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![Two hands holding brown granular material](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/biochar.jpg?itok=Ly9xDEst)
You know charcoal. (Summer picnic, anyone?) But do you know about the economic and environmental benefits of its close cousin, biochar?
![Brown speckled bird chick with tiny device on neck in two hands](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/bshamwc_197527cs-resized.jpg?itok=SbXXzszM)
The quiet, brown speckled woodcock is difficult for scientists to find in the forest for research. Enter the pointing dog.
![Man and woman working with brown soils at a bench in a greenhouse.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/soils-1.jpg?itok=vMA378rY)
Soil is so much more than dirt. NRRI is seeking out local waste resources to produce soils for specific uses.
![Woman seated in lab in front of a microscope.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/elizabeth_alexson_ms_wrs_2.jpg?itok=bWAGQQ84)
When a tiny, single-celled enigma showed up in the Great Lakes it meant something big. And it led to the naming of a news species.
![Man stands at table using small dropper to drop oil into trays](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/img-4997.jpg?itok=nE0mdFdn)
NRRI helps inventor develop compostable food trays using local recycled paper pulp to reduce food service plastics.
![Large group of people sitting in same direction](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/climateconference2019-2.jpg?itok=7Yl2QDW7)
Climate change scenarios spur community-wide discussion of how Duluth can respond to impacts -- from infrastructure to economics.
![Man sits at desk in front of computer screen](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/bartsch-atlas2-2019.jpg?itok=IoShLUE8)
NE MN is now captured in an online Natural Resources Atlas to allow access to hundreds of layers of data.
![Black engine part installed on snowmobile engine](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/img_1142.jpg?itok=Y6RrMu8L)
NRRI's Prototype Lab has unique material to help UMD students build a cleaner snowmobile for international competition.
![Arial view of Duluth harbor and lift bridge](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/duluthharbor-crop.jpg?itok=JIE0-Qg9)
Our Climate Futures conference, March 19 & 20, to address climate change scenarios and adaptation strategies.
![After tree harvest image shows mostly bare ground with some tall trees standing](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/tree_retention.jpg?itok=rcPtEbWl)
Understanding what's best for wildlife after tree harvesting is not straightforward. NRRI scientists are unraveling the research.
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