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Regulators OK fish hatchery expansion on Au Sable River

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — State regulators approved a fish hatchery expansion on the Au Sable River, turning aside objections from groups that fear the operation could contaminate one of northern Michigan’s most prized trout streams. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality granted a pollution discharge permit to Harrietta Hills Grayling Trout Farm, which plans eventually […]

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Bill OK’d to let 10- to 13-year-olds hunt on public land

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Supporters say the bill would fix an oversight because youth hunters already can hunt on private land open to the public but not other public land.

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Interior Department renews leases for Minnesota mine project

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MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Interior Department said this week that it has reinstated the mineral rights leases for a company that wants to build a copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota, reversing a decision to deny the renewals that was made in the closing weeks of the Obama administration. The department’s Bureau of Land

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Scientists hope bug experiment fattens Colorado River fish

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The hope is that a monthslong experiment to release low, steady flows of water from Glen Canyon Dam will give the eggs that bugs lay just below the water’s surface a better chance at survival, giving fish better opportunities to feed, bulk up.

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In North Dakota, subpar 2017 hunter success could impact 2018 deer licenses

Home Page News, National, National Hunting / Associated Press

For the ninth consecutive year, the success rate of deer hunters in North Dakota in 2017 was below the 70 percent threshold that state wildlife officials consider a good season. Hunter success rate is one of the factors considers when determining deer licenses numbers, and “It very well may look like the number of licenses issued in 2017. It doesn’t jump out that there could be a great increase coming.”

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Senate votes to nullify Minnesota wild rice water standard

Minnesota / Associated Press

The Minnesota Senate voted 38-28 this week to nullify a water quality standard that’s meant to protect wild rice, a food central to the culture and diet of the region’s Ojibwe Indians. But senators also voted to add $500,000 for restoration work to the bill, which passed the House 78-45 last week, so the legislation

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Minnesota to see hungry ticks emerge in warm weather

Minnesota / Associated Press

“It’ll seem like there’s a lot more because they’re coming out in full force all at once instead of a little at a time.”

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Toledo becoming more butterfly-friendly

Ohio / Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio officials have voted to make their city a little more butterfly-friendly. The Blade reports the Toledo City Council voted unanimously last week to remove milkweed from the noxious weed designation under city municipal code. The native species plays a key role in monarch butterfly survival. Councilman Nick Komives says he proposed

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Vermont slashes moose hunting permits – from 80 to 13

Home Page News, National, National Hunting / Associated Press

The hunt will also be limited to bull moose in the northeastern corner of the state.

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Regulators OK fish hatchery expansion on Au Sable River

Bill OK’d to let 10- to 13-year-olds hunt on public land

Interior Department renews leases for Minnesota mine project

Scientists hope bug experiment fattens Colorado River fish

In North Dakota, subpar 2017 hunter success could impact 2018 deer licenses

Senate votes to nullify Minnesota wild rice water standard

Minnesota to see hungry ticks emerge in warm weather

Toledo becoming more butterfly-friendly

Vermont slashes moose hunting permits – from 80 to 13

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