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Wildlife biologist studies habitat needs of forest fishers to help species and forest management.
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NRRI is developing a biomass clean fuel that will help keep the historic relics chugging along for train historians and tourists.
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There's growing interest across the country to monetize the natural process of carbon capture in forests. NRRI is hosting a workshop to start conversations.
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College students take their skills out of the classroom and apply them to NRRI's 'real world' experiences.
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Diatom fossils in lake sediment can be used as early warning of environmental changes to come.
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Last year, in one three-hour sit on a Duluth rooftop, Steve Kolbe counted 14,000 soaring nighthawks on their annual migration south.
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Leading by example, researchers work with local business to power up boat decontamination of aquatic invasive species.
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Anticipating growth in markets for biomass resources, NRRI ramps up hybrid poplar research.
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Train tracks running through NRRI’s Coleraine labs are a daily reminder of a busy 100-year history. But the past is long gone.
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Even though Minnesota has ambitious renewable energy goals – and is well on its way to achieving them – there’s always more to learn.
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