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Habitat Enhancement Under Way at Minnesota's Smith Lake A new water-control outlet structure on Smith Lake in Wright County allowed Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managers to begin drawing down lake levels last December. This habitat-enhancement project is a partnership effort between Ducks Unlimited and the Minnesota DNR to improve water-level-management capabilities and habitat conditions for waterfowl and other wildlife.

Policy News 2-51 Minnesota DNR aims for more ducks in sky, celebrates signing of shallow lakes plan with DU; President signs bill outlawing importation of Asian carp; Bill to reinstate enhanced easement incentive goes to President for signature

Minnesota: DU applauds DNR draft shallow lake plan LAKEVILLE, Minn. - Nov. 2, 2010 - Some of the most critical waterfowl habitat remaining in Minnesota will soon benefit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' shallow lakes program plan, "Managing Minnesota's Shallow Lakes for Waterfowl and Wildlife."

DU's Living Lakes Initiative DU's Living Lakes Initiative protects and manages shallow lake complexes in Iowa and Minnesota

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Living Lakes Partners Collaborators and contributors to Living Lakes Initiative restoration projects

Duck Hunting on Shallow Lakes

What Ducks Like Attracting waterfowl to shallow-lake habitat

Why Don't Ducks Come to My Lake? Waterfowl deterrents in shallow-lake habitat

Protecting Shorelines Using Conservation Easements

Enhancement and Management of Lakes and Marshes

Science Behind the Living Lakes Initiative

Shallow Lake and Large Marsh Ecology

Shallow Lake and Large Marsh Restoration

Conservation Easements in Minnesota and Iowa

Habitat Enhancement Under Way at Minnesota's Smith Lake

A new water-control outlet structure on Smith Lake in Wright County allowed Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managers to begin drawing down lake levels last December. This habitat-enhancement project is a partnership effort between Ducks Unlimited and the Minnesota DNR to improve water-level-management capabilities and habitat conditions for waterfowl and other wildlife.

Policy News 2-51

Minnesota DNR aims for more ducks in sky, celebrates signing of shallow lakes plan with DU; President signs bill outlawing importation of Asian carp; Bill to reinstate enhanced easement incentive goes to President for signature

Minnesota: DU applauds DNR draft shallow lake plan

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - Nov. 2, 2010 - Some of the most critical waterfowl habitat remaining in Minnesota will soon benefit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' shallow lakes program plan, "Managing Minnesota's Shallow Lakes for Waterfowl and Wildlife."

DU's Living Lakes Initiative

DU's Living Lakes Initiative protects and manages shallow lake complexes in Iowa and Minnesota

Contact DU Living Lakes Professionals

How Can I Protect My Shallow Lake?

How Can I Help Protect the Future?

Together, we can save Minnesota and Iowa's natural heritage

Living Lakes Partners

Collaborators and contributors to Living Lakes Initiative restoration projects

Duck Hunting on Shallow Lakes

What Ducks Like

Attracting waterfowl to shallow-lake habitat

Why Don't Ducks Come to My Lake?

Waterfowl deterrents in shallow-lake habitat

Protecting Shorelines Using Conservation Easements

Enhancement and Management of Lakes and Marshes

Science Behind the Living Lakes Initiative

Shallow Lake and Large Marsh Ecology

Shallow Lake and Large Marsh Restoration

Conservation Easements in Minnesota and Iowa

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