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The March of the Asian Carp

By: angiehongmn November 9, 2012

Aquatic Biologyasian carp, Mississippi River, St. Croix RiverLeave a Comment

In some stretches of the Illinois River, 60% of the river’s fish biomass is now comprised of Asian carp.

Is there such a thing as too clean? The problem with antibacterial soaps

By: angiehongmn October 18, 2012

Keeping water cleanantibacterial soap, Mississippi River, triclosan1 Comment

In the sediment of Lake Pepin, downstream of the Twin Cities metro area, dioxins derived from triclosan have increased by 200-300% since the 1960s.

Grab your ark and get ready

By: angiehongmn February 19, 2011

Partners and Updatesflooding, Mississippi River, runoff, St. Croix RiverLeave a Comment

In fact, they issued a revised flood forecast on February 17 that actually increases the odds of flooding for all major river systems, including the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers.

Do you really like me?

By: angiehongmn November 12, 2010

Partners and UpdatesBlue Thumb, boundary waters, bwca, impaired, Mississippi River, National Park Service, native plants, phosphorus, ramsey washington metro watershed district, St. Croix River, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

My best guess for prom queen this year is the St. Croix River, liked by 16,850 people. Hopefully all those people are ready to roll up their sleeves and pitch in on projects to keep the river clean, now that its been declared impaired for excess phosphorus.

Catfish Diaries on the Mississippi River

By: angiehongmn May 13, 2010

Outdoor Adventurescatfish, fishing regulations, Mississippi, Mississippi River, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Weighing an impressive 70 pounds, the record-winning catfish could have made a whole lot of lip smacking good poâ€™ boy sandwiches.