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December 2020
2020.12.30. Smitten, Kristina, and Jason Husveth. Country Messenger. Saving the One Percent.
2020.12.30. Gressner, John. Hometown News. Turf-to-Prairie Park Project Only the Beginning.
2020.12.26. Stanley, Greg. Star Tribune. As Fertilizers Spread Worldwide, Researchers Find Herbivores Can't Keep Up With Excess Grasses.
2020.12.26. Prairie Botanist. Some Basic Guidelines for Tallgrass Prairie (and Pollinator Habitat) Seed Mixes.
2020.12.24. Timmons, Bob. Star Tribune. Discovered Butterfly Tag in Mexico Represents Monarchs' Tale of Survival.
2020.12.21. Gunderson, Dan. MPR News. Researchers Find Insecticides Widespread in Minnesota Lakes and Rivers.
2020.12.21. Gill, Chuck. Penn State News. Study: Bumble Bees Lacking High-Quality Habitat Have Higher Pathogen Loads.
2020.12.18. Cole, Caleb. Outdoor Command. Learning How to Fish: A Handbook.
2020.12.17. Manos, Jarid. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth Is Losing Its Natural Prairie Land. Here's How We Can Protect It.
2020.12.17. Lewis, Shanna. KRCC. Wild Bison Return to Colorado's Great Plains.
2020.12.17. Flood, Brian. Phys.org. Restoring Wetlands Near Farms Would Dramatically Reduce Water Pollution.
2020.12.16. Abbott, Chuck. Successful Farming. Farmland Values Rise Despite Turbulent Year.
2020.12.15. Natural Resources Conservation Service - North Dakota. Aberdeen News. Co-op Sparks Interest in Fire to Improve North Dakota Grasslands for Cattle, Wildlife.
2020.12.15. Flesher, John. AP News. Feds to Delay Seeking Legal Protection for Monarch Butterfly.
2020.12.14. Mosley, Tonya. Here & Now. Ranchers Push Back on American Prairie Reserve in Montana.
2020.12.12. Reinan, John. Star Tribune. Retired Professor Fights to Keep His North Mankato Yard Natural.
2020.12.8. Marinelli, Janet. Yale Environment 360. How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline.
2020.12.7. Lindrud, Shelby. West Central Tribune. Kandiyohi County to Offer the Monarch Butterfly a Safe Haven.
2020.12.7. Hollow, Michele C. The New York Times. How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees.
2020.12.6. Wyant, Sara. AgWeek. A Closer Look at QEIP - One of NRCS's Most Popular Conservation Programs.
2020.12.6. Cherveny, Tom. DL Online. In a Land of Many Lakes, a Rare and Unique Resource Now Protected.
2020.12.5. O'Mara, Collin, Howard K. Vincent, Rebecca A. Humphries, Jeff Crane, and Whit Fosburgh. The Hill. America's Dwindling Grasslands Require Action.
2020.12.5. Hong, Angie. Country Messenger. To Bison or to Monet?
2020.12.4. Plume, Karl, and Rod Nickel. Reuters. North American Farmers Profit as Consumers Pressure Food Business to Go Green.
2020.12.2. Buckrail. Conservationists Blast Forest Service Prairie Dog Eradication Plan on Thunder Basin National Grassland.
2020.12.1. Whalen, Emma. Community Impact. Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces Initiative to Restore Urban Prairie, Ease Flooding.
2020.12.1. Schley, Tim. Penn State News. Researchers Aim to 'Upcycle' Nutrient Waste on Farms Using Duckweed.
November 2020
2020.11.25. Washington University St. Louis. Science Daily. In Fire-Prone West, Plants Need Their Pollinators - and Vice Versa.
2020.11.24. Watts, Jonathan. The Guardian. 1% of Farms Operate 70% of World's Farmland.
2020.11.23. Timmons, Bob. Star Tribune. Landmark Book From 1995 by Pioneering Minnesota Conservationist Gets Update.
2020.11.20. Kuphal, Kyle. Pipestone County Star. SWCD to Begin New Program to Improve Water Quality in Local Creeks.
2020.11.20. Corbley, Andy. Good News Network. With 14,000 Critical Acres Added to Montana Wildlife Reserve, It May Become the Largest in the Lower 48.
