August, and flowers are blooming all over. Asters and goldenrod are alive with activity as our pollinators do their job, busily visiting every flower. For me, one of the joys in life is discovering unsuspected diversity, and bumblebees are the latest source of this particular joy. A bumblebee was a bumblebee for most of my life, but now, after attending […]
DNR releases Minnesota’s National Wetlands Inventory update
10-year project will help protect wetlandsThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has completed a 10-year effort to provide much more accurate maps of Minnesota’s wetlands. The update of the state’s National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) used new technologies to produce a clearer picture of Minnesota’s wetlands, lakes, rivers and streams. The updated NWI gives resource managers and landowners a vital tool to aid wetland protection and […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Thursday, July 181:03 a.m., Grand Marais: Medical call from an employee housingunit. A foreign worker, 22, drank […]