News Center Photographs
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency provides the photographs and images on this page as a service to the news media and others requesting graphics to accompany MPCA news releases or other environmental stories. Below each thumbnail is a link to the high-quality, print-ready jpg file for that image.
The photographs are copyrighted by the MPCA. Please credit the MPCA as the source for the photographs. If you have questions about these images or their use, please contact the MPCA Communication and Outreach Office at 651-757-2738.
Clancy the Mercury Dog
Photo caption: In 2001, Clancy sniffed for mercury in a high school lab. File name: clancy-highschool.jpg
Photo caption: On a lab bench, Clancy checked a drain in the chemistry lab at Ely High School in 2002.. File name: clancy-elyschool.jpg
Photo caption: Carol Hubbard introduced Clancy at a news conference at North St. Paul School on Oct. 15, 2001. Also in attendance were St. Paul Police canine trainers (left to right) Sgt. Mark Ficcadenti, Sgt. Paul Rhodes and retired Sgt. Steve Johnson.. File name: clancy-newsconference2001.jpg
Photo caption: Clancy (right) and his pal Ruby frolicked in the surf while on a retirement vacation at Venice (Florida) Dog Beach in 2011.. File name: clancy-dogbeach.jpg
Photo caption: Clancy educating students at a Detroit Lakes High School. File name: clancy-detroitlakesschool.jpg
Sediments
Photo caption: As seen from space, sediment clouded Lake Superior along its shoreline after heavy rains June 19-20 flushed dirt, bacteria and other pollutants into the lake. In similar fashion, heavy rains can wash sediment into rivers in southern and western Minnesota. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo). File name: mpcanews-lakesuperior.jpg
Photo caption: After 20 minutes of intense rain in May, muddy runoff from a bare farm field spewed from a culvert into a ditch that empties into the Watonwan River. Without conservation practices in place, intense spring storms can move heavy loads of sediment off fields and into rivers. (MPCA photo). File name: mpcanews-watonwanculvert.jpg
Photo caption: The Watonwan River discharges to the Blue Earth River near Mankato. The Blue Earth discharges to the Minnesota River, which flows north to St. Paul, where it discharges to the Mississippi. (MPCA graphic). File name: mpcanews-watonwanmap.png
Water Monitoring
Photo caption: Clear, sediment-free water is a must for a stream to have a reproducing population of trout. File: trout-fishing.jpg
Photo caption: Volunteers use a tool called a Secchi disk to measure the clarity of lakes. Concern for their waters is the main reason that volunteers sign up for citizen monitoring, according to a recent survey of participants. File: secchi1.jpg
Photo caption: Volunteers use a tool called a transparency tube to measure the clarity of streams and rivers. Concern for their waters is the main reason that volunteers sign up for citizen monitoring , according to a recent survey of participants. File: tube1.jpg
Cedar River Area Fish Survey
Photo caption: Fish survey crews found Redfin shiners in Turtle Creek. It's the first time they've been spotted there since 1964. File: fishsurvey-1.jpg
Photo caption: For the first time ever, Ozark minnows were found during a fish survey in the Turtle Creek watershed near Austin. File: fishsurvey-2.jpg
Photo caption: Area residents were surprised to see the wide variety of fish species found during the survey. This walleye was collected in the Cedar River in Austin. File: fishsurvey-3.jpg
Toxic Algal Blooms
Photo caption: The MPCA cautions dog owners to keep their pets out of algae-laden water if possible, or to hose off animals before they have a chance to lick themselves clean. File: tab-fox1.jpg
Photo caption: A blue-green algae bloom on Fox Lake is thought to be responsible for the death of a dog. File: tab-fox2.jpg
Photo caption: In June 2007, severe blooms of blue-green algae in Blue Earth County's Lake Crystal prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to recommend that the public and their pets stay out of the water until the bloom subsided. (Photo: MPCA) File: tab-crystallake.jpg
Photo caption: In August 2007, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials recommended staying away from the water at Little Rock Lake in Benton County after agency staff found high levels of algae and microcystin (an algal toxin) in the lake and an elevated concentration of hydrogen sulfide downwind of the algal bloom. (Photo: Amy Robak, Benton Soil and Water Conservation Distict) File: tab-littlerocklake.jpg
Photo caption: In August 2007, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recommended staying away from the water at Little Rock Lake in Benton County, north of St. Cloud, after agency staff found high levels of algae and microcystin (an algal toxin) in the lake and an elevated concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas downwind of the algal bloom. File: toxicalgaebloom.jpg
Conservation Drainage
Photo caption: Tony Thompson (right) writes a label for a water sample drawn from the outlet control structure for a field drain tile system on his farm in northeastern Jackson County. Assisting are two student workers Gonzalo Saenz (left) and Alex Potter. File: conservationdrainage.jpg
Pollution Prevention at Small Dairies
Photo caption: From right: John Schroeder, Jason, and Nicollet County feedlot officer Deanna Biehn view the tank that collects and carries away water from an underground tile system around the manure storage basin on the Schroeder dairy farm near New Ulm. The perimeter tile is necessary to keep the water table low and allow the sides of the basin to remain sealed. File: dairy-1.jpg
Photo caption: A drain diverts clean stormwater from flowing through the open lot at the Schroeder dairy farm. File: dairy-2.jpg
Biological Monitoring
Photo caption: This summer, teams of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff will fan out across the state to launch a 10-year biological monitoring project. File: biomonitoring-1.jpg
Photo caption: This summer, teams of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff will fan out across the state to launch a 10-year biological monitoring project. File: biomonitoring-2.jpg
Raingardens
Photo caption: Minnesotans are discovering the benefits of gardens designed to soak up rain water. This Burnsville rain garden features a specially designed curb-cut that diverts and soaks up water from the street." (Photo courtesy Barr Engineering Co.) File: raingarden-2.jpg
Photo caption: Minnesotans are discovering the benefits of gardens designed to soak up rain water. This Burnsville rain garden features a specially designed curb-cut that diverts and soaks up water from the street." (Photo courtesy Barr Engineering Co.) File: raingarden-1.jpg
Lead-free Tackle
Photo caption: This tackle, made from tin and tin alloys, performs every bit as well as its lead counterparts, but isn't toxic to wildlife. File: leadfree-tackle.jpg
Photo caption: In this x-ray of a dead loon, lead fishing tackle is clearly visible. (Credit: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) File: loon-xray.jpg
Photo caption: Look for the "Get the Lead Out" logo the next time you're looking for fishing tackle. File:leadout-logo.jpg
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