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River report: April showers bring May floodplain paddling
High water offers more to explore.
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Afton State Park Phenology, May 10 to May 16
Featherless hatchlings, migratory monarch cousins, and dawn and dusk activity.
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Minnesota passes new law to manage misunderstood fish
Legislation will make significant changes to how native rough fish are regulated and protected.
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Afton State Park phenology April 26 to May 2
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, frogs are calling.
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Afton State Park phenology, April 19 to 25
Wildlife continues to return to area, from birds to butterflies.
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Willow River dredging proposal raises worries about sensitive waters and wildlife
Project would remove sediments from Lake Mallalieu that were deposited after upstream dam removal.
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Afton State Park phenology, March 15 to 21
The equinox arrives as red-winged blackbirds sing in marshes.
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Afton State Park phenology, March 8 to 14
Many birds follow open water back to the St. Croix Valley, while woodpeckers work on nests.
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Afton State Park phenology, March 1 to 7
Winter birds head back north as raccoons start to reawaken.
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Afton State Park phenology, February 16 to 29
First spring migrants, squirrel sign, hibernating butterflies, and syrup season.
