CONSERVATION
Mystery Bridge 22: A truss bridge made of wood
Here's a quiz for you: How many of you had either a set of Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, or something similar to that, when you were a child growing up? And if so, what kinds of things did you build wi...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 4:19 PM
Department says program saves money, cuts emissions
Energy conservation programs work, the Minnesota Commerce Department reports. The department says state-mandated conservation resulted in gas and electric utilities implementing measures that will sa...
Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:21 AM
1940: Holt, Brady and Whipps shot by mad fisherman
The following is from the July 15, 1940 Daily Globe. A. M. Holt, 52, veteran game warden stationed at Worthington for the past four months, met sudden death in the line of duty Friday evening when he...
Posted on 6/10/11 at 3:08 PM
Windmill Controversy
We've gotten a few interesting responses to a letter about the windfarms going up all over southwest Minnesota today. The letter-writer points out that the windmills are noisy and have bright red ligh...
Posted on 2/17/09 at 6:53 AM
Comments taken on Murray Co. swine herd expansion
MARSHALL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposed swine facility expansion about two miles southwest of Lake Sarah in Section 29 of Lake Sarah Township, Murray County.March 31, 2009
OCCB gets 80-acre land donation
HARRIS, Iowa — The Osceola County Conservation Board has been gifted more than 200 acres of land in the last four years, the most recent of which is an 80-acre parcel near Harris that has an estimated value of more than half a million dollars.
By Julie Buntjer , March 07, 2009
Man guilty of filling wetlands area
A Blackduck man has been found guilty of major wetlands violations in Itasca County. The violations were part of the Wetland Conservation Act, administered by local counties with support from by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.By Bemidji Pioneer , February 03, 2009
Green Acres changes upset farmers
BELLE PLAINE (AP) — Changes to Minnesota’s Green Acres program have some farmers getting ready to plow up wetlands that are now too expensive to keep in conservation.January 12, 2009
Nobles County honored with new conservation award
WORTHINGTON — Nobles County Commissioners were awarded the first-ever County Conservation Award during the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) annual conference a week ago in Duluth.
By Julie Buntjer , December 20, 2008
Letter: Green Acres changes are bad for farming, conservation
The Minnesota Legislature made changes last year to the Green Acres program that are bad for farmers and bad for conservation.By Heidi Morlock, Belle Plaine , December 03, 2008
Keeping green
By Julie Buntjer , November 17, 2008
Brief: Venengas donate land for conservation
Virgil and Janice Venenga of Little Rock have made the first Iowa land donation to Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever for the Grassroots Conservation Campaign.October 21, 2008
Grant funding available for tree plantings
The Nobles County Soil and Water Conservation District has more than $10,000 in state cost-share money to assist landowners in establishing new groves and shelterbelts, or to repair or enhance existing tree growth.
By Julie Buntjer , October 18, 2008
Letter: Conservation board 'left out of the loop'
I’m writing in response to recent Osceola County Supervisors proceedings regarding the Osceola County Conservation Board’s refusal to “sign off” on an R.E.A.P. grant application for improvements at Hawkeye Point.By Ron Spengler, Director, Osceola County Conservation Board, Ocheyedan, Iowa , September 23, 2008
Low-risk conservation tillage reduces soil erosion
ST. PAUL — Many things affect the impact of agriculture on soil and water quality in Minnesota. Annual rowcrops like corn and soybeans don’t protect the soil from direct raindrop impact until the leaf canopy closes, which is usually mid- to late June.By JODI DEJONG-HUGHES, U OF M EXTENSION , June 03, 2008
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