Recreation
Under the ice, it’s just you and your bubbles
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For Richard Skibsted and Rudy Prouty, Lake Superior offers a winter oasis that presents another way to continue their passion of scuba diving.
Water
St. Louis River Estuary restoration: Cleaning up the past
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After over 200 years of damage, local, state, federal and non-governmental organizations are all joining forces to restore the St. Louis River Estuary.
Echo
Plastic bags harm Duluth streams, Lake Superior
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In a city full of streams, plastic bags can clog drain pipes and cause plumbing problems.
Echo
Minnesota’s French River sees fishing community on shore
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By Jamie Merideth
Nearly 14 miles outside of Duluth, fishermen gather regularly at French River to do what they love. Locals go to the river to hang out with other fishermen, talk about fishing and share together in the sport they enjoy. Gary Cross grew up in Duluth and taught himself how to fish at a very young age. He’s been fishing at French River for over 25 years, and he is one of several fishermen telling his story in the video above.
Land
Re-leaf Duluth seeks to restore the environment
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By Daniel Badhwa
The city of Duluth, Minn. has launched a new program to restore and plant more trees in urban neighborhoods. Trees have disappeared from Duluth due to higher energy costs, pollution and unhealthy growing environments. The city of Duluth established the Re-Leaf program three years ago after setting aside a $5,000 annual budget to re-leaf the city. Urban trees provide shade for houses and businesses and soak up rainwater to lessen polluted runoff into lakes and streams. To many people though, urban trees simply provide a more pleasant living environment.
Echo
Duluth business owners address clothing pollution
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By Rosemary Bray
The impact of clothing pollution
The clothes you buy may have a negative impact on the environment, and local businesses in Duluth, Minn. are educating shoppers on clothing pollution. Clothing pollution is “the environmental cost of how we are consuming clothing,” according to Mindy Granley, sustainability coordinator at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Many people fail to consider the environmental cost that consumers are causing when they go shopping, said Mindy Granley,
“We should care about our environment,” she said. “Each choice we make has an impact beyond our wallet.”
Yet, the impact that shopping has on the environment can be relieved through clothing sustainability, Granley said.
Echo
Retired Lake Superior captain enjoys life on the water
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Tom Mackay, a retired Vista Fleet captain, discusses his passion for boating and his career and retirement on Lake Superior.
Echo
Spreading the invasive spiny water flea upsets lake ecosystems
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Spiny water fleas are invasive in all Great Lakes and can withstand great environmental stress. The flea population grows quickly and is difficult to control, partly because their barb-like spines make them resistant to predators. Researchers think that Great Lakes fishing equipment can spread the fleas between different lakes and streams, and stricter cleaning regulations may help.
Echo
Duluth nature photographer, writer: Taking chances pay off
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Duluth resident Michael Furtman is living the dream by doing what he loves the most: writing, photography, and spending time outdoors.
Recreation
Duluth man rebuilds city’s trails
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Dan Procter has spent seven years restoring Duluth’s Chester Park Trails using nothing more than hand tools. After recent flooding, Procter was the only man up for the task of repairing the damage. The main trail has since been named after him, and members of the Duluth community reflect on his hard work and inspiring attitude.