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- — October 20, 2010
Iowa DNR begins restocking Carter Lake

Live fish are once again swimming in southern Iowa’s Carter Lake, following a late-September fish kill intended to eliminate unwanted and harmful species. Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff dumped[…]

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- — October 11, 2010
Minnesota ‘super sentinels’ provide early detection of climate change’s impact

A select handful of lakes in Minnesota, deemed “super sentinels,” are expected to serve as early indicators of poor conditions caused by climate change and pollution. There are 24 sentinel[…]

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- — October 4, 2010
Is Lake Tahoe’s algae growth getting worse?

To the passerby, it might have appeared as if the algae population in Lake Tahoe was more severe than usual this summer. But researcher Scott Hackley is reminding people that[…]

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- — September 29, 2010
Iowa DNR improves lake quality through massive fish kill

All the fish in southern Iowa’s Carter Lake have likely demised by now, exactly as planned. The lake had been filled with unwanted common carp, buffalo, and gizzard shad. These[…]

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