Minnesota fights uphill battle 
Minnesota is fighting a losing battle against invaders on many fronts. Experts say most of the battles are not winnable.
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A citizen advisory group and the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District are trying to educate the public about the Mississippi River, at least the nearby part of it.
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A fully recovered Harley the bald eagle was released Saturday, Jan. 30, as a crowd of 200 to 250 people cheered on a hillside overlooking the St. Croix River near Hastings.
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Between 1965 and 2004, the Washington Conservation District (WCD) installed 197 water quality improvement projects, or roughly five per year.
RELATED CONTENTOut-of-state ATV owners must pay to use trails
All-terrain-vehicle riders from other states must buy passes to use Minnesota’s 2,000 miles of trails.
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Biologists with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have tracked what could be the same cougar through parts of St. Croix, Pierce and Dunn counties in western Wisconsin.
Cannon Falls man charged with 13 counts for alleged poaching
ST. PAUL — Troy Reinke may have killed a record-setting buck last month in southeastern Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTHunter shoots exotic deer in Minnesota
A deer hunter in northwestern Minnesota shot what turned out to be an axis deer Sunday. An exotic species, axis deer are native to India.
RELATED CONTENTFrom posh to just unique, deer stands vary greatly
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Minnesota is smack dab in the middle of the 2009 deer hunting season. For many hunters, that means perching precariously on a small, cold seat high in the trees waiting for a big buck to stroll by.
RELATED CONTENTSt. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Boat Launch dredging rescheduled for Oct. 12
The boat launch at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park will be dredged Monday, Oct. 12.
RELATED CONTENTTwo boat launches to be closed in October
Launches at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park closing
RELATED CONTENTZywiec’s opens new corn maze
Bill Zywiec, owner of Zywiec’s Landscape and Garden Center said he spent so much time laboring in cornfields as a child, he resisted the idea for years of wandering around one for fun.
RELATED CONTENTWeekend planner: Heritage Days this weekend
St. Paul Park's annual festival takes place this weekend.
RELATED CONTENTProposed pier location has issues, Corps says
Corps: Location too close to barge channel
RELATED CONTENTTiny green menace threatens city trees
It’s green. It’s mean. And it’s heading south Washington County’s way.
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