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Students track FMR restoration's impact on wildlife

by Alex Roth

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June 13, 2016

With restoration work at the William H. Houlton Conservation Area slated to start this fall, students from the local Elk River Senior High School have begun to collect baseline data to help FMR track the restoration's impact on local amphibians, plants, trees and aquatic invertebrates.

Gathering invertebrates, indicators of water quality

Plant pollinator patches in Hastings area parks [FULL]

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May 23, 2016

Restoring a floodplain forest, one branch at a time

by Karen Schik

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May 13, 2016

by Adam Flett, by Alex Roth, by Amy Kilgore

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May 5, 2016

This unique location blends historic renovation with ecological restoration along today's working river. Learn more about its history, ecology and our first public volunteer event at this riverfront site, Saturday, June 4.

Harnessing fire as a conservation tool

by Alex Roth

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April 11, 2016

Fire was once commonplace on the American landscape. After nearly a century of suppression, it’s making a comeback. Find out why fires are on the rise, and how FMR uses fire as a tool to restore habitat on many of our restoration sites.

FMR restoration efforts emphasize pollinator health

by Alex Roth

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March 7, 2016

Pollinators have had a rough go of things lately, with habitat loss and overabundant pesticide use leading to declines in many bee and butterfly species. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. These declines have sparked a renewed interest in pollinators, leading to new initiatives and funding for the conservation of these species. Find out what FMR and others are doing to protect pollinators in Minnesota.

Oh, deer. Whitetails and Minnesota's future forests

by Alex Roth

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January 11, 2016

Perhaps drinking from the river or bounding through blufflands, deer are a welcome sight on any oudoor excursion. From an ecological perspective, however, an overabundance of deer are creating problems. It turns out many uncommon native plants are especially tasty. But invasive species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard? Not so much. Compounded by earthworms and climate change, our treasured whitetails may play a large role in the future of our forests.