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Environment & Energy

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18. All it takes is one boat that was in the Great Lakes and not cleaned off underneath and or a shore or

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:20 PM

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wading bird that picked up some of the non native bivalve eggs on its legs and then it goes
to an inland lake and the problem is spread.

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Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River [View all] NickB79 5 hrs ago OP

Why don't they just follow Trump's train of reasoning and nuke the lake? John1956PA 5 hrs ago #1

Or sweep the forest. 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #3

The not so funny thing is Mblaze 4 hrs ago #7

How does that huge river start here? viva la 4 hrs ago #2

Yes, the tracing rivers upstream can be interesting. John1956PA 4 hrs ago #5

I think the historic names of the rivers are always honored. John1956PA 3 hrs ago #9

But it all flows...... lastlib 2 hrs ago #15

Well SOME names aren't always honored by SOME people. Beartracks 2 hrs ago #17

The different criteria for measuring rivers gets things convoluted BaronChocula 3 hrs ago #10

Just call them all America River or Trump river to get instant approval. GreenWave 3 hrs ago #11

It's a rite of passage for MN kids to walk across the headwaters NickB79 43 min ago #20

My heart hurts Lulu KC 3 hrs ago #12

Seems unlikely. Erie gets ocean going vessels from the Atlantic... Wounded Bear 2 hrs ago #16

Zebra mussels haven't been found in Itasca. Yet NickB79 46 min ago #19