The last time the master plan for Red Lake Wildlife Management Area in northwestern Minnesota was updated, 3M company began selling Post-It Notes, former Beatles member John Lennon was killed by a crazed fan, and the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team beat the Soviet Union on its way to winning a gold medal in Lake Placid, New York.
Much has changed on Red Lake WMA since 1980, the year the last plan was written and formalized – and intended to cover a 10-year period. The updated 119-page draft plan summarizes the management activities on the 325,000-acre WMA, the state’s largest.
Minnesota DNR releases new draft plan for Red Lake Wildlife Management Area
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