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In de-icing season, a “less is more” approach best protects lakes and streams

Dec 01, 2022 10:54AM ● By Laura Durenberger

It only takes one teaspoon of salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water - MNPCA - November 30, 2022

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USFWS Reclassifies the Northern Long-Eared Bat as Endangered

Dec 01, 2022 10:47AM ● By Laura Durenberger

On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that the northern long-eared bat has been up-listed from threatened to endangered status - USFWS - November 30, 2022

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‘Ice is never truly safe,’ deputies remind Minnesotans as temps drop

Dec 01, 2022 10:39AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Ice needs to be at least four or five inches thick before people can walk on it, and even thicker before snowmobiling or driving - Fox 9 News - November 30, 2022

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Cook County to receive $400,000 for mountain bike trail system from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission

Dec 01, 2022 09:32AM ● By Laura Durenberger

MNs from the Northwest Angle to Olmsted County and many places in between will soon benefit from nearly $11.4 million in enhancements to 14 regional parks and trails - GMRPTC - Nov 17, 2022

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Lake Superior trout fishing season kicks off Thursday in Minnesota, Wisconsin

Dec 01, 2022 09:25AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Anyone who wants to fish for trout from Dec 2022, to Sept 2023 should brush up on regulations and make sure they are properly licensed - KSTP 5 News - Nov 30, 2022

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Save the date! Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits on-sale date announced for the 2023 quota season

Nov 30, 2022 10:12AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Superior National Forest announces Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits on-sale date for the 2023 quota season - Superior National Forest - November 30, 2022

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The Great Lakes-Iceland connection through the 100% Whitefish effort

Nov 30, 2022 09:55AM ● By Laura Durenberger

The new endeavor will pool the resources of more than 15 partners including American & Canadian political leaders, private orgs & state & tribal officials - Great Lakes Now - Nov 15, 2022

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Ask the MPCA: Exhausted by idling vehicles

Nov 30, 2022 09:54AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Exhaust from gas- or diesel-fueled vehicles has significant effects on human health, and vehicles are a major source of air pollution in Minnesota - MPCA - November 15, 2022

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So Minnesota: History of the snow blower has Minnesota ties (VIDEO)

Nov 30, 2022 09:19AM ● By Laura Durenberger

70 years ago, Bloomington-based The Toro Company invented the first consumer mass-marketed walk-behind snow blower called the Snow Hound - KSTP 5 News - Nov 29, 2022

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A Century Later, Arthur Carhart's Recreation Plan for the Superior National Forest Lives On

Nov 30, 2022 08:45AM ● By Laura Durenberger

On Nov 8, 1922, Forester A.S. Peck approved a recreation plan for the Superior National Forest drafted & submitted in May 1922 by Arthur Carhart - Superior National Forest - Nov 29, 2022

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