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February 2024 Volunteer Spotlight

Kristen Poppleton2024-02-07T23:07:23+00:00

Name: Jade Thomason Hometown: Afton, MN  MNTU Chapter: Gitche Gumee  Favorite place to fish/be outside: The BWCA and Quetico  When did you get involved with Minnesota Trout Unlimited?  I first became involved with MNTU around a dozen years ago when I was hired to plant twelve thousand trees along trout streams over a summer. This was...

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February 2024 Macro of the Month

Kristen Poppleton2024-02-13T16:24:36+00:00

Winter-Emerging Midges Photo credit: Chironomidae Research Group In the frigid heart of winter, a hidden world of resilience unfolds beneath the icy surfaces of Minnesota's streams. Enter the winter-emerging chironomids (aka “midges”), tiny aquatic flies belonging to the Chironomidae family. Resembling miniature black mosquitoes, some types of these resilient insects defy...

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