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DNR predicts best fall colors in Minn in 10 years

This fall's color season is predicted to be the best Minnesota has seen in a decade.

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Haze, smoke in Twin Cities likely from N. Minn. forest fires

Haze, smoke in Twin Cities likely from N. Minn. forest fires

Fires burning in northern Minnesota appear to be causing hazy skies and foul-smelling air across the Twin Cities metro area this afternoon.
by Lorna Benson

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Legacy zebra mussel research proposal meets turbulence

Legacy zebra mussel research proposal meets turbulence

Members of the council charged with distributing Legacy Amendment funds for the outdoors disagreed on Thursday whether a proposal to research bacteria that can kill zebra mussels should be considered for funding.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Clean river advocate Norman Senjem to retire

Clean river advocate Norman Senjem to retire

Norman Senjem, a major figure in efforts to clean local water resources of sediment, is retiring from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Frustrated project manager retires from MPCA

Unable to find consensus between farmers and environmental advocates, Norman Senjem is leaving the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Zebra mussel research project a long shot for Legacy funds

Zebra mussel research project a long shot for Legacy funds

A $350,000 research project on Zequanox, the name given to the product containing the zebra mussel-killing bacteria, landed at the bottom of a list of projects being considered for up to $96 million that will be available next year as part of the Legacy's Outdoor Heritage Fund.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Map: Zebra mussels in Minnesota

The shaded counties all have at least one body of water infested with zebra mussels.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Firefighters mopping up fire in BWCA near Ely

Firefighters mopping up fire in BWCA near Ely

Firefighters were mopping up Wednesday at the scene of a forest fire near Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area but officials warned that conditions in the area are expected to remain dry due to a drought so paddlers need to be careful with their campfires.

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Conservationists seek Legacy money for riverside land, moose habitat

Conservationists seek Legacy money for riverside land, moose habitat

The Trust for Public Land and its partners are seeking $14.5 million from the Legacy Amendment's outdoors fund to buy a 2,000-acre parcel on the south side of the Mississippi River north of Brainerd.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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