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JOHN DOWNING, DIRECTOR, MINNESOTA SEA GRANT

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Partnering with Local Governments for Climate Adaptation

Minnesota Sea Grant, together with the University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) and Birchline Planning LLC, teamed up to work with local governments to ident

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Steelhead or Salmon? Which Did You Catch?

MNSGs “Know the Fish. Know the Regs.” decal is a handy visual aid that anglers can use while on the water with a fish in hand to easily identify Steelhead.

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Webinar: Spilling Oil into a Boreal Lake - Lessons Learned



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Knauss Fellow Helps Foster Connections Between Indigenous Lifeways and the Federal Government

Rekindling the Relationship between Public Service, Tribal Nations, and the Natural World



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