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July 7, 2011

Zebra mussels spread rapidly in Lake Minnetonka

DEEPHAVEN, Minn. (AP) – A study has found that zebra mussels are rapidly spreading throughout Lake Minnetonka, one of the most popular lakes in the Twin Cities area. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District said Wednesday it found zebra mussels, a particularly destructive non-native mollusk, present at most testing sites across the lake. Zebra mussels were […]

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Iowa statewide fishing report for July 7

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office

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Montana: high water closes Rosebud Isle, Big Rock fishing access sites

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has closed the Rosebud Isle fishing access site at Fishtail and Big Rock site on the Boulder River south of Big Timber because of high water and flooding on the access road. Snow melt draining into the West Rosebud River, upsteam from the site, put water over the access road,

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Maryland Blind Site Licensing Dates Announced

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife & Heritage Service announced today the waterfowl blind site licensing schedule for Maryland waters. The initial phase of licensing will take place August 2 at designated locations in each county (see list below). On August 3 and thereafter, licensing will take place only at the DNR Service

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Columbia, Missouri to host national trappers convention Aug. 4-7

Missourians who yearn to learn how to trap otters under ice or clean a turtle, find out more about mountain lions or collectable traps or possibly meet representatives from international fur auction houses can do all that and more at the National Fur Trappers Association’s 52nd annual convention in Columbia Aug. 4 through 7. For

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Kansas: archery in the schools program training workshop July 16

Instructors needed for growing school program EMPORIA – A training workshop for the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) program will be conducted at Riverside Elementary School in Emporia on Saturday, July 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The workshop will be conducted by Gary Keehn, the Kansas NASP state coordinator. The program is

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Kansas: lesser prairie chickens found outside current known range

Computer modeling system reveals previously unknown breeding grounds PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) recently used Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modeling software to target searches for lesser prairie chicken leks (breeding grounds) outside their current range in northwest Kansas. MaxEnt modeling can identify areas with a high probability of lek occurrence

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Iowa DNR launches revamped web site

DES MOINES – A newly redesigned Iowa Department of Natural Resources website provides a number of new services for Iowans. About 150,000 unique visitors from more than 140 countries and territories go to www.iowadnr.gov every month for information on enjoying and protecting Iowa’s natural resources. Now, they can navigate a streamlined, improved site. New features

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Wants info from old Bob Steiner column on contacting officials

I got this letter recently, and decided that being able to access this information would be good for readers of my blog, too…  “Not long ago Bob Steiner wrote a column that included information about how to contact certain officials, including game and fish commissioners, politicians and the like. He supplied phone numbers, addresses, and

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