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Understanding bears could help us survive heart attacks, researchers say

Understanding bears could help us survive heart attacks, researchers say

University of Minnesota researchers think lessons learned from hibernating black bears will help save human lives in a unique study that could someday improve the odds of surviving a heart attack.
by Dan Gunderson

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Twins to plant 2 trees from Target Field

The Minnesota Twins say they will plant a pair of black spruce Tuesday at St. Croix State Park in Hinckley. A brief ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. to mark the occasion.

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Officials prep for release of wasps to battle ash borer

Officials prep for release of wasps to battle ash borer

State officials this week will release stingless wasps in several Twin Cities neighborhoods to try to control the spread of emerald ash borers that kill ash trees.
by Dan Olson

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Forest officials paying for pine cone collectors

Officials with the Superior National Forest are paying members of the public to collect native jack pine cones.

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MPCA warns of impending risk of harmful algae

As the Land of 10,000 Lakes starts to warm up, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is warning that warm weather makes conditions right for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful blooms of algae.

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A chance to give something back to the land

A chance to give something back to the land

Service trips in the wilderness give people an opportunity to see land they otherwise wouldn't, and to become part of a constituency of quiet.
by Dave Peters

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Short-film contest promotes solar power in Minn.

A group that backs the expanded use of solar power in Minnesota is kicking off a short-film contest.

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Lavish praise for Lake Superior novel that took 8 years to write

Lavish praise for Lake Superior novel that took 8 years to write

Writing about Lake Superior can be a huge task - just ask Danielle Sosin, a Duluth-based author of "The Long-Shining Waters," a novel which intertwines the stories of three women living next to the big lake at different times in history.
by Euan Kerr

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