MPR story on rookery

In Rochester, unlikely activists rally to save heron nests

Catharine Richert, Rochester, Minn., March 30, 2022 5:00 AM

Year after year, a group of great blue herons returns to a cluster of nests high in the trees of a forest in southwest Rochester, Minn.

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"I feel like all of us care enough about the environment to be able to do something about it,” she said at a recent meeting of students in support of preserving the rookery. “We actually want to preserve this for our next generation and the next generation afterwards." - Manal Assoula, 18, Youth Rookie

Photo by William Welke