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Heritage Brook Trout Return to Afton

By: angiehongmn October 4, 2024October 2, 2024

Aquatic Biology, Partners and Updates, Uncategorized, WildlifeAfton State Park, featured, fishing, Minnesota DNR, south washington watershed district, stream restoration, troutLeave a Comment

Next week, Trout Brook in Afton will welcome its very own community of heritage brookies, thanks to a multi-year effort to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat.

Friends of Sunfish Lake Park lands $139,000 grant to manage buckthorn

By: angiehongmn June 18, 2020June 16, 2020

Buckthorn, Partners and Updatesbuckthorn, featured, Lake Elmo, Minnesota DNR, native plants, Outdoor Heritage Fund, Sunfish Lake Park, wildlife habitat, woodland wildflowers, woodlandsLeave a Comment

This summer, Friends of Sunfish Lake Park secured a $139,000 grant from the Minnesota Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program to remove buckthorn and restore native plants in 40 acres of the park. The City of Lake Elmo will contribute $10,000 to the project and volunteers will provide at least 300 hours of in-kind support as well.

Minnesota Fishing Still Just as Sweet

By: angiehongmn October 6, 2015

Aquatic Biologyfishing, Minnesota DNR, walleye, Watershed DistrictsLeave a Comment

You may also be surprised to learn that lakes in southwestern Minnesota produce five times as many fish per acre as the cool, deep, clear, clean lakes in northern Minnesota.