2020.11.16. Helzer, Chris. The Prairie Ecologist. A Beginner's Guide to Conservation Grazing - Part 2.
2020.11.14. Lindrud, Shelby. West Central Tribune. Saving the Monarch in Kandiyohi County.
2020.11.14. Cherveny, Tom. West Central Tribune. Protecting a Wild Landscape Close to Home.
2020.11.7. Cherveny, Tom. West Central Tribune. Renville County Approves Limbo Creek Project Over DNR Opposition.
2020.11.4. Myers, Jess. Duluth News Tribune. Tallgrass Prairie Region Provides a Minnesota Hiking Alternative.
2020.11.2. Helzer, Chris. The Prairie Ecologist. A Beginner's Guide to Conservation Grazing - Part 1.
October 2020
2020.10.29. Randall, Brianna. Audubon Magazine. Another Consequence of Suppressing Wildfire: Trees Are Invading the Prairie.
2020.10.29. Kordbacheh, Farnaz, Matt Liebman, and Mary Harris. PLOS One. Strips of Prairie Vegetation Placed Within Row Crops Can Sustain Native Bee Communities.
2020.10.29. Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro, Claire Kremen, Erle C. Ellis, and Sandra Diaz. The Conversation. To Save Threatened Plants and Animals, Restore Habitat on Farms, Ranches, and Other Working Lands.
2020.10.28. Hastings, Sean. Shaw Media. New Lenox Woman Presents Findings on Snakes' Role in Prairie Restoration.
2020.10.27. Kezar, Mitch. Successful Farming. The Economic Value of Rotational Grazing.
2020.10.23. Greene, Morgan. Chicago Tribune. Illinois Launches Statewide Plan to Boost Monarch Butterfly Population.
2020.10.23. Crable, Ad. Bay Journal. Use of Switchgrass Growing in Popularity for Ag Conservation.
2020.10.22. Abbott, Chuck. Successful Farming. Conservation Reserve Shrinks to Smallest Size Since 1988.
2020.10.21. The Times Weekly. Bats Restore the Prairie at Midewin.
2020.10.19. Gabrielsen, Paul. On Pasture. Is a Second Dust Bowl on Its Way?
2020.10.15. Moen, Mike. Public News Service. Pilot Project Aims to Boost Conservation on MN Farms.
2020.10.15. Kim, Dee. Civil Eats. Can the Climate-Friendly Grain Kernza Finally Hit the Big Time?
2020.10.6. Gunderson, Dan. MPR News. In Western Minnesota Water Dispute, It's Elite Hogs vs. Rare Fen.
September 2020
2020.9.28. Drobney, Pauline, Diane L. Larson, Jennifer L. Larson, and Karen Viste-Sparkman. Natural Areas Journal. Toward Improving Pollinator Habitat: Reconstructing Prairies With High Forb Diversity.
2020.9.25. Beef Central. Cargill, McDonald's, and Walmart Join WWF in US Sustainability Initiative.
2020.9.19. Drew, Micah. Flathead Beacon. Glacier Hosts Virtual Science and History Week.
2020.9.19. Ostmeyer, Andy. The Joplin Globe. Status of American Burying Beetle Changed to Threatened.
2020.9.17. Kansas News Service. Kansas Public Radio. Subsidies Encourage Kansas Ranchers to Make Room for the Lesser Prairie Chicken.
2020.9.17. Hacker, John. The Joplin Globe. Student Working to Restore Old Swamp Trail on MSSU Campus.
2020.9.17. Adams, Barry. The Herald-Independent. Reading While You Walk the Prairie at the Heritage Center.
2020.9.17. Lone Tree Farm. Conservation Crowdsourced.
2020.9.16. Leigh Painter, Kristen. Star Tribune. Cargill Joins Regenerative Agriculture Movement, Sets Goal for 10 Million Acres.
