If you want to see the effect of exposed Cu/Ni sulfide rock on the plants of our region watch the video on this blog post.

From fighting fires, to planting seedlings, to managing forests for sustainability, the state’s Forestry division has a 100-year history of standing up for trees. by Mary Hoff Winds swirled through the twin towns of Baudette and Spooner in the early morning hours of Oct. 7, 1910. Gusts fanned the embers of slash fires smoldering in nearby cutover forests—not an unusual …

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