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Area Public Health Officials Remain Vigilant At All Times

April 1, 2025

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

March 10, 2025

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Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

March 5, 2025

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Regional Nitrate Issues Again Making Headlines

February 2, 2025

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A woman in a department of natural resources uniform stands on a river bank by long tubes made of natural fibers placed on the muddy bank.

Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

December 16, 2024

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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

November 24, 2024

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EllenTitus of The Nature Conservancy checks on the goats helping restore goat prairie.

Conservation Ballot Initiative Key To Trust Fund Renewal

October 16, 2024

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Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Anna Loney reports on a community gathering recently held in Lanesboro to help people learn communication techniques.

Inside Root River Current: Our Ag & Water Connection

How do our partners approach their work? Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk's Madeline Heim shares her insights.

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

Alison Leathers chronicles the long history of the Fillmore County Airport and highlights recent improvements made through federal and state funding.

In The News: Trees!

Spring is a time for celebrating trees – we report on two restoration projects taking place in conjunction with Arbor Day and Arbor Month.

April Springs To Life

Root River Current photographers capture the arrival of Spring in Southeast Minnesota.

A robin stands in a pile of brush on the edge of a stream.

Essay: Celebrating Blossoming Ephemerals, The Return Of Birdsong, And Earth Day

An excerpt on Spring from Nancy Overcott’s book 'At Home in the Big Woods.'

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

Area Public Health Officials Remain Vigilant At All Times

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

Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

Regional Nitrate Issues Again Making Headlines

Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

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

Conservation Ballot Initiative Key To Trust Fund Renewal

Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Inside Root River Current: Our Ag & Water Connection

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

In The News: Trees!

April Springs To Life

Essay: Celebrating Blossoming Ephemerals, The Return Of Birdsong, And Earth Day

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