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Asian Carp Fighters Include Senators and Scientists

By – Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
Illinois River Biological Station photo

Federal legislation would organize anti-carp effort, and new research is looking at ways of stopping the invasive fish.

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Photos: Banding young Trumpeter Swans in St. Croix River country

By – Thursday, Sep. 6, 2012
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Volunteers and conservation agency staff recently captured, banded, and released 14 young swans in the Apple River area.

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Fish sampling: revealing the secrets below the St. Croix’s surface

By – Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012
St. Croix River fish sampling smallmouth bass

Our correspondent recently spent a day learning exactly what swims in the St. Croix.

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Invasive zebra mussels disappear from St. Croix River

By – Thursday, Apr. 5, 2012
Zebra mussels cover native mussels

A new survey of the river has given boaters, native mussels and swimmers reason for hope.

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Teacher workshops offered on the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers

By – Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2012
Hamline Rivers Institute

Hamline University is presenting its Rivers Institute again, with full scholarships available for area educators.

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Learn about wild rice research at free presentation Nov. 19

By – Monday, Nov. 7, 2011
Dr. Anthony Kern harvesting wild rice.

A professor will speak at the National Scenic Riverway headquarters in St. Croix Falls about how his research helps efforts to protect the important grain.

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