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May 4, 2001 - The Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a research group, reports lead, cadmium, chromium and arsenic are just a few of the toxic metals that appear in many fertilizers.
May 4, 2001 - The Spring Fire season has arrived with a vengeance in Minnesota, with more than 300 wildfires last weekend. It's an ominous sign of what could be very lively fire season. In Northeastern Minnesota, officials worry about fire in timber badly damaged in a July 1999 blowdown storm. Despite intense planning and preparations, some believe the danger of fire might be higher this year than last, although as Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports, not everyone: {sfx, chain saw)
May 4, 2001 - Allergies are spurred from the late start of spring.
May 7, 2001 - Saint Paul is solidifying its plans for three summers from now, when a fleet of riverboats will come churning upstream bringing visitors to explore the Upper Mississippi. City officials today (Mon) released a list of thirty-seven projects that various neighborhood, business, and arts groups have commited to complete in time for the "Grand Excursion of 2004." Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
May 7, 2001 - (Note: For Mon ATC) After a scare earlier this spring, it now looks like most Minnesota farmers will have the fertilizer they need as they head into planting season. But the spring weather has created new reasons to keep farmers and fertilizer dealers on their toes. Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
May 8, 2001 - The National Park Service is beefing up its effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels in the St. Croix River. Since 1994, the federal agency has restricted access to boaters traveling north of Stillwater. Park Service officers monitored boat traffic from a houseboat near the Arcola sandbar 6 miles upstream. Now the Park Service is moving its checkpoint closer to Stillwater. Zebra Mussel Prevention Coordinator Byron Karns says the Park Service is trying to tighten up the checkpoint.
May 10, 2001 - One-third of the state's White Sucker minnow population end up at the dam north of Bemidji, where they are taken and stripped of their eggs. That is decreasing the population growth of the species in Minnesota.
May 10, 2001 - Saint Paul is welcoming fifteen hundred visitors who are in town to talk about the future of the Mississippi River and the communities along its banks. At the Millard Fillmore Conference today (Thurs) and tomorrow, people from several river towns will compare notes and share tips on waterfront revitalization in their communities. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has more...