Recent News Coverage
Regional, National and International media coverage of NRRI research.
- – Talking Minnesota’s migratory birds with U of M – University of Minnesota Talking with U of M
- – Damming research: Study finds beavers might not be all bad for trout streams – Duluth News Tribune
- – Minnesota Researchers Will Count Dead Deer to Prevent Future Vehicle Collisions – Field & Stream
- – Minnesota drivers may hit 20 times the deer reported to state – Duluth News Tribune
- – Rarely seen fisher cat caught on camera prowling a snowy forest floor – Earth Touch News Network
- – Insect pests continue to threaten trees near Lake Superior, BWCA – WTIP North Shore Community Radio
- – With renewable energy storage in infancy, House panel looks at bill laying out state standards – MN House of Representatives Session Daily news
- – Potential impacts of emerald ash borer on wildlife in black ash wetlands – University of Minnesota Research Brief
- – Industrial scale research at NRRI – Mesabi Tribune
- – New process building sought at Coleraine lab – Mesabi Tribune
- – Lucinda Johnson appointed to IJC chair position – Duluth News Tribune
- – Scientists using DNA to track invasive species – Duluth News Tribune
- – Thermally Modified Wood Market is set to Garner Staggering Revenues by 2025- TMR – Inter Press Service News Agency
- – Study analyzes beavers as 'ecosystem engineers' near North Shore rivers – WTIP North Shore Community Radio
- – More gear coming to help boaters contain invasive starry stonewort algae on Minnesota lakes – Star Tribune
- – Study reveals woodcock wintering grounds – Duluth News Tribune
- – Beaver dams important to freshwater ecosystems – Red Wing Republican Eagle
- – New study demonstrates the value of beavers as ecosystem engineers – TBNewsWatch.com
- – Research finds beavers a critical component of Northland forests – Duluth News Tribune
- – Beavers support freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability – University of Minnesota Research Brief
- – Minnesota researchers to study how climate change affects flying squirrels – Grand Forks Herald
- – A bright future for mining – Business North
- – Almanac North - NRRI Research, Superior Snowplows, CHUM Leadership – WDSE
- – Arbor Wood uses thermal modification for more durable products – Business North
- – Continuous warming of the Great Lakes is becoming worrisome, experts say – CBS Duluth
- – Green Visions: Recognizing and Restoring Peatlands – The North 103.3
- – Connecticut warbler down to single nesting site in Wisconsin – Duluth News Tribune
- – Are Minnesota's creek restorations working? – Star Tribune
- – Outstate MN: Innovation in Northeast Minnesota – tech.mn
- – Mushrooms sprouting all over Northland – WDIO
- – Historic wildfires once destroyed entire cities in northern Minnesota. Could it happen again? – Star Tribune
- – Fall foliage update: some areas will be more colorful than others – WDIO
- – University of Minnesota Duluth woodcock study finds habitat needs – Duluth News Tribune
- – Hybrid Poplar and the New Bioeconomy podcast – University of Minnesota Extension
- – Environments that Minnesota's fish depend on face their own challenges – Star Tribune
- – Wildlife managers foresee winners, losers as climate change alters MN forests – Star Tribune
- – ‘Iron of the Future’ program looks to new iron making technologies – Business North
- – For 2 weeks every August, Duluth is the nighthawk capital of the world – Minnesota Public Radio
- – Research underway about harmful algal blooms – WDIO
- – Editorials Our View: Federal infrastructure bill could be a boon for Minnesota metals mining – Duluth News Tribune
- – What did the topography of the Iron Range look like before it was mined? – Star Tribune
- – Heat wave spurs harmful algal blooms – Stillwater Gazette
- – Project Shows Low Value Tamarack Is a Marketable Product – Timberline Magazine
- – Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms – Minnesota Public Radio
- – Chequamegon Bay tern is oldest ever on Great Lakes – Superior Telegram
- – Local tern is second-oldest known – Ashland Daily Press
- – Making the grade: NRRI Coleraine researchers working to develop DR-grade pellet production – Grand Rapids Herald Review
- – As climate warms, northern flying squirrels are moving out of the Northland – Duluth News Tribune
- – Help report water levels on Duluth streams – Duluth News Tribune
- – NRRI Looks to Public to Measure Stream Height – Fox21
- – Researchers asking for public's help measuring Duluth streams – Star Tribune
- – UMD’s NRRI group seeks help to protect Duluth’s waterways – KBJR6
- – NioCorp working with Weir Minerals, NRRI on Elk Creek HPGR test work – International Mining
- – Wood turtles declining in Minnesota – Duluth News Tribune
- – Green Visions: "This is a warning signal from our world" – KUMD
- – Green Visions: Get off me - and my little dog, too - pond scum! – KUMD
- – Innovate 218 helping entrepreneurs with many resources – WDIO
- – EPA continues funding for Great Lakes wetlands monitoring with new grant – Fox21
- – Researchers deploy den boxes as possible tool to aid mysterious fishers – Star Tribune
- – NRRI receives $2 million dollar grant to help advance iron ore pellets – WDIO
- – NRRI Receives $2.1 Million Grant for Iron Production Research – Fox21
- – NRRI receives $2.1M to research Minnesota’s iron of the future – Business North
- – ‘A big step for us’: $2.1 M grant could boost the future of the Iron Range – KBJR6
- – Trail cams keep tabs on fisher denning boxes – Outdoor News
- – Binding the iron and steel – Grand Rapids Herald Review
- – History of taconite and building on the future of the industry – WDIO
- – A Fading Winter Blanket – The National Wildlife Federation
- – Lake Superior contaminants face year of scrutiny – Duluth News Tribune
- – Biden Administration Making Effort To Improve Environment Policies – Fox21