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Banned from National Forest, for-profit mushroom pickers go underground

Banned from National Forest, for-profit mushroom pickers go underground

Last year's forest fires have produced a bumper crop of coveted morel mushrooms in Montana's northwestern forests. But the Forest Service isn't issuing commercial licenses in some prime picking spots.
by Nicky Ouellet

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With water in short supply, California ranchers grow their feed indoors

With water in short supply, California ranchers grow their feed indoors

The extended drought in California has farmers looking for ways to use less water. Among them, growing feed indoors using hydroponics. The new diet is making some Central Valley sheep very happy.
by Ezra David Romero

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After missing early signs, DNR working to hit new lake invader hard

After missing early signs, DNR working to hit new lake invader hard

The DNR is aggressively trying to stop the spread of a new aquatic invasive species called starry stonewort, but the plan may already have been slowed by missed opportunities to identify the fast growing algae.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dayton asks Minnesotans to take Water Stewardship Pledge

Dayton asks Minnesotans to take Water Stewardship Pledge

Minnesotans are being asked to rethink how they use water and how it affects their daily lives as part of Gov. Mark Dayton's Year of Water Action.
by Associated Press

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'Walking Out of History: Shackleton's Endurance Voyage

'Walking Out of History: Shackleton's Endurance Voyage

British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton led the ill-fated Endurance Expedition to the South Pole in 1914.

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Poisonous algae blooms threaten people, ecosystems across U.S.

Poisonous algae blooms threaten people, ecosystems across U.S.

Serious algae outbreaks have hit more than 20 states this summer. Algae blooms aren't unusual. But the frequency, size and toxicity now are worse than ever, and changes in climate are partly to blame.
by Lesley McClurg

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Aspen Ideas Festival: GMO's: Savior, Satan, or Something in Between?

Aspen Ideas Festival: GMO's: Savior, Satan, or Something in Between?

An Aspen Ideas Festival exploration of one of the country's big controversies about food and farming. The session was called "GMO's: Savior, Satan, or Something in Between?" Experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Monsanto Corporation and the Environmental Defense Fund try to answer that question.

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Young nature lovers join interior secretary on Mississippi paddle

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's five-day, cross-country tour celebrating the centennial of the national parks system ended Friday morning in St. Paul with a paddle down the Mississippi.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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National parks at 100: Living the dream on the St. Croix

National parks at 100: Living the dream on the St. Croix

After decades serving around the world, Michael Gavre is back home and working his dream job on the St. Croix River. He's a park ranger with the National Park Service, which is celebrating its centennial this month.
by William Lager

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