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July 11, 2024

Seeing red-brown lake water? It might be planktothrix

Steve Hagen has lived on St. Olaf Lake in southeastern Minnesota for 17 years and has never had a problem with the lake. It’s always been a place where his children could swim and he could fish without hesitation.
This spring, Hagen noticed a red-brown color in the lake from his backyard. Concerned by the smell and appearance, he contacted the Minnesota DNR for assistance.

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Dan Ladd: Another era in sporting licenses about to begin in New York

We’re about a month away from entering yet another new era in regard to sporting licenses in New York. When they go on sale for the 2024-25 seasons, which is typically in early August, it will now be up to sportsmen to decide not so much how, but who will print your licenses.
Two ongoing topics we covered in the June 28 edition relate to this.

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Gretchen Steele: A hunter’s perspective on new CDC rules for dogs

As a hunter who’s spent countless hours in the wetlands with my trusty Labrador, the thrill of the chase and the bond with my dog are irreplaceable parts of the experience. This fall, however, those of us who cherish these moments might find ourselves entangled in a web of new regulations imposed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Starting Aug. 1, bringing dogs into the United States will come with a slew of new rules that could complicate our hunting trips, especially those across the Canadian border.

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Commentary: Minnesota’s floods have human fingerprints

Not long ago, large areas of Minnesota – basements, roads, fields – were underwater. From the Minnesota River Valley to northern St. Louis County to areas of the Twin Cities, communities faced some of the most severe floods they’ve seen in recent memory. After recent droughts parched the state, we’re getting more rain than what we wished for.
Like the drought, however, flooding has human fingerprints.

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