2020.9.15. Schneider, Andrew. KNIA-KRLS. Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Earn Recognition.
2020.9.15. Daily Southtown Staff. Chicago Tribune. Local Volunteers Win National USDA Forest Service Award.
2020.9.11. Sorvino, Chloe. Forbes. Can Loans Tied to Soil Health Save Agriculture? A New $250 Million Fund Wants to Find Out.
2020.9.11. Buckley, Madeline. Chicago Tribune. Rare Flowers Are Sprouting in Cook County's Forest Preserves: 'It Was Like a Dead Zone and Now It's Come Alive'.
2020.9.10. University of Tsukuba. Phys.org. Old Grasslands Show High Biodiversity and Conservation Value.
2020.9.8. Stanley, Greg. Star Tribune. Are Bison the Key to Bringing Back Minnesota Prairies?
2020.9.8. Staff Report. Pahrump Valley Times. Hunting, Fishing Expanded at Wildlife Refuges, Hatcheries.
2020.9.8. Illinois Patch. On National Wildlife Day, ComEd Hosts Honeybees in New Hive Program.
2020.9.5. Pankau, Ryan. The News-Gazette. In the Garden: Defining 'Native'.
2020.9.5. Gaul, Alma. Quad-City Times. Buzzing With Life: 'Incredible' Natural Habitat Restored on Scott County Farm.
2020.9.4. Dahlhoff, Tory. WGLT. Wildlife Photographer Thomas Mangelsen Says 'Spirit of Conservation' Drives Him.
2020.9.4. Schremp, Valerie. St. Louis Post-DIspatch. 'If You Build It, They Will Come': Work at O'Fallon Park in No. St. Louis to Help Flora, Fauna and People.
2020.9.2. Mizejewski, David, and David Weber. National Wildlife Federation. What You Need to Know Before Spraying for Mosquitoes.
2020.9.2. Langford, Katie. Daily Camera. Boulder City Council Approves Lethal Prairie Dog Mitigation in 8-1 Vote.
2020.9.2. Frey, David. The Wildlife Society. Ross Hier Receives 'Ding' Darling Memorial Award.
2020.9.2. Abbott, Chuck. Successful Farming. Farm Income to Hit 7-Year High, Thanks to Record-Setting Federal Aid.
2020.9.1. Hatfield, Rich, and Sarina Jepsen. Xerces Society. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fails to Designate Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.
2020.9.1. Crosby, Bruce. McCook Gazette. Prairie Arboretum Ready to Serve as Outdoor Classroom.
August 2020
2020.8.31. Mugge, Paul. The Gazette. Help Is Available for Iowa Farmers Doing Prairie Restoration.
2020.8.31. Martin, Mackenzie. Net Nebraska. A Kansas Suburb Is Planting a Prairie, But It May Take Decades for It to Pass as Native.
2020.8.30. McFeely, Mike. InForum. Partnership Gives Prairie Chickens 'a Fighting Chance' in Minnesota.
2020.8.27. Yang, Hannah. Duluth News Tribune. Supporters Worry Mining Company's Bankruptcy Filing Could Leave Fate of Minnesota Prairie Undecided.
2020.8.27. Howard, Chris. KVRR. Vector Control Addresses Monarch Butterfly Deaths After Mosquito Spraying.
2020.8.27. Garner, Brynn, and Jerry Reinisch. ArcGIS. Skipping Towards Recovery: Release of 270 Dakota Skippers in North Dakota.
2020.8.27. Branch, Rhiannon. Brownfield. Genome List Published to Create Solutions for Herbicide-Resistant Weeds.
2020.8.27. Bjorhus, Jennifer. Star Tribune. State Urges Minnesota Farmers to Plant More Vegetative Cover to Fight Nitrate Contamination.
