Sprinklers in the forest: How lake water can protect northern Minnesota properties from fire and how they might fail
15 years after federal dollars funded sprinkler programs in northern Minnesota their success relies on local maintenance.
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Seaplanes have patrolled northern Minnesota forests for nearly a century. They're ready for this fire season
Three planes help monitor and fight wildfires in Superior National Forest, the most at-risk national forest east of the Mississippi.
It’s Wildfire Season: Explore it with Project Optimist
Those who study the forest, including biologists and Indigenous firekeepers, say that our forest is not healthy. It is a fire-dependent ecosystem, filled with tree and plant species that require fire to reproduce.
Drawn by Nature: Citizen science helps counter climate anxiety
Volunteers fill data gaps, help with vital programs
How do you get a rural doc? Launch a rural med school
The Medical College of Wisconsin launched a central Wisconsin campus 10 years ago. The effort offers lessons for University of Minnesota officials to consider as they prepare to open a new medical school campus in St. Cloud in 2025.
Drawn by Nature: Taking a liking to lichens
While often overlooked, lichen are prevalent in Minnesota, with an estimated 700 to 800 species in the state.
What's made at a wild rice house in northern Minnesota? Food, community, and more
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
Emerging tech could change the game for nuclear power forever
Nuclear at a Crossroads, Part V: Look out for grid-scale nuclear fusion and small-scale fission
3 accidents haunt nuclear's past. Will they dictate its future?
Nuclear at a Crossroads, Part IV: A review of the most storied disasters in the history of global nuclear power