Minnesota Department of Health’s expert on endocrine disrupting compounds. He has doctorate in pharmacology, has written about EDCs for the Minnesota Medical Association and … Read more
Passwords: Almanac led the way for Weatherguide Calendar
Sometimes a precise time can be set when a long-term concept is conceived and set into motion. Such a time can be set for the Minnesota Weather Almanac and the … Read more
Itasca field station celebrates 100 years of service
Many Minnesotans have fond memories of childhood summer trips to Itasca State Park, the oldest of Minnesota state parks. “I walked across the Mississippi River,” was heard from young and … Read more
Calendars in classroom engage students' curiosity
Lisa Kalina calls two of her second-grade students to the front of the classroom and asks them to find the day’s record high and low temperatures on the Minnesota Weatherguide … Read more
Gene Merriam: Money alone will not improve water
A year ago, the Freshwater Society issued a report on Minnesota’s ground and surface waters that took a hard look at the issue of pollution from diffuse sources. That report, … Read more
15 years of Minnesota EDC research
For 15 years, Minnesota has played a central role in research on endocrine disrupting compounds in the environment. Here are some of the research projects that have studied the compounds, … Read more
Minnesota research probes enocrine disruptor threat
Dressed in waders, a life vest and surgical gloves, John Greene waded waist-deep into the Grindstone River, about two miles east of the Hinckley, Minn., sewage treatment plant, and carefully … Read more
Endocrine Disruptors: Major Minnesota research under way
A major Minnesota research project – paid for by the sales tax increase voters approved last year, and conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and St. Cloud State University – … Read more
Volunteers listen carefully for ecosystem health
“Sometimes we wonder just what the heck people think we’re doing,” said Pat Hartman, as he strained to hear frogs croaking in the distance while cars zoomed by on … Read more
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