2020.8.25. C., Hannah. The Science Times. Biofuels Made From Common Grass Could Replace Fossil Fuels.
2020.8.24. Olsen, Chase. Globe Gazette. Live Monarch Butterflies Create Unique Display at Lime Creek Nature Center.
2020.8.22. Gaul, Alma. Quad City Times. Illiniwek Plantings Attract Rare Bee.
2020.8.19. Gahan, Mary Beth. The Washington Post. Storing Carbon in the Prairie Grass.
2020.8.19. Curry, Lynne. The Guardian. Is the Way Cattle Are Grazed the Key to Saving America's Prairies.
2020.8.18. DeForest Times-Tribune. County to Buy Land to Protect Area Where Sugar River, Badger Mill Creek Meet.
2020.8.15. Myers, John. Duluth News Tribune. In Farthest Corner of the State, Blue Mounds State Park Offers Prairie Remnants.
2020.8.14. Hansel, Brian. Fergus Falls Journal. Start the Adventure: New Prairie Wetlands Learning Center Director has 'Adaptable' Qualities.
2020.8.13. Seitz, Greg. St. Croix 360. Prairie Protectors Ask for Help Keeping Blueberry Hill in Public Hands.
2020.8.12. Saldivia, Gabriela. NPR. Eagles and Mockingbirds Catch a Break as Judge Strikes Down Trump Bird Opinion.
2020.8.11. Pennisi, Elizabeth. Science Magazine. Don't Crush That And -- It Could Plant a Wildflower.
2020.8.11. Larson, Diane L., Daniel L. Hernandez, Jennifer L. Larson, Julia B. Leone, and Nora Pennarola. Ecosphere. Management of Remnant Tallgrass Prairie by Grazing or Fire: Effects on Plant Communities and Soil Properties.
2020.8.10. Mendenhall, Matt. BirdWatching Daily. Grassland Bird Decline Tied to Neonicotinoids.
2020.8.10. Bauman, Pete, and Kyle Kelsey. South Dakota State University. Dense Seeding Can Reduce Canada Thistle in Planted Grasslands.
2020.8.7. Audobon County Advocate Journal. Remnant Prairie Is the Jewel of Blackmun Prairie.
2020.8.6. Temin, Tom. Federal News Network. What the Great American Outdoors Act Can Do.
2020.8.5. Temin, Tom. World Wildlife Fund. 2.1 Million Acres of Grassland Habitat Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year.
July 2020
2020.7.31. Wood, Stephanie. The Narwhal. Meet the People Saving Canada's Native Grasslands.
2020.7.31. Timmons, Bob. Star Tribune. Crow-Hassan's Prairie Is a Mosaic of Wild Things and Built to Last.
2020.7.30. Kobilinsky, Dana. The Wildlife Society. Monarchs Prefer Pesticide-Free Milkweed.
2020.7.30. Charles, Dan. NPR. Big-Money Investors Gear up for a Trillion-Dollar Bet on Farmland.
2020.7.29. Miller, Pamela. Star Tribune. Frontenac State Park Grows in Acreage and Beauty.
2020.7.28. KIWA Radio. Dewey's Pasture Wildlife Complex Is a Bucket List Destination.
2020.7.27. Spencer Daily Reporter. Simply Put, Cayler Prairie Has It All.
2020.7.25. Johnson, Andrea. Minnesota Farm Guide. MN Dept. of Ag Registers Most Dicamba Complaints Since 2017.
2020.7.24. Beilfuss, Rich. Wisconsin State Farmer. Let's Help Farmers Save Our Cranes and Wetlands.
2020.7.22. Benage, Megan. Sustainable Farming Association. Beyond Your Backyard: A Place to Be Broken.
2020.7.21. Dunning, Hayley. Phys.org. More Flowers and Pollinator Diversity Could Help Protect Bees From Parasites.
2020.7.20. Gibson, Shane. Global News. Assiniboine Park Zoo Breeds and Releases 'Critically Endangered' Butterflies.
2020.7.20. Anderson, Dennis. Star Tribune. Grass Buffers Have Proven Their Worth in Minnesota Farm Country.
2020.7.17. Jessen, Holly. The Fence Post. Prairie Dogs Difficult Issue for Ranchers, Others.
2020.7.16. Kraker, Dan. MPR News. Minnesota Researchers Track Trumpeter Swans to Study Migration, Habitat.
2020.7.16. KROX AM. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Restoring Water Quality for People and Wildlife.
2020.7.14. York University. Phys.org. About 94% of Wild Bee and Native Plant Species Networks Lost, Study Finds.
2020.7.14. Missouri Department of Conservation. EIN News. MDC Announces Additions to Linscomb Wildlife Area in St. Clair County to Boost Native Grasslands.
