MN Daily Update: Increases to user fees proposed for the Boundary Waters
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July 2, 2025
Michigan hunter bags possible record bruin in Saskatchewan
Eileen Cannon from Portland, Mich., bagged a massive spring black bear in Saskatchewan on May 21 while hunting with boyfriend Lonnie Pohl. It could set a potential provincial record. It was her very first bear hunt. She said tagging the beast of a bear was an early birthday (May 24th) present.
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Lake Erie algae bloom early warning model being tested
Scientists successfully developed an experimental forecast that can better predict the timing and location of an elevated risk of toxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) on Lake Erie, thanks to recent research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a team of university collaborators.
Harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie produce toxins, called microcystins, that can pose health risks to people and pets and may also require additional treatment from public drinking water systems.
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WI Daily Update: Increases to user fees proposed for the Boundary Waters
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Turns out Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle bass are color-sensitive
My friend, Dave Bates, an outdoor communicator from southwest Pennsylvania, asked if I would help him catch some of the bass in Presque Isle when we gathered for a recent writers’ conference in Erie.
I agreed to do so, and asked my good friend, Jim Sherred, to join us. Jim is a talented angler who I sometimes think could pull a fish from a mud puddle. For avid anglers, Presque Isle is Erie’s crown jewel whenever access to Lake Erie is questionable. We were determined to lead Dave to some of Presque Isle’s robust bass.
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Pennsylvania’s Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club, one of the northeast’s oldest, celebrates 100 years
Members of the Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club in Pike County, Pa., will celebrate their centennial in September with a pig roast.
It was on Labor Day weekend in 1925 that Jacob Scheese and his brothers, of Woodbourne, Bucks County, purchased property in Milford to build a cabin, from which their descendants hunt and fish today.
“It’s still standing,” said Jacob’s grandson, Ron Scheese, of the one-story timber structure he and others proudly maintain.
Chesapeake Bay’s health slips in 2025 report card
The Chesapeake Bay’s health has taken a downturn, according to a new report card, with the estuary relegated from a “C+” to a “C” as climate extremes and runaway pollution limit restoration efforts.
The annual scorecard, produced by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, evaluates the state of the bay and its watershed using ecological, social and economic indicators. The 2025 report lays out a mixed picture.
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