Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Busy shifts for CPOs on Mississippi River Pool 19 Read More »
Before bulldozers begin moving dirt for future road and bridge projects in Southern Illinois, researchers will be looking for some of the region’s most vulnerable wildlife.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Illinois Department of Transportation have entered into a 10-year, $40 million agreement designed to identify and minimize the effects of transportation construction on wildlife, plants and ecosystems.
Southern Illinois University effort puts wildlife protection at forefront Read More »
The Warren County Conservation Council recently presented longtime member Mike Currie, of Warrensburg, with its annual Conservationist of the Year Award. The group also intends to rebrand its annual youth fishing derby in Currie’s name, cementing his legacy with the group. The new name for the event has yet to be decided.
New York’s Warren County sportsmen honor Mike Currie Read More »
The U.S. Forest Service filed a proposed rule Tuesday to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule nationwide, a policy shift that would reopen nearly 45 million acres of national forest land to road construction and active management for the first time in a quarter century.
Outdoor groups immediately condemned the proposal as a threat to some of the country’s best hunting and fishing habitat.
Trump administration moves to end roadless rule on national forests Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across New York published in the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
New York’s Outdoor Calendar Read More »
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2026-30, a five-year blueprint for conserving and restoring the Hudson River estuary and its watershed, which encompasses 13,400 square miles.
The renewed plan/agenda builds on the previous Action Agenda while incorporating new scientific findings and addressing emerging challenges.
Fisheries highlighted in New York DEC’s new Hudson River estuary plan Read More »
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to halt permitting and leasing for copper and nickel mining in the watershed that feeds the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. His actions follow a close congressional vote this past spring that stripped long-standing federal protections from the region.
Walz signs order halting sulfide ore mining outside Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Read More »
Thus far in 2026, there have been no freshwater fishing records broken in New York State. But there’s still plenty of fishing time left in the season.
Meanwhile, there have been some notable catches across the state. On the morning of June 25, Zachary Blakeney, 17, of Avon, in Livingston County, got an early start.
Not state records, but New York anglers catch summer trophies Read More »
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