White-tailed deer head NYON’s top 10 stories of 2016
Steve Piatt
December 22, 2016
New York Outdoor News Top 10 stories of 2016 offer a mixed bag
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Environmental groups threaten to sue over Lake Erie’s toxic algae
Associated Press
December 22, 2016
The algae blooms in the shallowest of the Great Lakes pose a threat to both drinking water and wildlife.
As presidency winds down, Obama environmental legacy at stake
Associated Press
December 22, 2016
But of note is the latest eleventh-hour action by the administration, when the Agriculture and Interior departments declined to renew mineral leases critical for a $2.8 billion copper-nickel mine upstream from northeastern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
DNR’s chronic wasting disease meeting draws large audience
Bob Drieslein
December 22, 2016
School staff had to scramble to provide enough folding chairs for the more than 700 people who attended, all with an interest in white-tailed deer in southeastern Minnesota.
Wetland protection gets boost in New Hampshire
Associated Press
December 22, 2016
Two projects, both getting $400,000, will conserve land.
Chronic wasting disease found in eastern Iowa deer farm
Associated Press
December 21, 2016
Disease detected as part of state’s voluntary monitoring program for the disease.
USDA invests $225 million in conservation partnerships
Staff Report
December 21, 2016
Addition of 88 projects brings federal, partner investment to over $2 billion since 2014.
Wisconsin’s Natural Resource Board makes appropriate changes in 2016 to meet open meetings law requirements
Tim Eisele
December 21, 2016
With changes, no danger of natural resources management issues escaping public review
In Illinois, closure of World Shooting Complex sends national event packing
Ralph Loos
December 21, 2016
The state closed the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in
Sparta last year due to the ongoing state budget issues. While it has
managed to keep the Grand American trapshooting championships, news has<br
