The onset of spring at Great River Energy’s Elk River campus is marked by the arrival of a pair of peregrine falcons at the onsite nesting box. The male, Brooklyn, has returned for his 12th consecutive year while the female, Breezy, is now in her ninth year at the site. Breeding pairs tend to be […]
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Monarch monitoring success highlights the strength of vegetation management Great River Energy’s application for participation in the monarch candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) was approved in late 2024 and the cooperative recently completed its first year of milkweed monitoring with strong results. Milkweed monitoring showed that Great River Energy has more than enough milkweed
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Hundreds of Minnesotans descended upon the Midwest’s largest public garden and living classroom to learn about pollinators and the ways in which bees, butterflies, beetles and more need the public’s help to thrive. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Farm at the Arb, in partnership with Great River Energy, welcomed more than 700 people to the Honey
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Grazing used as a natural vegetation management approach at Great River Energy’s Elk River facility Nearly 300 sheep were at Great River Energy’s Elk River campus this month as part of an innovative and eco-friendly vegetation management strategy to graze around the site’s pollinator habitat. Instead of using mowers or herbicides, Great River Energy partnered
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The pair of peregrine falcons residing in Great River Energy’s nesting box, Brooklyn and Breezy, successfully hatched four eyasses (young falcons) in late April. Representatives from the Raptor Resource Project recently visited Great River Energy’s Elk River campus to band the young peregrine falcons. Using a Great River Energy bucket truck to reach the nesting
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Brooklyn and Breezy, a pair of peregrine falcons, have returned to their Great River Energy nesting box for their 11th and 8th consecutive years, respectively. Breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their lifespan and return to the same nesting location year after year. Since its return, the falcon pair has laid four eggs that
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Goodwill and giving often take center stage during the end-of-year holiday season as people come together to support those who are most in need. But for electric cooperatives, the spirit of giving is not limited to this time of year. Instead, community is a focus year-round because co-ops like Great River Energy are rooted in
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Monarch conservation program approves Great River Energy’s membership in recognition of its work on pollinator preservation Great River Energy’s application for participation in the monarch candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) was approved, making the cooperative a formal member of this program. The CCAA is a voluntary program to create habitat for the monarch butterfly
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Great River Energy’s environmental management system dates back to the cooperative’s origins — and has guided it for a quarter century Great River Energy’s commitment to environmental stewardship has been a part of the organization since its formation in 1999. Great River Energy’s environmental management system (EMS) is a fundamental component of the cooperative’s dedication
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Employees from Great River Energy and member-owner cooperative Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC), located in Jordan, Minnesota, recently teamed up to install a used transmission line pole on Mystic Lake Casino property for an osprey nest. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community tribe, which owns Mystic Lake Casino, originally contacted MVEC for help with this project
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