Land & Water​

A drone view of machinery equipment working on the Root River rechanneling project.

Restoration Project Redirects Root River to Original Channel

A group of about a dozen children stand together on a wooded trail during a conservation cleanup project in spring. The kids, dressed in hoodies, caps, gloves, and outdoor clothes, proudly hold large black trash bags filled with pulled invasive plants. One child lounges playfully in front while others wave and smile. Buckets and cleanup supplies sit nearby, and fresh green leaves cover the trees and forest floor behind them.

Conservation Crew at La Crescent-Hokah Middle School Tackles Invasive Species

A glass of water being filled from kitchen tap.

Mississippi River Groups Tell Feds to Act on Nitrate Contamination

A group of about ten volunteers wearing bright yellow safety vests gather around a young tree in a grassy park. Several people kneel close to the base, gently loosening and spreading the tree’s roots before planting, while others stand nearby watching. A shovel is planted upright in the soil, and small clumps of dirt and grass surround the planting hole.

La Crescent Expands Tree Canopy with Free Boulevard Tree Program

A close-up, highly detailed image of a fuzzy black-and-yellow bumblebee collecting nectar from the center of a bright purple flower. The bee’s body is covered in fine hairs and dusted with pollen, especially around its legs and underside. The flower has long, thin purple petals radiating outward from a dense yellow center. The background is softly blurred green, making the bee and flower stand out sharply in focus.

Saying No to Neonicotinoids

People dressed in protective fire gear, holding long handled rakes and shovels walk through a sparse woods over greenish brown vegetation. Behind them is a like of smoke and a bright blue sky.

Local Group Connects Neighbors for Safe Use of Fire in Land Management

An older man with dark rimmed glasses and dark ball cap intently focuses on tying a trout fly under a bright light and magnifying glass. Another man on the right is speaking and showing him how to do the task.

Fly Tying Workshop Finishes Up its Fifth Year

Four pictures of soil erosion

In the News | Nitrate Risks in Karst Regions

Close-up view of melting river ice with bright sunlight reflecting off the water’s surface. The light creates sparkling starburst highlights across the rippling water, and a faint rainbow prism appears near the upper right where the sun hits the surface. Pale blue ice edges frame darker flowing water beneath, creating strong contrast between frozen and moving sections.

Photo Gallery | Winter on the Water

A wide stretch of river covered in drifted snow. Banks are lined with bare trees.

Root River Watershed Sees Gains, Sets Priorities for Next Decade

A slender woman in a green zip-up pullover, jeans, and teal stocking cap stands with her hands in her pockets in a snow-covered field beside a long plastic-covered high tunnel greenhouse, with rolling hills in the background on a winter day in southeastern Minnesota.

Featherstone Farm: Growing Organic Food Through Fair Labor

Community members talk with utility staff at a Dairyland Power open house in Preston, Minnesota, reviewing poster displays about the proposed Gopher-to-Badger high-voltage transmission line project.

Planned Gopher-to-Badger Link Addresses Regional Power Needs

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