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Planning a fish fry? How’ bout some native rough fish?

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As days warm and sunsets arrive later, many a Minnesota angler has fried fish on the brain. The bad news is, walleye and northern pike seasons don’t open for another couple of weeks. The good news is, we don’t have to wait that long.
The president of the nonprofit organization Native Fish for Tomorrow, Drew Geving, could talk about native rough fish all day long, especially how sporting they are to catch and how delicious they are to eat.

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Minnesota high school students get fish curriculum that goes beyond angling 101

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High school teacher Dan Kreft has brought a course to Hinckley-Finlayson High School that should be the envy of students all across Minnesota: angling.
When Kreft read about a school on Minnesota’s Iron Range that had an angling class, he loved the idea. So, he proposed it as a semester-long class, and it’s now been running for a couple years.

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Minnesota’s Urban Ice Anglers sees first-year challenges, rewards in getting kids ice fishing

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Karl Erickson is on a mission. As founder and executive director of Urban Ice Anglers in Minnesota, he’s working furiously to take 10,000 kids ice fishing. In one season.
Along the way, he aims to make them all better stewards of the environment. It’s a lofty goal, and the journey to reach it has so far provided a masterclass in overcoming challenges.

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In Minnesota, ‘community science’ has big impact on conservation efforts

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Here’s a resolution for 2025: more community science. All in favor, raise your hand … or wing, or fin, or whatever.
In case readers are not aware, community science (alternately, “citizen science”) happens when people with non-scientific backgrounds gather data that contributes to scientific understanding. Examples abound across disciplines, especially in the natural sciences. For outdoor enthusiasts, it means opportunities to contribute to the management of natural resources.

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Minnesota Raptor Center celebrates 50 years of bird rehab

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Minnesota’s St. Paul-based Raptor Center – part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine – celebrated its 50th anniversary Sept. 28 by releasing four rehabilitated birds at the Carpenter Nature Center near Hastings.
The event marked a highly-successful half century for the nonprofit. To some, four birds may not seem like a lot. But if The Raptor Center has proved anything thus far, it’s that each individual bird is championed by TRC, and that its ultimate goal is healthy and thriving populations of all raptors.

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Interested in hammock camping? Here’s some things to consider

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Have you been camping lately? It seems even a simple night in the woods has been invaded by motorized, technologized bells and whistles. A great many campers have ditched their tents for cushy drivable or towable options.
On the other hand, a growing minority has turned to something much more primitive: hammocks.

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New voluntary ‘Upland Bird Hunter Diary’ expected to provide clearer picture of upland bird hunting in Minnesota

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It’s safe to say few hunters sit by their mailboxes, hoping they’ve been selected to fill out a post-season survey for the Minnesota DNR. For bird hunters who are willing – or eager, even – to contribute data that will aid directly in the management of their favorite species, there’s no longer a need to wait.
The Upland Bird Hunter Diary is set to go live on the DNR website Aug. 15, and it’s expected to provide a bigger, clearer picture of upland bird hunting in Minnesota.

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Minnesota DNR creel surveys offer valuable info from anglers

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Each year, thousands of Minnesota anglers encounter creel clerks who record details about the day’s fishing activity. But what’s it all about? How is that information used?
In short, the information gathered through these interactions provides data not available through other management activities such as netting surveys.
“It’s really important,” said Brad Parsons, DNR Fisheries Section manager, “and we wish we could do more creel surveys than we do.”

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Northern Minnesota’s ‘Pit lakes’ offer a special variety of fishing

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For generations, companies extracted iron ore from northern Minnesota pits, sending it out to build a nation. When mining had largely ended in the latter half of the 20th century, the land looked radically different, with new hills piled up and pits carved hundreds of feet into the earth.
“It fell to different government agencies to take claim to that land and decide what to do with it. So (the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board) was the primary agency that looked at the potential of these lands and found a way they could be incorporated into recreational programs,” said Dave Weitzel, Northeast Region assistant regional fisheries manager for the Minnesota DNR.

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Planning a fish fry? How’ bout some native rough fish?

Minnesota high school students get fish curriculum that goes beyond angling 101

Minnesota’s Urban Ice Anglers sees first-year challenges, rewards in getting kids ice fishing

In Minnesota, ‘community science’ has big impact on conservation efforts

Minnesota Raptor Center celebrates 50 years of bird rehab

Interested in hammock camping? Here’s some things to consider

New voluntary ‘Upland Bird Hunter Diary’ expected to provide clearer picture of upland bird hunting in Minnesota

Minnesota DNR creel surveys offer valuable info from anglers

Northern Minnesota’s ‘Pit lakes’ offer a special variety of fishing

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