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Minn. governor welcomes deer hunters to Biwabik

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has hosted his first Governor's Deer Hunting Opener. But he won't be shooting any deer.

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Woodland Dunes keeps tabs on northern saw-whet owl

Woodland Dunes keeps tabs on northern saw-whet owl

Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve is hoping to get a bird's-eye view of migration patterns of the state's smallest owl. Volunteers are working to catch and band northern saw-whet owls - most of which grow to no more than 8 inches in height - to help with research occurring in the Midwest.

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Leech Lake tribe moves forward with new water treatment plants

Leech Lake tribe moves forward with new water treatment plants

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is making progress on serving more tribal communities with municipal water treatment plants.

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Mille Lacs walleye numbers fall below expectations

The overall long-term trend has been downward since the mid-1980s, but numbers of female walleyes have been stable.

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Environmentalists push back on national shipping ballast standards

The U.S. House was expected to vote as early as Friday on the measure, which comes as the EPA is preparing to release its own regulations of ship ballast - a leading culprit in the spread of invaders such as zebra and quagga mussels in the Great Lakes and ocean coastal waters.

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Walleye, northern pike decline in Lake Mille Lacs

Walleye in Lake Mille Lacs drops to the second-lowest levels since the state began monitoring fish populations in 1983, the state Department of Natural Resources said.
by Madeleine Baran

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DNR to let Minn. county open road in refuge

After years of legal wrangling, the Minnesota DNR will allow Kittson County to open a road through a wildlife refuge.
by Dan Gunderson

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Global warming gases reach unprecedented levels in atmosphere

Global warming gases reach unprecedented levels in atmosphere

The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated.

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Environmental groups sue to stop GMO plants in wildlife refuges

The lawsuit contends an environmental assessment completed earlier this year by the Fish and Wildlife Service was not adequate. That review found no environmental risk to planting genetically modified crops on refuges.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Preserving Chaska's Seminary Fen

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Preserving Chaska's Seminary Fen

Seminary Fen, on the edge of the Twin Cities with its prairie sedge, swamp thistle, goldenrod and marsh marigolds, has had its share of threats.
by Dan Olson

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