News coverage of heron nest destruction
Local news outlets have covered the story of landowner Steve Connelly cutting down the Rochester Rookery trees
Post Bulletin: Heron nests destroyed at proposed development site
Land containing dozens of great blue heron nests is targeted for development and subject of ongoing litigation.
By John Molseed, March 06, 2022 08:12 PM
ROCHESTER — About half of the great blue heron nests at the site of a proposed development west of Rochester have been destroyed.
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KTTC: Trees being downed in rookery leaves “Save The Rookery” frustrated
By Noah Caplan, Mar. 6, 2022 at 10:38 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Sunday, reports from “Save the Rookery” showed that approximately 18-20 trees were chopped in the only Great Blue Heron rookery in Olmsted County.
Many of those trees contained nests for the herons, who have yet to return to the rookery this spring.
