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No, that's not spit in your garden

Aug 09, 2022 09:53AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Ever wondered what that foamy blob on your plants is? We did too. - Boreal Community Media - August 9, 2022

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DNR to hold 2 online confiscated equipment auctions

Aug 09, 2022 09:26AM ● By Laura Durenberger

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has scheduled two public auctions of confiscated fishing, hunting and trapping equipment - MPR News - August 8, 2022

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Wild rice season opens soon, but harvesters must ensure rice is ripe

Aug 09, 2022 09:21AM ● By Laura Durenberger

As the Aug. 15 wild rice season opening date approaches, the DNR reminds harvesters that rice stands must also be ripe before they may be legally harvested - MN DNR - August 8, 2022

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In the North Country, battling European buckthorn

Aug 07, 2022 07:06AM ● By Editor

Haarman worries that the same could happen across much of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters unless residents in the region organize to eradicate pockets of the pernicious plant already growing in places like Ely and Soudan. By Marshall Helmberger of the Tower Timberjay • August 5, 2022

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Northlanders gather to learn how to save monarch butterflies

Aug 07, 2022 06:46AM ● By Editor

The Monarch Buddies gave a tour of seven monarch waystations. Organizers said the waystations are gardens that feature a mix of milkweed, nectar, and pollinator plants and provide the perfect place for monarchs to mature and thrive. By Robb Coles of KBJR-TV • August 6, 2022

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Video: Cold temperatures are ‘noticeable’ in Lake Superior

Aug 06, 2022 05:41AM ● By Editor

There is one way that experts like Professor Austin use to determine the temperatures of the water and how water starts to warm up, and how sometimes that warming process can start roughly six hours after the sun rises. By Shalon Monroe from WDIO-TV • August 4, 2022

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List of 'hidden vacation spots' includes Minnesota's North Shore

Aug 05, 2022 09:58AM ● By Laura Durenberger

A nationwide list looking at the "hidden gem" vacation spots of the United States includes Minnesota's North Shore - Bring Me The News - August 5, 2022

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Zebra mussels confirmed in Embarrass Mine Pit in St. Louis County

Aug 05, 2022 09:49AM ● By Laura Durenberger

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in the Embarrass Mine Pit, also known as the Sabin Mine Pit - MN DNR - August 4, 2022

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Get ready to look up in the night sky at all those meteor showers

Aug 05, 2022 07:54AM ● By Laura Durenberger

Watch out for the shooting stars coming your way in the next few weeks - MPR News - August 5, 2022

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'Saildrones' in Lake Superior will study fish populations

Aug 04, 2022 10:22AM ● By Laura Durenberger

You may see them near Grand Portage, Hovland, Grand Marais, Taconite Harbor, Two Harbors & Duluth, orThunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - UpNorthLive - August 2nd, 2022

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