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    Astro Bob Blog: Travel far, see new stars
    A trip to the Denver area this weekend altered my heavenly perspective. Summer travels may change yours, too. Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com....
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    May 17, 2019
    Mark Sutton and Theresa Richied of Minneapolis run along a portion of the new Brewer Park Trail near Haines Road in West Duluth in 2016. The city of Duluth recently announced that trails were open for the summer season. file / News Tribune
    Duluth opens natural surface trails
    Natural surface trails throughout the city of Duluth are now open this season for public use. They were previously closed due to wet, muddy spring...
    news/science-and-natureMay 17, 2019 - 1:30pm
    Red panda at the Red River Zoo in 2009.
    Missing red panda found in tree near Fargo zoo
    FARGO — A red panda discovered missing from the Red River Zoo Thursday morning, May 16, was safely returned his indoor holding space early...
    news/science-and-natureMay 17, 2019 - 10:37am
    May 16, 2019
    It's tough to beat a puukko for harvesting fiddlehead ferns, but any small knife will do. Note the natural papery brown scale on these newly-emerged ferns. This scale and other forest debris should be removed through soaking before the ferns are prepared for the table. Peter Passi/ppassi@duluthnews.com
    Fiddlehead time: Spring fern a fleeting forager's treat
    One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from...
    news/science-and-natureMay 16, 2019 - 5:39pm
    Volunteers are needed Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon to help clean up beachfront along Wisconsin Point in Superior. file / News Tribune
    Volunteers needed Saturday for cleanup effort
    The St. Louis River Alliance is looking for volunteers Saturday to help cleanup Lake Superior beachfront along Wisconsin Point in Superior....
    news/science-and-natureMay 16, 2019 - 11:49am
    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is looking for nearly 700 volunteers to measure water quality statewide on lakes and streams. Contributed photo.
    Volunteers needed to measure Minnesota water quality
    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is looking for volunteers, nearly 700 of them, to measure water quality across many of the state's lakes...
    news/science-and-natureMay 16, 2019 - 11:14am
    May 15, 2019
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    Astro Bob Blog: Follow the International Space Station to the Land of the Midnight Sun
    A great time ahead for space station watching with multiple passes each night. Maybe we'll get some aurora, too! Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com....
    news/science-and-natureMay 15, 2019 - 7:48pm
    May 12, 2019
    Canada geese swim across the mouth of Kingsbury Creek where it enters the St. Louis River int he Duluth harbor. Restoration plans call for the removal of 165,000 cubic yards of sediment from Kingsbury Bay that eroded off Duluth's hillside. The project will create better fish habitat and recreational opportunities in the area. 2017 file / News Tribune
    Massive St. Louis River restoration finally set
    Work will begin in June on a massive cleanup project on the St. Louis River in Duluth, removing tons of wood waste from an old sawmill site...
    news/science-and-natureMay 12, 2019 - 7:00pm
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    Astro Bob Blog: Summer ascends in the east at nightfall
    Step into the Triangle and see the light. Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com.
    news/science-and-natureMay 12, 2019 - 3:58pm
    May 9, 2019
    From Duluth, Minn. the moon is already inside the cluster at 9:15 p.m. CDT about 45 minutes after local sunset. Stars are occulted at the earth-lit edge of the moon. They’ll reappear later at the bright limb later but will be lost in the glare. (Stellarium)
    Astro Bob: Moon occults the beehive star cluster Friday
    A nice event for small telescope users. Watch the moon "catch and release" cluster members starting at nightfall. Read more at Astro Bob's blog....
    news/science-and-natureMay 9, 2019 - 12:47pm
    May 8, 2019
    Credit: NASA/CXC/University of Cambridge/G. Lansbury et al; optical: NASA/STScI/W. Keel et al
    Astro Bob Blog: Tempest brews in the teacup quasar
    Pull up a cup and we'll visit a curious quasar then give you directions on how to see one in your telescope. Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com....
    news/science-and-natureMay 8, 2019 - 4:56pm
    May 7, 2019
    Lake Vermilion island slated to burn
    The U.S. Forest Service announced that it plans to start a prescribed fire Wednesday on Norwegian Island, located on the west end of Lake Vermilion’s...
    news/science-and-natureMay 7, 2019 - 6:00pm
    May 6, 2019
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    Astro Bob Blog: Crescent moon hangs over the Hyades Monday night ... and more
    A pretty sight awaits in the west Monday night and Tuesday night. Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com.
    news/science-and-natureMay 6, 2019 - 8:14pm
    May 5, 2019
    Credit: NASA / Swift / Dana Berry
    Astro Bob Blog: LIGO may have detected a black hole eating a neutron star for lunch
    Three gravitational wave detectors just picked up ripples in spacetime from a possible black hole-neutron star merger. Also check out a new "star...
    news/science-and-natureMay 5, 2019 - 1:46pm
    Richard Goodkind, St. Louis Park, Minn., painted this brook trout, which will appear on the 2019 Minnesota trout and salmon stamp. Image courtesy of Minnesota DNR
    Best indicator of water quality? Look for trout
    The toughest pollution cop in the state doesn’t wear a badge. It’s the trout — Minnesota’s pickiest species of fish, and an indicator...
    news/science-and-natureMay 5, 2019 - 8:50am
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