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Bemidji Community Theater starts its Virtual Academy the second week in February. The offerings are supported by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board funded through the Legacy Amendment
Minnesota's river restorations benefitting 'one of the most exceptional fish in the world' The bigmouth buffalo, a native fish species in Minnesota and North Dakota, has gained notoriety since North Dakota State University researcher Alec Lackmann documented a specimen in 2019 that was 112 years old from the Pelican River, a Red River Basin tributary of the Otter Tail River in northwest Minnesota. Written By: Brad Dokken | × North Dakota State University researcher Alec Lackmann with a large bigmouth buffalo that was part of a study showing the fish is one of the ...
A force behind Minnesota's Legacy Fund, arts advocate Sheila Smith retires after a quarter-century Sheila Smith championed state funding for cultural programs. December 29, 2020 — 2:47pm Text size Copy shortlink: Sheila Smith has spent 25 years in small towns and at the State Capitol, transforming how Minnesota funds the arts. A force behind the Legacy Amendment, Smith announced Tuesday that she'll retire at the end of February as executive director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA), a post she has held since 1996. "I rea...
Once numbering in the tens of millions before being hunted to near extinction, the American plains bison is making a promising recovery. In Minnesota, this recovery is supported by a long-standing partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Zoological Garden (MZG), which actively manage Minnesotaâs Bison Conservation Herd. This year, Olmsted County joined the partnership by establishing a bison population at the county parkâs Zollman Zoo. Currently, the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd includes about 130 bison at four different locations: Blue Mounds S...
Grant will reduce pollution in Lake Ida near Alexandria The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources announced Friday, Dec. 18, that the Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive a $683,867 grant to reduce the amount of phosphorus that’s getting into the lake. Written By: Al Edenloff | × Help is on the way to clean up Lake Ida north of Alexandria. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources announced Friday, Dec. 18, that the Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive a $683,867 grant to reduce the amount of ph...