2020.7.14. Charles, Dan. NPR. How Absentee Landowners Keep Farmers From Protecting Water and Soil.
2020.7.14. Bauman, Pete. South Dakota State University. Dung Beetles and Other Insects Can Help Break Down Dung and Control Pests.
2020.7.13. Beneke, Kendra. KVRR. Microsoft and Audubon Dakota Partnering to Advance the Urban Woods & Prairies Initiative.
2020.7.13. Adams, Barry. Wisconsin State Journal. A Return to the Past With Oak Savannas in Dane County Parks.
2020.7.11. Mankato Free Press. Our View: Prairie Restoration a Noble Cause.
2020.7.10. Wetli, Patty. WTTW. Have You 'Herd?' It's National Bison Month. Here's Where they Roam, Close to Home.
2020.7.9. Evans, Margaret. The Western Producer. Weather at Seeding Affects Prairie Restoration.
2020.7.8. Jessop, Simon, and Matthew Green. Reuters. Does It Pay to Protect Nature? A New Study Weighs In.
2020.7.7. Jordan, Mary. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Northwest Arkansas Partners Work to Lift Native Seeds Supply.
2020.7.6. Quinn, Russ. Progressive Farmer. SD Grazing Research Goes Natural.
2020.7.6. WAND17. Decatur City Council Postpones Vote on Native Planting Areas.
2020.7.5. Greenwood, Dan. Mankato Free Press. Restoring Native Prairie One Acre at a Time.
2020.7.4. FOX 16 News. AGFC Announces Director of New Northwest Arkansas Nature Center.
2020.7.2. InForum. Comments Sought on Draft Wetland Restoration Project in Fargo.
June 2020
2020.6.30. Roberts, Shelbey. My Wabash Valley. Peoria's Wildlife Prairie Park Offers Endless Entertainment.
2020.6.28. McFeely, Mike. InForum. Minnesota's Pine-to-Prairie Birding Trail Helped Set U.S. Trend in Outdoor Recreation.
2020.6.26. Bodin, Madeline. Discover Magazine. Deadly Animal Diseases Can Jump to Humans. Is Vaccinating Wildlife the Answer?
2020.6.24. Burger, Ludwig, and Tina Bellon. Reuters. Bayer to Pay Up to $10.9 Billion to Settle Bulk of Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Lawsuits.
2020.6.23. Murray, Jack. Chicago Tribune. Endangered Dragonfly Larvae from South Dakota Released into Lockport Prairie.
2020.6.23. Hegeman, Roxana. The Wichita Eagle. Railroad Expansion Tears Up Tallgrass Prairie in the Flint Hills; Restoration Planned.
2020.6.22. Vlasak, Michelle. Owatanna People's Press. Steele County's Minnesota Pheasants Inc. Implements Clean Water Legacy Projects.
2020.6.17. Practical Farmers of Iowa. Economic and Soil Health Impact of Grazing Cover Crops, 2018-2019.
2020.6.11. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Soil Health Gap - A Concept to Establish a Benchmark for Soil Health Management.
2020.6.10. The Examiner. MDC Announces Addition to Wah'Kon-Tah Prairie Conservation Area.
2020.6.9. Benage, Megan. Sustainable Farming Association. Beyond Your Backyard: Diversity and Connection.
2020.6.8. University of Nevada-Reno. Phys.org. Milkweed, Only Food Source for Monarch Caterpillars, Ubiquitously Contaminated.
2020.6.8. Belz, Adam. Star Tribune. Minnesota Soybean Farmers May Use Dicamba Despite Court Ruling.
2020.6.6. Carpenter, Tim. Leavenworth Times. Audit Reveals Abuse in Program to Help Lesser Prairie Chicken, Industry Coexist.
