August 20, 2004

Associated Press Duluth, Minn. Federal officials have unveiled a $4 million, long-range plan for Minnesota’s two national forests, setting guidelines and policies for how the Chippewa and Superior national forests will be managed for the next 15 years. The plan met with immediate criticism from both environmental groups and timber industry leaders for allowing either […]

Penning holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and anthropology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a master’s degree in wildlife conservation from the University of Minnesota where he studied the common tern in western Lake Superior. For 10 years, Penning served as a DNR regional environmental assessment ecologist and as a coordinator for the Metro Greenways

The DNR has proposed a 12-inch maximum size limit for largemouth and smallmouth bass on all five lakes of the Namakan Reservoir Kabetogama, Namakan, Sand Point, Crane, and Little Vermilion. Anglers would be allowed to keep up to six bass less than 12 inches long. The goal is to improve the bass fishery and increase

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The Graveyard area is producing walleyes during the evening hours in five to 12 feet of water. Limits have been common with slip bobbers and leeches. Muskie anglers are finding more success this week with the best reports coming off the edges of the weed beds. Perch action is also

Eligible designs for this year are limited to the white-winged scoter. For contest criteria and information, write to: Minnesota DNR Information Center, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4040. Or you may call (651) 296-6157 or toll free at (888) 646-6367.

Associate Editor Walker, Minn. While corn and berry crops in Minnesota might be satisfactory this year, some DNR fisheries biologists are predicting this year’s crop of young walleyes may not be so fortunate. Harlan Fierstine, DNR area fisheries supervisor in Walker, said summer seine nets in Leech Lake turned up few young-of-the-year walleyes. And the

Mixed reports for natural food sources By Glen Schmitt Staff Writer Grand Rapids, Minn. A week into the baiting season, bear hunters are finding some competition in the woods. Despite a cool summer, natural forest foods are ample in many locations, resulting in bears ignoring some bait stations. Karen Noyce, DNR research biologist in Grand