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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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Trail extension south of Harmony is under construction

August 18, 2024

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A Big Thing in a Small Town: Welcoming Veterans Home in Preston

July 22, 2024

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The READ Act: New Teaching Methods For Reading In Minnesota

Alison Leathers checks in on local schools as they implement a new comprehensive reading program through Minnesota’s READ Act.

Your Leadership Can Make A Difference in Root River Current’s Third Year

Root River Current seeks Board of Directors candidates to support 2025 growth—can you help?

Pair of eagles sit on a snowy river bank on a sunny day.

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Original photography from southeastern Minnesota featuring nature scenes and community activities.

Time Again To ‘Paint The Town’

Learn how your community can benefit -- and beautify -- from a 2025 Paint the Town Grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (applications accepted through March 31), and tour some of the recent projects in southeast Minnesota.

Gathering Acorns to Renew River Forestland

Efforts to collect acorns are helping with reforestation projects along the Upper Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk reports on volunteer work near the Reno Bottoms.

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Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

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

Trail extension south of Harmony is under construction

A Big Thing in a Small Town: Welcoming Veterans Home in Preston

The READ Act: New Teaching Methods For Reading In Minnesota

Your Leadership Can Make A Difference in Root River Current’s Third Year

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Time Again To ‘Paint The Town’

Gathering Acorns to Renew River Forestland

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