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Habitat Spotlight: Why Riffles Matter So Much
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:02:13+00:00By Dr. Jennifer Biederman If there is one thing that many degraded streams across Minnesota have in common, it’s a lack key habitat types that support trout of all stages and ages. Many degraded streams lack riffle habitat. These shallow, fast-flowing sections of a stream, characterized by their choppy water surface...
Riffles: Essential Habitat for Healthy Macroinvertebrate Communities (Also, Trout Food!)
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:03:22+00:00by Dr. Jennifer Biederman Riffle habitats in trout streams are essential little ecosystems that provide an ideal environment for aquatic macroinvertebrates, which are small, aquatic organisms that play a crucial role in freshwater ecosystems – and the most important food source of stream dwelling trout in Minnesota. What is a riffle?...
Voters want conservation
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:03:34+00:00by John Lenczewski, November 11, 2024 How last week’s election results will impact our ability to better protect, restore, and sustain coldwater fisheries and watersheds is not clear. Most conservation work gets done locally, especially with Minnesota’s environmental laws and dedicated funding. National politics usually has less impact here. Control of...
Groups Petition to Protect Minnesota’s Environment and Communities from Dangerous Pesticides
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:03:42+00:00October 15, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts:Jesús Canchola Sánchez, jcanchola@nrdc.org Sarah Horner, shorner@mncenter.org Kristen Poppleton, kristen.poppleton@mntu.org Rulemaking petition submitted to Minnesota Department of Agriculture to remedy longstanding, harmful contamination of lands and waters SAINT PAUL, MN (October 15, 2024) – The NRDC Action Fund, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), and Minnesota Trout Unlimited
How do Macroinvertebrates Fare Following Stream Improvement Projects?
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:03:57+00:00By Dr. Jennifer Biederman The sight of an in-stream habitat improvement project in progress can be a bit eye-opening – heavy machinery, including large excavators are working along the banks and in the stream, often moving large amounts of soil to slope the banks while digging out silted in pools and...
Electrofishing Insights: Tracking Stream Restoration Success in Northeast Minnesota
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:04:14+00:00Standing by a newly restored stream, the benefits are often clear: the eroding banks, invasive plants, and barren channels have been replaced with gently sloped banks, deep pools, spawning riffles, and thriving native vegetation. It’s easy to see how these improvements boost fish populations by creating better habitat for food...
Vote for Coldwater Fisheries Protection Across the Ballot
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:04:56+00:00Voting is a privilege and a right for American citizens and our opportunity to make choices based on our values. Voting is crucial for the protection of coldwater fisheries because it allows citizens to influence environmental policies and regulations. Governments and lawmakers play a key role in creating and enforcing...
Program Spotlight: Fall 2024 Habitat Project Tour
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:05:06+00:00On October 5 close to 40 individuals joined us for a day-long behind the scenes tour of sites where MNTU has completed habitat improvement projects. Our Executive Director John Lenczewski and Habitat Director, Jennifer Biederman led the trip, sharing their knowledge of how a project is planned, executed and monitored....
VOTE YES FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:05:18+00:00By John Weiss, Hiawatha TU member Would you like to help the environment and do it by taking only a second or two? You can and here’s how: vote yes on the amendment on this November’s ballot asking Minnesotans to reauthorize dedicating at least 40 percent of revenues from the state-operated lottery...