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Submerged ‘bug hotels’ tell a story about clean water
Aquatic insects help the National Park Service watch for changes in water and habitat.
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Afton State Park phenology May 31 to June 6
Dragonflies begin to appear and cicadas start to sound.
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Afton State Park phenology, May 17 to 23
Birds at Afton right now spent their winters all over the Western Hemisphere.
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River report: April showers bring May floodplain paddling
High water offers more to explore.
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Afton State Park Phenology, May 10 to May 16
Featherless hatchlings, migratory monarch cousins, and dawn and dusk activity.
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Minnesota passes new law to manage misunderstood fish
Legislation will make significant changes to how native rough fish are regulated and protected.
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Afton State Park phenology April 26 to May 2
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, frogs are calling.
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Afton State Park phenology, April 19 to 25
Wildlife continues to return to area, from birds to butterflies.
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Willow River dredging proposal raises worries about sensitive waters and wildlife
Project would remove sediments from Lake Mallalieu that were deposited after upstream dam removal.
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Afton State Park phenology, March 15 to 21
The equinox arrives as red-winged blackbirds sing in marshes.
