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Actions you can take TODAY to Honor Earth Month
Kristen Poppleton2025-04-08T13:18:27+00:00April 8, 2025 Keeping up with all of the important opportunities to advocate for protection of coldwater fisheries is nearly impossible right now with attacks on our natural resources coming at all levels of government. It’s important to continue speaking up against legislation that will impact what you hold dear, as...
No Hatch to Match? The Silent Decline of Aquatic Insects in Minnesota Trout Streams
Kristen Poppleton2025-03-01T20:35:12+00:00If you’ve spent any time fishing the cold, clear streams of the Driftless Region, you know that matching the hatch is often the key to success. Hundreds of fly patterns exist to mimic the many species of mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies that emerge throughout the season. But in recent years,...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups file lawsuit to ensure momentum to address nitrate pollution continues
Kristen Poppleton2025-04-04T19:06:59+00:00DATE: 01/28/25 CONTACT: Sarah Horner, MCEA, [email protected], 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...
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...
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...
What happened in the MN Legislature this spring?
Kristen Poppleton2024-06-10T13:19:48+00:00Streams in the Driftless region in of Minnesota are most vulnerable to the impacts of agricultural runoff, including poor manure management techniques, and will benefit greatly from some of the provisions passed in the legislature this session.
How agencies can improve their response to fish kills
Kristen Poppleton2024-05-21T20:41:46+00:00MNTU identified several improvements that should be made to ensure timely investigation and better public disclosure of lessons to be learned from any fish kill. Below is a summary of improvements needed. Background: The most recent large fish kill in a southeast Minnesota trout stream occurred on Rush Creek in July...
Celebrating Minnesota’s Public Lands
Kristen Poppleton2024-04-08T03:22:30+00:00by John Lenczewski, Executive Director On April 5 we joined with partners to celebrate the Public Lands that we collectively own. Public Lands are vital for supporting trout and steelhead populations and providing public fishing access. Wild trout and steelhead populations are products of the forests on public lands in northern Minnesota. They...