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The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, January 21, at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Center. After approval of consent items and The County Board Members Issue Forum the Board moved on to the regular agenda. County Engineer Richard Sanders was first up on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting and he came to the […]
The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, September 17, at the Polk County Government Center. After reviewing and approving the agenda, the Board moved to approve all Consent Items. The first item on the Regular Agenda was the monthly Sheriff Reports. Sheriff James Tadman went through the report and highlighted items he thought
The 50th annual Crookston Christmas Bird Count held on Saturday, December 18th, tied the all-time record. 13 individuals braved the cold or watched their bird feeders. The Christmas Bird Count is coordinated by the National Audubon Society and the Minnesota Ornithologist Union. The volunteers counted birds in a designated 15-mile diameter circle southeast of Crookston
University of Minnesota Crookston Professor John Loegering was recognized with The Wildlife Society’s Publication Award for a journal article entitled “Population Trends in Vermivora Warblers Are Linked to Strong Migratory Connectivity”. The article was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Loegering was an author on the publication along with Gunnar R. Kramer,
The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning at the Polk County Government Center after a little over a year of meeting online or at the Polk County Transfer Station. RENAMING OF GENTILLY BRIDGE Polk County engineer Richard Sanders suggested to the board the renaming of the Gentilly Bridge in honor of Bernie L.
The 49th annual Crookston Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 19. This year, due to COVID restrictions and protocols, the count was not advertised ahead of time for extra volunteers, and veteran participants were contacted and assigned specific portions of the count circle. Counters were limited to one individual or one family pod
