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Afton State Park Phenology, December 22, 2023 – January 4, 2024
Birds come and go with the season, snow shows tracks, and a spruce spotlight.
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Regional trails designated as units of the National Park System
Long-distance hiking paths that cross parts of St. Croix River region receive elevated status.
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Minnesota agency awards $10 million in Clean Water Fund grants
Variety of projects will reduce erosion and contamination of lakes and rivers with excess nutrients.
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Listen: River stories from the ‘We Are Water’ podcast
Stories from St. Croix 360 founder Greg Seitz and river researcher Mark Edlund are featured.
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Minnesota DNR enhances protection for turtles
Two changes that enhance protection for Minnesota’s native turtles will go into effect Jan. 1.
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The businessman: Pig farm developer gains little trust in Wisconsin town. He doesn’t particularly care.
Critics accuse a developer of disregarding local concerns in his push to construct the state’s largest pig farm. He calls himself the victim of “selfish” residents.
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Citizen sturgeon scientists help study St. Croix’s special fish
Tagging hundreds of fish, volunteer anglers provide priceless data as feds consider conservation options.
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The chairman: How a plan to develop Wisconsin’s largest pig farm upended a small town’s politics
A proposal for a $20 million concentrated animal feeding operation sowed distrust in Trade Lake as opponents accused the town’s chairman of backroom dealings to facilitate construction.
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Afton State Park phenology Dec. 8 to 21
Winter waterfowl, coyotes vs. foxes, and the wonderful white pine.
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Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District recognized as 2023 Watershed District of the Year
Agency receives statewide award for work to protect and restore water in St. Croix tributaries.
