Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing
The data that Burdis and Jankowski are looking at is much newer, dating back about 30 years, but it shows a similar trend.
Are silver carp living in the Mississippi above the Coon Rapids Dam?
A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): The latest round of eDNA testing for Asian carp in the Mississippi River has yielded unexpected results, according to the ...
DNR to hold public information meetings on Mississippi River rules
A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): The DNR will hold two public information meetings on the rulemaking currently underway for the Mississippi River Corridor ...
Mysteries of the Minnesota
Nowadays, a vast network of highways ties the southwest suburbs to the rest of the world. However, there was a time when the Minnesota River was the region’s lifeline. Steamboats ferried passengers up ...
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The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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UMN study strives to tackle Mississippi’s plastic debris
A new study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) found it can use sensors to detect and remove plastic debris from the Mississippi River, according to a press ...
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Brrr! Cold snap will send temperatures across Minnesota plunging below zero for the next four days
Water vapor rose above St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River, obscuring the Stone Arch Bridge, in 2019. Extreme cold is moving into Minnesota for the weekend with frigid weather hanging ...
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New law puts focus on Mississippi River flooding and climate extremes
Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...
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Cold weather prompts school closures, train cancellations Monday in Minnesota
A tree is silhouetted against the sunrise amid subzero conditions on Sunday along the Mississippi River in Cottage Grove. Most schools across Minnesota are off Monday, Jan. 20, due to the Martin ...
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Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing
KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet. Once the drill stops ...