CITY BUZZ | Fall 2025
City Buzz is the semi-annual newsletter of the Minneapolis-St.
Ecological Impacts of Urban Contaminants
Researchers will explore why some species of plants and animals thrive in polluted environments, and whether we can find ways to manage ecological communities to reduce the risk of exposure to heavy metals in soils. Learn more.
A Recipe for Restoration: How Biochar Plaster Could Help Transform a Former Superfund Site into a Neighborhood Pollinator Prairie
Published on 2025-12-15 by Leta Landucci
By Leta Landucci, PhD Student in the University of Minnesota Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior and the MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Team
Partner Spotlight: Urban Roots & Science Deep Dive Internship Program
Published on 2025-03-27 by Adora Thao
By Adora Thao, who served as a youth Intern and crew member at Urban Roots in 2024
Diving Deep into Collaborative Research: Our Partnership with Urban Roots
Published on 2025-03-27 by Lindsey Kemmerling
By Lindsey Kemmerling, Postdoctoral Researcher with the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences and the MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Team
Beyond the Pavement: Expanding Access to Field Science
Published on 2023-12-21 by Charlotte Devitz
By Charlotte Devitz, PhD Student with University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences and the MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Team
Media
Videos: 'Urban Contaminants' and 'Urban Lakes and Streams' Teams
In October 2023, the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences produced videos highlighting the work of our 'Urban Contaminants' and 'Urban Lakes and Streams' grad students and postdocs - including Lindsey Kemmerling, Natalia Mossmann Koch, and Katie Polik. You can finds the original post here.