2020.6.5. Brudvig, Lars. Phys.org. Rain Plays a Surprising Role in Making Some Restored Prairies Healthier Than Others.
2020.6.3. Golightly, Anna. Winterset Madisonian. Soil & Water Conservation: Celebrating Prairie Today and in the Future.
2020.6.3. Audubon County Advocate Journal. Lost Grove Wildlife Area Is Living Up to High Expectations.
2020.6.2. Williams, Jim. Star Tribune. Birds Wield 'Superpowers'.
May 2020
2020.5.31. The Joplin Globe. The 5 Q's: Carol Davit outlines Significance of National Prairie Day in June.
2020.5.27. Ingraham, Christopher. The Washington Post. 'Murder Hornet' Panic Driving a Surge in Insecticide Interest -- and Fears for Bees.
2020.5.26. MN Board of Water and Soil Resources. Medium. Becker County Family Sees Cover Crops as a Means to Expand Cattle Operation.
2020.5.25. Williams, Ted. Slate. Planting Trees Won't Stop Climate Change.
2020.5.22. St. Croix 360. Watch: Bison Are Back at Belwin.
2020.5.21. Mueller, Ray. Wisconsin State Farmer. Seed Collecting Projects Nourish Rare Plant Restorations.
2020.5.21. Daley, Jim. Scientific American. Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously).
2020.5.20. Outdoor News. NRCS Prescribed Burns Revive Habitat.
2020.5.19. Brown, Jennifer. Colorado Sun. The Squawking, Stomping Chicken of the Grasslands Is Back in Colorado.
2020.5.18. Schneck, Marcus. PennLive Patriot-News. National Gardening Survey Finds Boom in Planting for Pollinators.
2020.5.15. Roach, Margaret. The New York Times. How (and Why) to Use Native Plants.
2020.5.14. Sexton, Aaron N., and Sarah M. Emery. Journal of Insect Conservation. Grassland Restorations Improve Pollinator Communities.
2020.5.13. Oren Smith, Zachary. Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City Cuts Third From Prairie Planting to Appease Residents.
2020.5.11. Wahpeton Daily News. Landowners, Leveraged Funds, Partners Key to $10 Million Whiskey Creek Restoration.
2020.5.10. CBS Denver. Arsenal Bison Among Those in Planned Transfers to National Park, Indian Reservation.
2020.5.8. Simpson, Amie. Brownfield. Farm Bankruptcies Are Up.
2020.5.5. OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The Ada News. Fire, Mixed-Species Grazing Enhance Livestock Production in Research Project.
2020.5.5. Hytrek, Nick. Sioux City Journal. Siouxland Birders on Watch for Loss of Birds.
2020.5.5. Hill, Nina. Cool Green Science. Seeds of Change: Ensuring the Future for Healthy Prairies.
2020.5.4. Lindrud, Shelby. West Central Tribune. Grass Lake Project Finally Nearing the End.
2020.5.4. Kelley, Peter. University of Washington News. John Marzluff Explores How Farming, Food Production and Wildlife Can Coexist in New Book 'In Search of Meadowlarks'.
2020.5.1. Berger, Joel, and Jon Beckmann. Mountain Journal. America's Big Open Was Anything But Lonely or Empty.
April 2020
2020.4.30. Independent Media Institute. EcoWatch. Planting Projects, Backyard Habitats Can Re-Create Livable Natural Spaces.
2020.4.28. Flesher, John. ABC News. Battered by Floods, U.S. River Communities Try New Remedies.
2020.4.27. Williams, Elizabeth. Progressive Farmer. Farmland Values Still Healthy.
2020.4.27. Machemer, Theresa. Smithsonian Magazine. New Study Gives a More Complex Picture of Insect Declines.
2020.4.24. Buckley, Madeline. Chicago Tribune. An Unexpected Ripple Effect of COVID-19: Important Work to Restore Parts of Cook County Forest Preserves Is Put on Hold.
2020.4.24. Northwest Herald. Good News: Spring Bloom at Dixie Briggs Fromm Nature Preserve.
2020.4.22. Holtmeyer, Dan. SW News Media. Rethinking Our Footprint: Local Residents, Groups Strive to Balance Society and Environment.
