Recent content from Josephine Marcotty
Epic Lake Superior experiment stars wolves, moose, caribou
The wolves' purpose is primal: to prey on the moose that overpopulate Isle Royale. But their new home has become a stage for all the world to watch.
Is benefit of having trees 'oversold' in green space planning?
A new science of valuing nature will shape our urban projects of the future.
Dec. 27: With spigot open, southwestern Minnesota towns flourish
No longer just a pipe dream, far-sighted water system set up parched towns for growth.
With spigot open, a region flourishes
Far-sighted water system set up towns for growth
Baby's death sparks water safety fight with the ag industry
To many neighbors in this small Wisconsin community, the proliferation of giant irrigation rigs that arc over mile after mile of flat farm fields create an untenable drain on water that is tearing communities apart.
In small brewery town, options for water are running dry
Cold Spring's quandary — protecting a trout stream while supplying water to a fast-growing employer — is just one of many challenges emerging across Minnesota as a state renowned for its abundant water confronts a difficult new fact of life.
Shooting deaths of four bald eagles in Minnesota prompt federal probe
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $2,500 reward for information as the investigation is stepped up.
Environmental groups file Appeals Court challenge to PolyMet permits
A handful of environmental groups have asked the state Court of Appeals to reject permits granted for Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine, a proposal by PolyMet…
Dayton task force finds many ways to give bees a chance, but splits on insecticide use
The members, appointed by the governor, found common ground over better habitat, education, but split over how to reduce pollinators' exposure to neonicotinoids.
Farms and forests could be key to curbing greenhouse gas emissions
Managing landscapes can hold more carbon in soil, grass and trees, cutting greenhouse gas emissions.