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While Nicollet Mall is still very much a construction zone, about 20 trees arrived on the Mall, the first of more than 200 that will be planted along the revamped corridor. Varieties include Swamp White Oak, River Birch and Whitespire Birch. Most of these trees are around 15 years old and were chosen for their tolerance of the Minnesota climate.
Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.
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