University of Minnesota researchers and educators are leading projects that address some of Minnesota's most pressing environmental challenges — from protecting drinking water and strengthening climate resilience to conserving wildlife habitat and advancing sustainable food systems.
New University of Minnesota research offers land managers a practical strategy for keeping invasive buckthorn from returning: remove the shrub and sow native grasses and wildflowers as early as possible.
In a first-of-its-kind analysis done for 146 countries around the world, an interdisciplinary research team led by researchers at the University of Minnesota found large potential gains in biodiversity, climate and economic development from improved land use and land management.
A new study by an interdisciplinary research team led by researchers at the University of Minnesota suggests that the long-assumed conflict between development and conservation may not be inevitable.
A model tested on a quarter-century of data from the world's longest-running biodiversity experiment helped scientists predict in advance how ecosystems will withstand extreme weather.
University of Minnesota study uses science volunteers to examine the efficacy of revegetation seeding to suppress common buckthorn seedlings across Minnesota.
