![Researcher pours out bucket of crayfish in the lab.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/crayfish-1989.jpg?itok=u42oKfFd)
We dug back into the archives to find NRRI's original crayfish research and the start of The Crayfish Lab at NRRI Duluth.
![Rear view of boat coming out of lake at a boat ramp with aquatic vegetation on trailer.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/boat_veg_on_motor.png?itok=WtAiYRIJ)
NRRI tests techniques to clean boat interiors to stop spread of invasives.
![Two people in a boat, woman in forefront grabs crayfish from a bin, man in background takes notes.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/crayfish_7-2024.jpg?itok=SOQ2VAZ1)
Invasive ‘rusties’ add another challenge to growing Minnesota wild rice.
Strategic Initiatives
To meet our mission of delivering integrated research solutions, NRRI is focused on three strategic initiatives that address the challenges of Minnesota’s resource-based economy. These initiatives are bold and long-term efforts to create the economy of the future by incorporating diverse expertise across NRRI, the University system and with our partners.
Delivery and Impact
Sample Research Projects
![Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas screen capture showing geological map of Minnesota](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-08/MN-atlas-screencap21.jpg?itok=zCzHQcVG)
Online mapping tools and data for natural resource planning, management, and research in Minnesota.
![Map of northern minnesota with central region highlighted in yellow and north east region highlighted in purple. Sample sites indicated with red dots.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-03/breeding-bird-survey.png?itok=ubY5_NKF)
Documenting long-term population trends of breeding forest birds in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests.
![Thermally modified tamarack wood used in a boardwalk in northern MN.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-08/boardwalk-sax-zim.jpg?itok=mYDxZ_oC)
Demonstration of a Thermally Modified Eastern Larch Boardwalk to Catalyze New Markets for Low-value Timber.
![ForCAST Tool Screenshot of the ForCast tool including data layer overlay in Northern Minnesota, and bar chart analysis of data](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2022-08/forcast-tool_0.jpg?itok=XQBla0w9)
The ForCAST tool attempts to provide forestry professionals and land managers with an opportunity to evaluate how a changing climate and changing markets might affect Minnesota’s forests and
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