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Article: SPECIAL DELIVERY; Minnesota is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the state duck stamp - and it's doing so for good reason. Stamp sales have raised nearly $16 million for the restoration of wetlands, and without that money the habitat would be in far worse shape than it already is.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 26, 2007
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Byline: Doug Smith; Staff Writer
When waterfowl hunters visit Lake Onamia near Lake Mille Lacs this fall, they'll find a lake choked with wild rice, thanks largely to removal of a dam and work done to the lake outlet.
And if they slip a duck boat into Swan Lake in southern Minnesota they'll find the once-murky waters gin-clear with lush vegetation that should attract flocks of ducks this fall - thanks to a project last fall to rid the lake of carp.
Both habitat improvement projects were paid for by waterfowl hunters through their purchase of state migratory waterfowl stamps. The state duck stamp - modeled after the federal duck stamp - is 30 ...