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July 13, 2026

Kelly Straka steps down as Minnesota DNR’s director of Fish and Wildlife Division

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The Minnesota DNR’s Division of Fish and Wildlife will have a new director Aug. 8 after Kelly Straka steps down to pursue a new opportunity in veterinary medicine closer to her home in Hermantown.
DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen has appointed Jason Moeckel to take over the role. Strommen said Straka’s last day will be Aug. 7 and that she will participate in one final Game Fair at the Armstrong Ranch as part of a sendoff.

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Juniata to Susquehanna stretch offers fine fishing for Pennsylvania anglers

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Pardon the pun, but there is good news for summertime river fishermen in Pennsylvania. The “news” comes from that stretch between Newport-New Buffalo-New Cumberland area of the lower Juniata and mid Susquehanna Rivers. For summertime angling opportunities, it just does not get much better than this.

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USFS closes entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness amid wildfire surge

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The Superior National Forest temporarily will close all public access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, as hot, dry and windy conditions fuel a surge of wildfires across northeastern Minnesota.
Forest officials announced the closure today, citing rapidly changing fire behavior, heavy smoke and the difficulty of carrying out emergency rescues in the remote, 1-million-acre wilderness.

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Pennsylvania’s Musser Gap Trail is expanded in Centre’s Rothrock State Forest

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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, alongside trail volunteers and local officials on June 25, officially opened the second 11-mile stretch of the new Musser Gap Trail in Rothrock State Forest, Centre County.

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Pennsylvania House approves a bill to move Hunter-Trapper Education into the schools

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In an effort to make Hunter-Trapper Education more accessible to students across the state, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives resoundingly approved House Bill 2460 (180-22) to provide opportunities for the course to be taught in schools.

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