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January 5, 2026

Some states require gun safety education in schools

National News, New York, News /

This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm.
Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah are the first states to enact laws that require public schools to teach children as young as 5 the basics of gun safety and how to properly store guns in the home. Only Utah’s law allows students to opt out of the lesson if requested by parents or guardians.

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New York DEC releases finalized Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, National News, New York, News /

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Monday announced the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan.
The brook trout is New York’s state fish and an iconic symbol of the Adirondacks. The DEC’s new plan identifies the current risks, challenges, and opportunities that will guide the state’s management actions at Adirondack brook trout ponds for the next 15 years.

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Rare hermaphrodite whitetail is New York 12-year-old’s first deer

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, New York, News /

When 12-year-old Bryce Farmen shot his first deer in early December, he and his dad, Brett, were excited that his inaugural whitetail was a buck. At least that’s what they thought.
The deer sported a 5-point rack, but it wasn’t until they rolled the animal over to field dress it they realized it had something else they didn’t expect – female reproductive organs. And the story gets stranger still.

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Forest Service offers permits for Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Featured, Minnesota, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News /

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) quota permit reservations will be available beginning at 9 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, for the May 1 – Sep. 30, 2026, season.
Visitors are encouraged to book their reservations online at Recreation.gov-BWCAW. Reservations may also be made by calling 1-877-444-6777.

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Steve Pollick: Build brush piles for wildlife on your homestead

Blogs, Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, Ohio, Opinion /

If you are casting about for a New Year’s resolution to follow in 2026, here’s an easy one that your local wildlife populations will thank you for: Build a brush pile.
Brush piles are magnets for all manner of furred and feathered creatures, and once you get one – or a few – up and running, you are going to notice an uptick in wildlife presence on your “back 40.”

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