Anglers are encouraged to wipe down their gear after a day at the lake to prevent the spread of a very small invasive specie. According to an article submitted by Beltrami County Aquatic Invasive Species Lakes Technician Bruce Anspach, spiny water fleas, a type of zooplankton, can disrupt the natural food chain by devouring the…
The DNR has suspended additional water-related permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. According to Minnesota DNR’s Nathan Kestner, the Northwest Regional Manager for the Division of Ecological and Water Resources, low stream flows on the Red Lake River prompted a decision to also restrict surface water appropriation from the Red Lake River watershed. Work…
Just after last week’s heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires, more smoke came into the area this week behind northerly winds. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s air quality monitor in Red Lake recorded an index of 397 last Tuesday, a then-preliminary record with an “extremely unhealthy” air quality. Air quality monitors in St. Cloud and Brainerd…
Featured photo courtesy of Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes swept through Beltrami County during Monday’s severe storm. An F1 tornado struck Red Lake, damaging the college, the humanities center, and other structures. A second tornado just east of Redby did considerable tree damage, also with 95 MPH winds. A…
Haze over Lake Bemidji on July 20. Nearly all of Minnesota is under an air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke moves into the area behind a northerly wind. The only portion of the state not under alert is the North Shore. Smoke is expected to remain over the area into Friday. The air quality…
Clearwater and Mahnomen counties are joining a large swath of the state in strict burning restrictions. Effective as of 12:01 a.m. today, areas within state jurisdiction in Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Clearwater, Mahnomen and Stearns counties are included in burning restrictions already in place for the eastern portion of Roseau County and all of Beltrami,…
Opponents of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline say a judge has granted a temporary restraining order. The judge has ordered Hubbard County law enforcement to cease blockading a protesters’ encampment, the Namewag Camp, and to stop issuing citations. It came on another day of protests Friday that prompted officials to close an eight-mile stretch of Highway…
Featured submitted photo: Gov. Tim Walz visited a Polk County farm yesterday to survey drought conditions. Drought conditions were recently updated and now almost all of Beltrami County is in an extreme drought, joining 19 percent of the state. Last week, only four percent of the state was in an extreme drought. Fire danger remains…
The US Army Corps of Engineers will continue to monitor water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions persist. According to a release, boaters in the area are urged to slow down and proceed with caution due to lower-than-normal lakes. The Corps will adjust outflows at the Mississippi Locks and Dams as necessary…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says there is misinformation spreading about drilling fluid releases at Enbridge construction sites. According to a social media announcement, there have been inadvertent releases of drilling fluid, described as mud, at nine different Line 3 sites. The drilling fluid is for the horizontal directional drill used to install pipe under…
