Scuttled trout project launches man on crusade

David Holmbeck contacted me this spring with an urgent request.

He wanted me to investigate a trout stream restoration project north of Chisholm, Minn., that was undertaken by his former employer, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He accused officials involved with the project of trespassing on private land, messing up the Dark River and cutting down someone else's trees.

Holmbeck's plea sounded like many that arrive in my inbox: someone wanting a journalist to help them redress an ancient grievance. All of this happened in 2007 or earlier. And I am loath to wade into the tangled politics of Minnesota fishing.

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