New research has found several species of the buffalofish, which are native to Minnesota, can live to be well over 100 years old. That’s helped spark new appreciation for the fish, and efforts to give it greater protection.
Fish-friendly Becker County moves forward on Bucks Mill Dam project
The river was rerouted in the late 1800s when the original dam was built by the Bucks family. It was replaced by the existing dam, which was built upstream in 1937.
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Water flows over the Buck s Mill dam along the Pelican River. Minnesota DNR officials are seeking to remove or bypass the dam to return the Pelican River to its ancestral streambed, which would benefit the natural ecosystems of nearby rivers, lakes and streams. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
It may seem like a small thing, a minnow in the lake of news, that Becker County landed a $26,225 grant to help reroute the Pelican River to bypass the Bucks Mill Dam.
History column: Lake sturgeon making a historic return
After vanishing locally in the 1930s, groups came up with some plans to restore lake sturgeon to their former range.
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Evidence that the lake sturgeon has made a return. (photo courtesy Minnesota DNR)
During a pandemic, a lot of people bring up the stories of various pandemics or illness that came through and how eventually something similar seems to come back around later. Those kinds of things coming back around to visit are not great.
What if there were something that went away and came back and was great?