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BLOGmntuweb2021-01-12T18:02:44+00:00

Time for Legislative Action in 2023

mntuweb2023-04-30T13:32:42+00:00

Minnesota Trout Unlimited         4-30-2023 The Minnesota Senate passed a bill including a requirement that state agencies identify the statutes and rules that should be changed to prevent fish kills in Southeast MN.  This provision was rolled into the large Environment Omnibus bill HF2310.  However, the House version of the bill does not...

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Rush Creek Fish Kill Press Release

Scott Criqui2023-02-17T04:28:01+00:00

Minnesota Trout Unlimited         2-16-2023 After nearly 7 months, the state agencies investigating the Rush Creek fish kill today suggested that rainfall is likely to blame for killing over 2,500 fish.  Nonsense.  It rains regularly across the state and our rivers are not constantly filled with dead fish.  Human actions...

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Some major issues affecting sustained health of Minnesota’s coldwater fisheries

Scott Criqui2023-01-12T16:40:18+00:00

January 2023 Public Access – Permanent DNR easements along streams ensure fishing access, the ability to restore habitat, and protection of riparian corridors. Loss of “informal” access is accelerating. Substantially increased funding is needed now to seize generational opportunities before lands are sold and subdivided, or posted.  Better signage and...

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Save Trout in the Classroom – call your Legislators

Scott Criqui2022-05-19T23:42:26+00:00

The Legislature now looks disturbingly close to ending its session without passing a LCCMR appropriation bill.  If it fails to act this year and respect the LCCMR vetting process, our outdoor education program will cease.  The Senate passed its version of the LCCMR appropriation bill HF 3765 yesterday, but it...

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Save Trout in the Classroom – call your Senator!

Scott Criqui2022-05-10T16:08:16+00:00

The Trout in the Classroom program - now in 60 schools around MN - will be forced to end on June 30 unless the Legislature passes an appropriations bill that respects the work of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).  A phone call from you to your state...

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Legislators Need to Pass the 2021 Legacy Bill Now

mntuweb2021-05-13T22:27:36+00:00

While differences between the House, Senate, and Governor over the state budget have increased thelikelihood of a special session, the Legacy bill relies on dedicated revenues and can still be passed by theend of the regular session on May 17—with or without a budget agreement. Dedicated funding toprotect and...

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Responsible Mining: A Roadmap for Mining Critical Minerals

mntuweb2021-01-21T03:06:21+00:00

A Roadmap for Mining of Critical Minerals and Sulfide Ore Deposits For the past ten years the possibility of a new type of mining in northeast Minnesota has consumed the energies of environmentalists, conservationists, businesses, agencies, and politicians at all levels of government. The debate about whether, where and how...

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Timber Harvest on Aquatic Management Lands

mntuweb2020-02-23T21:39:23+00:00

DNR to Cut 90% of AMAs on North Shore Under the DNR’s proposed “Sustainable Timber Harvest Analysis” plan, the DNR intends to harvest trees from 90% of the land the Fisheries Section owns along trout and steelhead rivers in Lake County. This includes riparian forests along premier rivers such as...

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Good news from John Lenczewski, MNTU Executive Director:“Yesterday was a good day for MNTU and coldwater conservation. Both the House and Senate repassed the Environment, Natural Resources, Climate, and Energy Finance and Policy omnibus bill – HF2310. This bill contains a host of good environment and climate policy provisions and funding for natural resources work. The bill is the culmination of several years of work by MNTU, its many environmental partners, and environmental leaders in the House and Senate. The final bill is at this link: wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS93/HF2310.4.pdf Because there is so much in this bill a full summary will take some time to prepare. Some items of particular interest to MNTU members are:* appropriation from the Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund for MNTU’s environmental education program for next 2 school years [Art 2, Sec 2, Subd. 5 (g)]* requirement that state agencies recommend changes to statutes and rules (especially regarding manure spreading and pesticide application practices) to prevent fish kills in Southeast MN [Art 4, Sec 101]* requirement to report fish kills [Art 4, Sec 82]* requirement that state agencies develop better protocols for responding to fish kills [Art 4, Sec 83]* requiring DNR to work with MNTU to develop policy recommendations to reduce the risk of aquatic invasive species in trout streams [Art 4, Sec 110]The bill will soon be sent to Governor Walz for his signature and become law once signed. Also yesterday, the Legacy Bill containing appropriations from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (HF1999) was formally presented to Governor Walz for his signature. The bill includes an appropriation of $1,690,000 for Minnesota TU to undertake additional habitat work on Eagle Creek, the Little Cannon River, So. Branch Root River in Lanesboro, and other trout streams. Habitat work on the ground will occur in primarily 2024 and 2025. The final bill is at this link: www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/40/2023-05-18%2015:19:01+00:00/pdf I anticipate that the Governor will sign both bills before the end of the month. Thanks to everyone who made a call or sent an email to ensure our work made it over the finish line.” ... See MoreSee Less

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