Our assistant director, Kristen Poppleton, often says “teamwork makes the dream work.”As I reflect on my first two years with Minnesota Trout Unlimited, I have a new appreciation for the phrase. The culture of service and commitment to conservation through boots and shovels on the ground by MNTU volunteers and...
MNTU has long partnered with the Minnesota DNR to advance its mission to conserve, protect, restore, and sustain Minnesota’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. This includes habitat projects and advocacy efforts around the state. Since 2007, with the establishment of the first aquarium in Minnesota, this partnership has increasingly included...
Living on a trout stream in southeastern Minnesota, it doesn’t require too much effort to keep an eye on what’s hatching and when. However, it still caught me by surprise to see two adult craneflies on my bathroom floor early one morning in the first week of May. Maybe they...
Minnesota's feedlot regulations encompass both overarching rules and specific permits, each serving distinct purposes in managing livestock operations. Minnesota Trout Unlimited recently submitted comments to inform the revision of Minnesota’s General Feedlot Permits. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has now opened a comment period for Minnesota’s Animal Feedlot’s...
May 2025 FEDERAL ACTION TO PROTECT THE BOUNDARY WATERS The House Natural Resources Committee recently passed its reconciliation bill that dismantles Boundary Waters protections from sulfide-ore copper mining. These efforts open the door to toxic copper mining within the watershed of the Boundary Waters, a world-class recreational fishery and home to native...
April 30, 2025 In 2024, the Minnesota Legislature adopted language to provide clarity and reinforce DNR’s longstanding interpretation that a specific waterway could be a public water even if it was not listed on the Public Waters Inventory. The language reinforces the DNR’s and Court’s interpretation and affirms that it is...
On Monday, April 20, 2025 Minnesota Trout Unlimited members joined an informational hearing on SF3083, a bill to regulate neonic treated seeds. In an informational hearing votes, amendments, or other actions aren't taken on bills, but they are an excellent way to demonstrate support, connect with others...
April 21, 2025 The Senate Environment Budget bill (SF2077) contains a provision that will make it less clear which streams and headwater tributaries are protected under state law as “public waters”, by repealing a clarification adopted by the Legislature in 2024. The Minnesota Senate should remove this provision to ensure all public...