2020.4.22. Crann, Tom, and Megan Burks. MPR News. DNR Wrapping Up Minnesota's First Biological 'Census'.
2020.4.22. Abrahamson, Warren. News Dakota. New Opportunity: Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife Program.
2020.4.20. Voth, Kathy. On Pasture. Patch Burning Means Fewer Fences, Better Grazing Management and Improved Wildlife Habitat.
2020.4.20. Oren Smith, Zachary. Iowa City Press-Citizen. Prairie Restoration Accelerated, Radon Requirements Delayed: Iowa City Council Meets Tuesday.
2020.4.18. Waterways Journal Weekly. Corps Begins McGregor Lake Habitat Project.
2020.4.16. Larson, Chris. AM 1100 The Flag. USDA Announces Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership Project Selection in ND.
2020.4.14. Hellinga, Justin. KIWA Radio. Iowans Can Do Their Part in Helping the Monarch Habitat Grow.
2020.4.13. Bjorhus, Jennifer and Greg Stanley. Star Tribune. 'Hole in the Data': Coronavirus Fight Puts Environmental Fieldwork on Hold.
2020.4.9. Cabell, Sondra. NE Iowa. Take Safe Social Distance Trail Walks.
2020.4.7. Thiele, Rebecca. Indiana Public Media. Farmers Who Rent Less Likely to Do Practices That Improve Soil, Water.
2020.4.6. MSU Today. MSU Scientists Discover Legacy of Past Weather Inscribed in Stories of Prairie Plant Restoration.
2020.4.1. Stabach, Jared. Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. Fantastic Beasts of the Great Plains.
March 2020
2020.3.31. Crosby, Cindy. Tuesdays in the Tallgrass. The Prairie Whispers "Courage".
2020.3.26. USDA. USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Sign-up Conservation Reserve Program.
2020.3.26. Mayer, Melissa. Entomology Today. Deep Tracks Only: Radio Telemetry Blazes a Path for Monarch Habitat Restoration.
2020.3.24. University of Sydney. Environmental News Network. First Map Shows Global Hotspots of Glyphosate Contamination.
2020.3.24. University of Minnesota Extension. No-Till Farmer. The Connection Between Soil Organic Matter and Soil Water.
2020.3.24. Royce, Emy. Ravalli Republic. The Surprising Benefits of Flash-Grazing.
2020.3.24. Kitchen, Ruby. Yorkshire Post. Plants Can Share Nutrients, Yorkshire Scientists Discover in New Grassland Study.
2020.3.23. Peterson, Brian. Star Tribune. A Happy Sight: Minnesota Flowers in Bloom.
2020.3.21. Herald Staff Reports. Grand Forks Herald. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Allocates Federal Conservation Funds, Grant Funds Audubon Dakota Grazing Habitat Program Etc.
2020.3.17. Penn State. Science Daily. Pesticide Seed Coatings Are Widespread but Underreported.
2020.3.17. Dokken, Brad. InForum. Nature Can Be a Source of Comfort During Uncertain Times.
2020.3.14. Austin Daily Herald. Cropland to Be Restored to Support Future Trout Stream.
2020.3.13. Monarch Joint Venture. Eastern Monarch Population Numbers Decrease 53% From Last Year.
2020.3.11. Stanley, Greg. Star Tribune. Minnesota Protects 200 Acres of Rare Prairies, Old-Growth Forests in Red Wing.
2020.3.11. Lounsberry, Sam. Daily Camera. Boulder Open Space Leaders, Farmers, Wildlife Advocates Tussle Over Prairie Dog Plans.
2020.3.11. American Ornithological Society. Is Intensive Agriculture Reducing Mourning Dove Reproduction in the Eastern U.S.?
2020.3.10. Streeter, Ben. PEW. Bee Lawns Generate National Buzz.
2020.3.10. Stanley, Greg. Star Tribune. Thousands of Homeowners Apply for Minnesota Funding to Turn Lawns Into Bee-Friendly Habitats.
