An ode to a departed Minnesota conservationist: Jeff Broberg’s passion was for trout, and the waters in which they swim

I first met Jeff Broberg at a Minnesota DNR watershed confab and barbecue in southeastern Minnesota in the early 2000s. He was there representing the Minnesota Trout Association. He made a lasting impression. 
Two Minnesota DNR fisheries biologists had just finished an electroshocking presentation on a local trout stream, a large stretch of which had been restored after years of neglect. A group of stakeholders – Trout Unlimited members, local politicians, and farmers inside and outside of the watershed – stood streamside and ate hot dogs while various speakers praised the restoration work and the collaboration it took to complete the project.

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