January 31, 2008
Number of Minnesota waters known to be polluted 1,400
St. Paul (AP) – Extensive testing has pushed the number of Minnesota lakes and streams known to be polluted to a record 1,400. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said last week it wants to add nearly 300 “impairments” to the list, which is updated every two years. Altogether, the number of known impairments in Minnesota
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River confluences join public holdings
Midland, Mich. – Rivers make special the lands through which they flow, and river junctions are more special yet. The purchase of three parcels totaling 373 acres in the Upper Peninsula’s Iron County has placed a pair of river confluences in public ownership. And a purchase in the works will add another 681 acres, through
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DCNR buys access at Elk Creek
Erie, Pa. – In this city’s red- hot waterfront real estate market, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has landed a cool deal. Its offer to buy the popular Elk Creek access area on Lake Erie’s largest steelhead stream from Girard Township for $400,000 was approved unanimously by the township’s three supervisors Jan.
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Banquets/Fundraisers
Feb. 1: Morrson County Wild Gobblers Chapter NWTF Banquet, 5 p.m., Falls Ballroom, Little Falls. For more info call Herman Wisneski, 218-829-0487. Feb. 1: Prairie Pothole Chapter MWA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Kandi Entertainment Center. For more info call Dave Larson, 320-894-5872. Feb. 1: Chippewa Valley MDHA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Benson Bowler. For more info call
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Southwest Region
Hereford Manor Lake (Beaver County) – A trout stocking is slated for Feb. 22. Allegheny River – Anglers are catching a mix of walleyes and saugers. Boaters are getting them on hair jigs and twister tails tipped with minnows. Shore anglers are throwing fathead minnows. Steve Visomirski, of Shaler Township, caught a 17-inch sauger and a 35-inch
DNR trying to establish off-road riding season
St. Paul – Deer hunters who have had their hunts interrupted by noise from off-highway vehicles in the past may be in for a reprieve in the future. The DNR, as directed last year by the Legislature, is working to set up an OHV riding season on state forest lands. Questions remain, like how it
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