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Learning to love bird photography, thanks to a 'competitive collaboration'

Learning to love bird photography, thanks to a 'competitive collaboration'

Over just 10 days in November, Gemina Garland-Lewis photographed 42 bird species with her partner on their land in Mexico. It wasn't until recently, she writes, that birds made her "tick."
by Gemina Garland-Lewis

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Wisconsin DNR board refuses to set early wolf hunt

Wisconsin DNR board refuses to set early wolf hunt

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board narrowly refused Republican legislators' request Friday to implement a wolf hunt immediately, citing concerns that the department can't move that fast and Wisconsin's Native American tribes haven't been consulted as per treaty rights.
by The Associated Press

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Neighbors make surprise discovery in Duluth beach restoration: Shreds of vintage cans

Neighbors make surprise discovery in Duluth beach restoration: Shreds of vintage cans

In the past few months, people who live along Duluth's Park Point spit have been picking up shredded aluminum cans — by the bagful — on the neighborhood's Lake Superior beach. The metal fragments were inadvertently deposited there last fall, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged sediment from the harbor to help build back the eroding beach.
by Dan Kraker

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On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden is moving to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy by signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 
by The Associated Press

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After increase in litter and damage in Boundary Waters last year, officials stepping up education efforts

After increase in litter and damage in Boundary Waters last year, officials stepping up education efforts

After a surge of visitors brought an increase in litter and damage to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last year, officials are taking steps to head off similar problems this year.
by MPR News Staff

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