Action alert: Bill introduction season is here
Bills are being introduced at the Minnesota Legislature at a rapid pace now and we are following a number of them as they connect with our priority issues.
The science of stream restoration: What is fluvial geomorphology and how does it influence what we do?
Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on February 9, 20252026-04-14T15:38:27+00:00Caption: SSL-SWCD staff doing pre-project geomorphological surveys at Amity Creek in Duluth. These data will be used to inform the design of the Amity Creek restoration project – a collaborative project involving SSL-SWCD and MNTU. (Photo: Tim Beaster, SSL-SWCD) By Dr. Jennifer Biederman, Habitat Director Stream restoration has come a long way...
By Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on February 9, 2025
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Macro of the month: tiny winter black stonefly
Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on February 9, 20252026-05-01T17:17:14+00:00If you’re out scouting a favorite stream and notice their little black bodies clinging to the rocks or snow, take it as a good sign: the water is clean, the ecosystem is functioning and your trout fishing will be in good shape come spring.
By Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on February 9, 2025
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Trout streams became my psychiatrist
Mark Reisetter - MNTU's Southeast Vice Chair on February 9, 20252026-05-03T01:45:21+00:00Hello, my name is Mark Reisetter and I am a longtime member of Minnesota Trout Unlimited. I came to Lewiston in Southeastern Minnesota 57 years ago, taking a teaching job right out of college. After my first year of teaching, I was drafted into the Army and sent to Vietnam in...
By Mark Reisetter - MNTU's Southeast Vice Chair on February 9, 2025
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TIC on ice
Amber Taylor - MNTU Education Program Supervisor on February 9, 20252026-05-01T17:10:39+00:00Winter brings a flurry of action on the Trout in the Classroom front. Students across the state now have baby trout, called fry, swimming around in their tanks. Our education staff and volunteers have been busy traveling to all four corners of the state programming with our schools. Thanks to...
By Amber Taylor - MNTU Education Program Supervisor on February 9, 2025
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MNTU joins litigation over nitrate contamination
Minnesota Trout Unlimited on January 28, 20252026-04-29T18:48:27+00:00On July 23, 2022, I helped report a massive fish kill on Rush Creek, one of my favorite local trout streams just three miles south of town. The massive die-off was the third one within a seven-year period, all within a 13-mile radius of my town. And it wasn’t just...
By Minnesota Trout Unlimited on January 28, 2025
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Press release: Environmental groups file lawsuit to ensure momentum to address nitrate pollution continues
Minnesota Trout Unlimited on January 28, 20252026-05-13T18:48:40+00:00DATE: 01/28/25 CONTACT: Sarah Horner, MCEA, shorner@mncenter.org, 612-868-3024 Saint Paul, Minn – Environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to fortify Minnesota’s commitment to addressing the longstanding nitrate pollution problem impairing drinking water in the southeastern region of the state as the federal administration changes hands. The suit was filed against the Minnesota...
By Minnesota Trout Unlimited on January 28, 2025
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Trout in the Classroom volunteer spotlight
Amber Taylor - MNTU Education Program Supervisor on January 13, 20252026-05-01T17:15:20+00:00By Amber Taylor, Education Manager As Trout in the Classroom (TIC) students returned to school last week, the tiny alevin, or sac fry, that had been flopping around awkwardly on the bottom of the basket before they left had begun to swim! This is the third of four different developmental stages...
By Amber Taylor - MNTU Education Program Supervisor on January 13, 2025
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Macro of the month: Scuds
Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on January 13, 20252026-05-01T17:17:20+00:00Scuds are freshwater shrimp (bottom right) – a crustacean that lives among benthic invertebrates in the stream.
By Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on January 13, 2025
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Winter habitat preferences of trout in the Driftless Area
Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on January 13, 20252026-05-01T17:16:14+00:00By Dr. Jennifer Biederman The Driftless Area, spanning parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, is renowned for its spring-fed streams, cold water, and limestone geology. These unique environmental factors create ideal year-round conditions for trout. In streams with the most groundwater influence, both flows and water temperatures remain fairly constant...
By Jennifer Biederman - MNTU Habitat Director on January 13, 2025
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