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State officials: January 2024 plan addresses nitrate contamination issues

January 12, 2024

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Essay: I’m changing my ways with water

December 20, 2023

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Local Forums, EPA Raise Questions About SE Minnesota Water Quality . . . State Agencies Respond

December 1, 2023

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Moving Day for a 19th century bridge at Historic Forestville

November 26, 2023

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Swan Lake! Thousands of Tundra Swans migrate each Autumn

November 26, 2023

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An older woman in a pink shirt holds up a white hood with eye holes. The right side of the graphic includes a reprint of an historical newspaper article titled: Ku Klux Klan invades Lanesboro.

Minnesota’s Hooded History

Surprising or not, the Ku Klux Klan was active in Southeast Minnesota in the 1920s. John Torgrimson reports on a recent presentation on the history of the Klan's presence in the region.

A low fire burns in vegetation in a ditch along a highway while a worker with fire gear and a drip torch looks on.

Prescribed Burn Team Treats State Highway Ditches With A Dose Of Fire

Prescribed burns in road ditches and grassy fields are a necessary component in the Driftless to control noxious weeds and trees and spur growth of desirable vegetation. Mike Dougherty follows a crew in southeastern Minnesota as they spend an autumn

Paul Schmidt in the shed on his farm where 64,000 garlic are drying. Schmidt Farm markets seed stock to a variety of garden and seed companies.

An Ancient Crop Makes Its Home In Fillmore County

John Torgrimson visits Schmidt Farm’s garlic operation in Carimona Township, Fillmore County.

upper mississippi river backwaters photo

SE Minnesota’s Mississippi River Fisheries To Benefit From Proposed Legislation

Fisheries and environmental quality along the Upper Mississippi River could benefit from the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025, introduced in late February. We learn more from the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.

Essay: Setbacks Are the Norm on My Small Farm

Greg Schieber shares the challenges of owning and maintaining a farm truck.

Groups of people of all ages sit around tables in a library with sun streaming in the windows.. They are leaning over tables sorting garden seeds.

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

Move over books and periodicals: Laurie Byrne explains how seeds are making their way into area libraries.

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge turns 100

Healthy Stream, Healthy Trout

For love of the Big River

State officials: January 2024 plan addresses nitrate contamination issues

Essay: I’m changing my ways with water

Local Forums, EPA Raise Questions About SE Minnesota Water Quality . . . State Agencies Respond

Moving Day for a 19th century bridge at Historic Forestville

Swan Lake! Thousands of Tundra Swans migrate each Autumn

Minnesota’s Hooded History

Prescribed Burn Team Treats State Highway Ditches With A Dose Of Fire

An Ancient Crop Makes Its Home In Fillmore County

SE Minnesota’s Mississippi River Fisheries To Benefit From Proposed Legislation

Essay: Setbacks Are the Norm on My Small Farm

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

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