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Minnesota DNR names Donald Belange its firearms safety instructor of ’22

The Minnesota DNR has named Donald Belange, a Hoyt Lakes resident, as the 2022 volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year.
Belange has been a volunteer instructor for 23 years. In that time, he’s taught two to four classes a year and had a role in certifying more than 500 students.

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Minnesota communities get $2.4 million in forest grants

Thirty-five Minnesota communities received a collective $2.4 million boost in their ability to protect urban forests thanks to funding provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. The grant program began in 2022 and runs through June of 2025.

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Nearly $700,000 goes toward restoring bog in Kent, Ohio

As part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio DNR (ODNR) celebrated the Bird Family Bog Rehabilitation Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony June 23. The new project in Portage County will be used to help improve water quality in the region.
“The Bird Family Bog not only provides a habitat for rare plants and aquatic life, but it will also give Ohio a unique look at the role bogs play in ensuring clean and safe drinking water,” DeWine said.

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Ohio’s public land controlled hunt application period open until end of July

Applications for Ohio’s public land controlled hunting opportunities will be accepted beginning Saturday, July 1, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. These hunts provide special chances for people to pursue deer, waterfowl, doves, and more on public lands during the 2023-24 season. The application period is open for all hunters until Monday, July 31.

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Ohio fish processor, others nabbed in theft of walleyes that were meant for a Sandusky charity

The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently concluded an investigation into reports that Lake Fish Co. of Sandusky illegally took walleyes that were supposed to be donated to a Sandusky charity in 2021. 
After an investigation uncovered that 112 walleyes, one steelhead, one yellow perch, and three whitefish were stolen, five defendants pleaded guilty in the case to a total of 13 misdemeanor charges of petty theft, one count of fifth-degree felony theft, two misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property, and nine misdemeanor commercial fish violations.

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