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One of the more dramatic examples of the shoreline damage experienced on Kandiyohi County lakes is seen on this 30-foot bluff on the Nest Lake, shown both from above the shoreline. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Some of the most valuable real estate in Kandiyohi County has taken a real beating. High water, saturated soils and a winter that produced big sheets of ice all added...

outdoors / local / region Sat, May 28, 2011 - 6:00am

Spring song may be falling silent on bomming grounds

WATSON -- It's getting noticeably quieter on the prairie each spring, much to the disappointment of Dave Trauba. Since 1999, he's been part of an effort to re-introduce prairie chickens...

outdoors / region Sat, May 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Deb, left, and Lloyd Hoekstra unveil the Olson Lake -- Adam Hoekstra dedication plaque May 7 during the Olson Lake dedication near Raymond. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Restored waterfowl lake site in west central Minnesota to remember Adam Hoekstra

RAYMOND -- Friends and family of Adam Hoekstra answered his untimely death in the best way they knew how. They made a lasting gift in the Spicer native's memory for...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

The Olson Lake brood marsh and public hunting area near Raymond is making a comeback. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Olson Lake making a comeback in west central Minn.

RAYMOND -- Olson Lake is a 124-acre, shallow water lake that was once a waterfowl hunter's Mecca and could be soon again. It's part of a 450-acre Waterfowl Production Area,...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

Owners John and Patty Nefstead have spent more than three years transforming the former Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Lillian into an event center. Just this weekend the couple came up with a name for their enterprise: the Kermit Burton Big House. A view of the main floor here shows the choir loft and the roof beams, both of which were preserved. (Tribune photo by Anne Polta)

Born again: Local couple transforms Lake Lillian church into event center

LAKE LILLIAN -- In what used to be the choir loft at Grace Lutheran Church, intimate tables for four are clustered under the rafters of the sloping ceiling. Church pews...

business / local Tue, Dec 14, 2010 - 12:00am

City Council receives comparison report on Willmar's private street sweeper service

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council this week received a report from the Public Works/Safety Committee on the first year of private street-sweeping service. The council in May voted to...

news / local Fri, Nov 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Editorial: Work on vital Grass Lake site continues

It is good to see the Grass Lake restoration project near Willmar has finally gotten on the political radar this week. Elected officials, state natural resource officials and property owners...

opinion / editorials Thu, Sep 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Loren Engelby of the Kandiyohi County Public Works Department addresses an audience Tuesday during the Grass Lake stakeholders meeting at the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building in Willmar. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Grass Lake restoration discussed at meeting attended by stakeholders

WILLMAR -- As the first phase of the Grass Lake restoration project gets finalized in preparation for spring construction, stakeholders were asked Tuesday to work together to develop a middle-ground...

news / local Wed, Sep 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Jeanette Jacobson, of Roseland, keeps her balance on a steep slope on the west shore of Green Lake Wednesday in Spicer while helping to plant 4,000 native Minnesota flowers and grasses in a shoreline restoration project. By planting seeds and established plants, it's hoped that the mix will hold the soil in place, absorb rainwater and provide an attractive natural shoreline. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Project will restore a piece of Green Lake shoreline and serve as education site for homeowners

The slope on the west shore of Green Lake is so steep it almost looked like Jeanette Jacobson was gripping the sides of a vertical wall on Wednesday as she...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Aug 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Vanessa Glieden Henjum, left, with the Middle Fork Crow Watershed District watches as New London Mayor Bill Gossman, center, and Chuck Joswiak with Windscapes of Inver Grove Heights fill a meshed tube with sand and gravel in front of the main viewing area in Neer Park. Meshed tubes of sand and gravel will stabilize the badly eroded bank and are designed so that natural vegetation can sprout in them. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Aiming for a natural solution

NEW LONDON -- Two of New London's biggest attractions have a conflict. The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District believes it has the natural solution. It began restoring the shoreline...

news / local / region Mon, Jun 29, 2009 - 12:00am

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