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March 7: Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest draft master plan review, Wausau, Marathon County Public Library, 300 First St., for info, call Dennis Leith, NHAL superintendent, (715) 358-9225.

Staff Writer St. Paul, Minn. The lack of snow throughout the upper Midwest and Canadian prairies region doesn’t bode well for the upcoming waterfowl nesting season. Waterfowl managers are seeing drier-than-normal weather, which has caused concern that the lack of winter snow could lead to poor nesting conditions this spring. “Conditions are very poor,” said

Aspects of the hunt under consideration include the following: private land only, restricted to youth who didn’t draw a turkey tag, and the need for youth to first attend a turkey hunting clinic and firearms safety class.

Associate Editor St. Paul DNR officials say the number of natural resource officers formerly known as “Level 2” employees will be fewer than anticipated. But the reduction hasn’t appeased the Minnesota Conservation Officers Association and its president, CO Tony Cornish. The DNR recently announced a plan to give Level 2 employees a new name, modify

March 7-9: 24th annual Wisconsin Lakes Convention, Green Bay, registration is open throughout convention, sponsored by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, comprised of the UW-Extension, Wisconsin Association of Lakes and DNR, for infor and to download a registration form, go to: http://www.wisconsinlakes.org, or call UW-Extension at (715) 346-2116. March 9: Learn to manage wildlife on private

Mar. 23-23: Bow Hunter Education for Women, MN Shooting Sports Education Center, Grand Rapids. Register call 218-327-0583. May 11: Mother/Child fishing clinic, Madison Lake (just NE of Mankato), Madison Lake fishing pier. Register call 507-359-6049. May 11-12: Horseback overnight, K&K Stables, Grand Rapids. May 11-12: Firearms safety classes for women from 8-5 p.m. at the

Editor St. Paul The DNR Division of Enforcement plans to discontinue its use of the Minnesota State Patrol as a dispatching agent and create its own center for relaying violation reports to state conservation officers later this spring. DNR Enforcement Division Director Col. Bill Bernhjelm said plans for a DNR dispatch center remain preliminary, but

Associate Editor Washington, D.C. The U.S. Senate last week passed a farm bill generally considered favorable by conservation groups. Conservation programs, including the popular Conservation Reserve Program, are a large piece of the federal farm bill pie. According to Dave Nomsen, director of governmental affairs for Pheasants Forever, the Senate bill could provide up to