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Monitoring Macros with the TCTU’s Streamkeepers and Save Our Streams (SOS) Community Science

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:07:26+00:00

On August 4,2024 twenty conservation-minded folks gathered on the banks of Eagle Creek in Savage, MN to become certified Save Our Streams (SOS) community scientists – learning the techniques for biological and chemical water testing in streams. The effort was led by the Twin City Trout Unlimited (TCTU) Streamkeepers...

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Volunteer Spotlight: James Sauter

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:08:00+00:00

Hometown:  Prior Lake, MN. Graduate of St. Olaf College (BA), UW Madison (Ph.D.) MNTU Chapter:  Current Board Member of Twin Cities Trout Unlimited.  Before moving back to Minnesota in 2019, I was a member of Clearwater TU Chapter in Eau Claire.  Favorite place to fish/be outside: I enjoy fishing for trophy rainbows on...

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Volunteer for Trout in the Classroom!

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:08:10+00:00

Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud. MNTU’s mission is to protect, restore, and sustain Minnesota’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Protection comes in the form of advocacy and restoration through...

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MNTU Helping Fish Find Their Way in Northeast Minnesota

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:08:39+00:00

By Dr. Jennifer Biederman, Habitat Director Unobstructed pathways are crucial for stream-dwelling trout at key times throughout the year and life cycle.  Trout must be able to move freely in a stream system to reach spawning and overwintering areas, find coldwater refuge in low, warm summer flows, and access feeding grounds....

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Macro of the Month – Bring on the Terrestrials! Right?

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:09:00+00:00

By Dr. Jennifer Biederman When it comes to the diets of stream-dwelling trout in Minnesota, aquatic benthic invertebrates take most of the spotlight. Keep in mind that trout are visual and opportunistic feeders – so prey preference and capture probability are likely influenced by the accessibility, size, color, mobility, and degree...

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Significant high water events in recent weeks have affected some of our North Shore trout streams, especially large watersheds like the Baptism and Beaver Rivers. Above barriers and up the shore towards Grand Marais have received less rain this season and are in better shape. (p.c. Carl Haensel)

Resiliency in Real Time – How MNTU’s Habitat Program is Strengthening Trout Streams Against the Impacts of Climate Change

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:09:08+00:00

This photo from Hay Creek in the State Forest illustrates how the June flood waters spread out. You can see the flattened grass. The energy release of floodplain prevented any damage to the instream habitat.

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Share Your Comments on Feedlot Permits

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:09:31+00:00

July 2024 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is asking for public comment to proposed changes to feedlot general permits issued to large feedlots of 1,000 or more animal units for operation and construction. Minnesota Trout Unlimited supports the much-needed additional oversight and regulations included of applications of manure to the land....

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Let’s talk trees and trout streams Part 1: Southeast Minnesota

Kristen Poppleton2024-06-11T02:06:09+00:00

A box elder sitting on top of legacy sediment, ready to fall in and take a big chunk of the bank along with it! Mill Creek, Chatfield (Winona County). By Dr. Jennifer Biederman The Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota, characterized by its unique topography of steep hills and deep valleys untouched by...

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Scot Simmons

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:09:44+00:00

Scot Simmons, Twin Cities TU member and volunteer with Foster the Outdoors, recently had the opportunity to see the film Blackwaters Brotherhood in the Wild and volunteer with cast members from the film to share the joy of fly fishing with students and families in...

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June 2024 Macro of the Month Feature: What “EPT” Taxa Tell Us About Stream Health

Kristen Poppleton2025-01-30T21:09:57+00:00

by Dr. Jennifer Biederman The typical trout angler studies up on aquatic macroinvertebrates to better understand what trout are eating across different seasons of the year – to perfect the fly! But the next time you pick up a rock from a stream to inspect its surface, you can also keep...

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Recent Posts

  • MNTU’s barrier removal projects also benefit aquatic invertebrates
  • Minnesota Trout Unlimited just wrapped up its Trout in the Classroom (“TIC”) education program for the 2024-2025 school year!
  • Trees for Trout: An Update on MNTU’s Riparian Reforestation Project 
  • Protect Coldwater Streams: Strengthen Minnesota’s Feedlot Rules!
  • Wade In and Make a Difference:  Volunteers Make a Difference in Minnesota Stream Restoration 

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