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Governor approves $2.6M for NRRI mining, water research

June 6, 2016

DULUTH, Minn. – The Supplemental Budget approved by Governor Mark Dayton Wednesday included $2.6 million for the Natural Resources Research...
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Amazing birch bark gets boost

April 4, 2016

The healing powers in birch bark are well known. NRRI received a grant to increase production and lower the price of those valuable...
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Amazing birch bark gets boost

February 29, 2016

DULUTH, Minn. -- Modern science and ancient medicine have both confirmed the healing powers of the natural chemicals in birch bark . The...
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IRRRB, University to fund study of ilmenite mining potential

February 23, 2016

DULUTH, Minn. -- It’s long been known that ilmenite – a high value iron-titanium oxide ore – is one of many valuable mineral deposits in...
Red logging truck hauling logs drives on a dirt road.

Energy and timber set for win-win

January 25, 2016

NRRI joins consortium to brainstorm how to turn excess biomass into fuelsOrganized in 2014, the group has already identified seven tasks to...
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NRRI adds research expertise

January 12, 2016

Research expertise in wood biomass conversion and geomicrobiology have been added to the diverse knowledge base of UMD’s Natural Resources...
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NRRI cultivates a renewable energy future

November 2, 2015

Solar and wind energy readily come to mind when talk turns to alternative energy options. But the renewable energy options are much broader...
Scientist in blue lab coat pours water into tube.

On the front line of the invasion

May 12, 2015

Duluth-Superior Harbor, at the most pristine end of the Great Lakes, is the freshwater port most heavily invaded with non-native species....
Close up view of the ends of logs

Testing the timbers

April 1, 2015

Brian Brashaw recalls being under a wooden bridge years ago and seeing the cross beam squish down about four inches when a big gravel truck...
Blue bird eggs in a nest

Young forests are for the birds

January 7, 2015

It wasn’t what she was looking for, but noting the presence of the golden-winged warbler was a special treat for Alexis Grinde this spring...

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