Podcasts
Check out our podcast on everything natural resource-related.
Newsletters
Check out our newsletters every other month on everything natural resource-related.
Episode 1: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Joe Quehl, Farm Bill biologist for Aitkin and Carlton Counties, explains the EQIP program. Listen to learn more about what it is, how all types of landowners can benefit, and how to apply.
Episode 2: Bigmouth Buffalo at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Dr. Alec Lackmann, an ichthyologist at UM-Duluth, talks about the bigmouth buffalo, a fish you might not have heard of. He explains what's so surprising about these long-lived creatures and discusses the latest warning signs from Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, where buffer specialist Sam Seybold helped him collect data.
July Newsletter
In July's Newsletter, we learn about culverts and how they should or should not function from Sam our Buffer Specialist. We also take a look at a prominent invasive weed here in Aitkin County. We also take a look forward to events happening in July and August. Finally, you get to meet our Conservation Corps member who is here with us until November!
September Newsletter
In September's newsletter, we learned about Emerald Ash Borer and the issue it is causing in our ash forests. We also learned about Buckthorn and what it is doing to our forests and neighborhoods. Our new shoreline and wetland technician talks about herself and where she came from.