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Another COVID-19 ripple effect: Many meat processors booked up through deer season

Another COVID-19 ripple effect: Many meat processors booked up through deer season

As the fall hunting season prepares to ramp up this month, some local butchers and meat markets might have to turn their game customers away. Many processors are already operating at full capacity — a ripple effect of COVID-19 closures at major pork and beef processors this spring.
by Hannah Yang

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In northern Minnesota, tracking songbirds to help them thrive in a changing forest

In northern Minnesota, tracking songbirds to help them thrive in a changing forest

In northern Minnesota, researchers are tracking threatened songbirds through the forest to identify the habitat the birds rely on after they hatch. The goal is to help land managers create the kind of forest these birds need to survive into the future.
by Dan Kraker

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Minneapolis distillery unionizes amidst pandemic

Minneapolis distillery unionizes amidst pandemic

Some Tattersall Distillery workers have voted to unionize. They will now be represented by Unite Here, Local 17, an international union.
by Tom Crann

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Eagle attacks woman along North Shore, bystander comes to the rescue

Eagle attacks woman along North Shore, bystander comes to the rescue

Cascade Lodge and Restaurant head kitchen manager Bernie Banks happened to be outside when he saw the eagle attacking the woman.

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Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Cookbook author Beth Dooley joins All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about all the inventive ways corn can be enjoyed this summer and shares tips on how to select and enjoy sweet corn in a variety of ways.
by Tom Crann and Kathryn Styer Martinez

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'We had to get out': Despite the risks, business is booming at national parks

'We had to get out': Despite the risks, business is booming at national parks

Visits to Yellowstone National Park are higher than last year as Americans look to escape their pandemic confines. Their business is welcome relief, despite worries they'll also bring coronavirus.
by Nathan Rott

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Voyageurs National Park asks visitors to pack out their trash

Voyageurs National Park asks visitors to pack out their trash

Park officials posted a series of photos on their Facebook page this week showing bags full of garbage that staff have hauled away from campsites.
by Dan Kraker

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