Invasive species

University of Minnesota gets funds to further its fight against Aquatic Invasive Species

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Invasive Species Center will receive $8.7 million to develop new techniques for fighting the spread of AIS after a new law was signed by Gov. Mark Dayton May 9.

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No easy solutions for Minnesota as Asian carp close in

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

They are big, jumpy and voracious.

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Drought, fracking could top environment agenda

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

With the somewhat controversial decision to include agriculture under the jurisdiction of the House Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance committee, the issue was raised during the body’s first meeting.

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Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board replacing trees pre-Ash Borer in favor of diversity

By Kerry Ashmore, Northeaster

Residents might have seen some ash trees along Stinson Parkway marked with a green painted ring, and concluded that they are being removed because of the emerald ash borer.

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Riverside Park Habitat Restoration and Native Planting

09/15/2012 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Join Friends of the Mississippi River at Riverside Park, a significant riverfront and Minneapolis’s first public park, as we help improve wildlife habitat, control erosion, and contribute to waters

Carp could close St. Anthony Lock

By Kerry Ashmore, Northeaster

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife photo from the Illinois River shows silver carp jumping when startled. The flying fish can cause accidents, and the various types of carp starve out native species by eating all their food.

Some fish don’t play well with others, and one of them—potentially one single fish— might soon close the gate on the entire upper Mississippi River (north of St. Anthony Falls).

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Riverside Park Habitat Restoration

05/14/2011 - 9:30am - 11:30am

This event is a great opportunity to work with Friends of the Mississippi River staff and ecologists to help improve local wildlife habitat and watershed health by removing non-native garlic mustar

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