2020.3.10. Martin, Amy. North Texas e-News. Rare Native Prairie Near Texarkana Preserved by Family, Conservation Groups.
2020.3.10. Cherveny, Tom. West Central Tribune. Lac Qui Parle County Land Dispute May Be Settled Soon.
2020.3.9. Hubbuch, Chris. Wisconsin State Journal. Protecting the Prairie: UW Arboretum Begins Final Phase of Decade-Long Stormwater Management.
2020.3.8. Slayton, Margaret. News Press Now. Missouri Western Creates a Prairie on Campus.
2020.3.8. Hernandez, Daisy. Popular Mechanics. This Plastic-Eating Caterpillar Could Be Key in Fighting an Environmental Menace.
2020.3.5. USDA. The Fence Post. USDA to Open Signup March 16 for CRP Grasslands.
2020.3.4. Ripley, Liz and Jacqueline Comito. Iowa State University. Ten-Year Study Shows Corn, Soybean Yields Not Affected by Cover Crops.
February 2020
2020.2.29. Stanley, Greg. Star Tribune. A Crisis Deeply Rooted: Complexity of Restoring Our Prairies Entangles Climate Change Fight.
2020.2.27. Quinn, Lauren. Illinois Aces. Illinois Study Shows Universally Positive Effect of Cover Crops on Soil Microbiome.
2020.2.21. Bullinger, Jake. Bitterroot. Montana's Grand Prairie Experiment.
2020.2.20. Kennedy, Tony. Star Tribune. Fight Over Land Sale to DNR Moves to Court in Western Minnesota.
2020.2.18. Bennett, Chris. Ag Web. Russell Hedrick Harvest Dollars in Yield vs. Profit Farm Battle.
2020.2.17. Hettinger, Johnathan. Civil Eats. Jury Awards $265M in Damages in Dicamba Trial Against Monsanto, BASF.
2020.2.17. Carrington, Damian. Wired. A Car 'Splatometer' Study Finds Huge Insect Die-Off.
2020.2.12. Higgins, Adrian. The Washington Post. A Native Plant Guru's Radical Vision for the American Yard.
2020.2.11. Dumas, Carol Ryan. Capital Press. Diversity Has the Power to Regenerate Farmland.
2020.2.10. Knight, Sam. The New Yorker. Can Farming Make Space for Nature?
2020.2.6. St. Clair, Adrienne Basey, Peter W. Dunwiddle, Jeremie B. Fant, Thomas N. Kaye, and Andrea T. Kramer. Restoration Ecology. Mixing Source Populations Increases Genetic Diversity of Restored Rare Plant Populations.
2020.2.6. Monarch Joint Venture. Conservation Grasslands Provide More Monarch Habitat Than Previously Thought.
2020.2.5. Burgdorfer, Bob. Farm Futures. A Champion for Healthy Soil.
2020.2.5. Biasotti, Tony. Morning Ag Clips. Virginia Tech Testing Bee-Friendly Forage for Cattle.
2020.2.3. University of Minnesota Extension. Minnesota Crop News. Phosphorus Fertilizer Application Only Needed Every Other Year in Corn-Soy Rotation.
2020.2.1. Soils Matter. Great American Prairies – The Most Endangered Ecosystem on Earth?
January 2020
2020.1.29. Blevins, Jason. Colorado Sun. Nearly Half of Americans Didn't Go Outside to Recreate in 2018. That Has the Outdoor Industry Worried.
2020.1.29. Practical Farms of Iowa. Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Reducing Herbicides in Soybeans, 2019.
2020.1.28. Bower, Alisha. Wallaces Farmer. New Oat, Wheat Markets Debut in Iowa.
2020.1.26. Prairie Sportsman. Pioneer PBS. Birds of the Prairie.
2020.1.24. Vollstedt, Megan. Successful Farming. The Power of Prairie: A Dynamic Native Resource Is Put to Work to Conserve the Land.
2020.1.23. Imbler, Sabrina. Atlas Obscura. How to Identify Wildflowers Without Bothering to Get Off the Highway.
2020.1.20. Lane, Jaxon. St. Croix 360. Looking for Long Lost Prairie Remnants in Afton State Park.
2020.1.20. Voth, Kathy. On Pasture. Let's Watch Grass Grow!
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