A lack of money will end a federal program that has quietly trapped and killed thousands of wolves in northern Minnesota in the past 33 years, officials said.
It’s not clear how the value of the trees could be figured, however, since they could never be harvested for commercial use because they lie within a federal wilderness, off-limits to logging. But the lawmakers said that’s part of the problem.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources will host three open houses to discuss the discovery of new emerald ash borer in southeastern Minnesota.
Minnesota’s largest garbage-to-compost plant may end the composting side of it’s operation. The Fairmont Sentinel says a costly paddle wheel is driving the discussion.
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