Page 2 - Becker Soil News Today

This new edition includes information regarding the Becker Soil and Water Conservation District, an updated Becker County government directory, Commissioners’ District Map, Watersheds Map, lake maps and much more.

A new, pollinator-friendly garden was installed on the lawn of Holy Rosary Catholic School this summer, to serve as an outdoor classroom space as well as provide some produce for the school and safe habitat for the area's pollinators (birds and bees).

Tim Clements of rural Osage, Erica Jepson of rural Frazee and Craig Hall of rural Rochert have filed in the District 1 commissioners race, a large district which includes the whole eastern half of Becker County.

“We’ve been squeezed for a good long while,” between the BNSF railroad tracks and the county highway site, owner Nathan Olander said. “Buses haven’t gotten smaller since 1961.”

Experts from the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at the University of Minnesota are coming to Detroit Lakes on Thursday, June 9 for an all-day seminar to update local residents on the latest AIS research. The event, which will be held inside the M State conference center, is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested for planning purposes.

At an earlier meeting, the resolution had to be tabled because one commissioner was gone, and it would not have passed on a 2-2 vote.

Ever heard of the “dead zone” at the mouth of the massive Mississippi Watershed in the Gulf of Mexico?  Topsoil from farmland has created a sizeable delta, heavy with pollutants and killing fish and wildlife. Nothing lives there.

“Her efforts are an example of what is very much needed to help new drivers to understand that driving is multi-tasking," said a MnDOT representative, "and to encourage good driving behavior among her peers.”

“Her efforts are an example of what is very much needed to help new drivers to understand that driving is multi-tasking," said a MnDOT representative, "and to encourage good driving behavior among her peers.”

Elbow Lake uproar over proposed 49-unit RV campground “If this gets approved, where does it stop?” asked one property owner. “What’s the limit on projects of this type?” Written By: Nathan Bowe | × Elbow Lake residents showed up at the Becker County Board meeting Tuesday, July 20, 2021 to voice concern about a proposed RV campground on the lake. (Nathan Bowe/Tribune) A proposed RV resort on Elbow Lake has generated a wave of protest from lakeshore owners, and ran into ...