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June 25, 2025

New York DEC acquires Onondaga Lake Visitor Center in Syracuse

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the property transfer of the Onondaga Lake Visitor Center, in Syracuse, (Onondaga County) from Honeywell International, Inc., to New York State.
The Center, which is located adjacent to a DEC boat launch and fishing platform, will feature informative displays about the historic cleanup and restoration of Onondaga Lake, its tributaries, and watershed.

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North Dakota breeding duck numbers decrease again in spring ’25

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3.4 million in 2023.
The 2025 breeding duck index was the 33rd highest on record and exceeded the long-term (1948-2024) average by 7%, according to Mike Szymanski, NDG&F migratory game bird supervisor.

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Commentary: TRCP opposes sale of public lands in Senate budget reconciliation proposal

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The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership expressed serious concern June 11 with a provision in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s reconciliation proposal that would mandate the sale of public lands in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming under the pretense of affordable housing.
“Hunters and anglers have made it clear that reconciliation is not the appropriate vehicle for public land sales,” said Joel Pedersen, president and CEO of the TRCP.

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Minnesota conservation groups seeking improved feedlot rules with water quality, fish habitat at stake

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State conservation and environmental groups, including Minnesota Trout Unlimited, the Izaak Walton League, and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, are urging the public to comment on new state feedlot rulemaking that could overhaul how livestock manure is stored and spread on Minnesota agricultural lands.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is collecting public input to update the state’s feedlot rules for the first time in 25 years.

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Testing for CWD will expand in Minnesota in 2025; ban on feeding deer, too

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Last week, the Minnesota DNR added eight additional counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban, bringing the total of where the ban is in effect to 32 counties. It’s in those new areas, too, where deer hunters can expect mandatory whitetail testing for chronic wasting disease come the firearms opening weekend this fall.
“The feeding and attractant ban is one tool to reduce unnatural congregating of deer and lower the risk of CWD spread,” said Paul Burr, acting DNR big-game program coordinator in an agency news release. “We use this tool where it provides the greatest benefit to the health of Minnesota’s white-tailed deer.”

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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Mix up your presentations for walleye catching

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Summer walleye fishing is creeping up on us, but with the prolonged cooler weather earlier this spring in Minnesota, there seems to be a delay in completing a true summer transition.
Shiner and jigs are still putting plenty of walleyes in the boat, but there are other presentations that are doing equally well.

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Mix up your presentations for walleye catching Read More »

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