
Celebrating 100 years of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.

Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.

First, they made the morning headlines April 22 by not landing on the nation’s endangered species list (ESL). The Center for Biological Diversity claims lake sturgeon are “imperiled,” and had petitioned the U.S. Fish and

Debates over what age puts a fisherman – or a fish scientist – over the proverbial hill will never be solidly settled.
But knowing when to call a muskie “old” is elementary. Or is

Largemouth bass fishing is synonymous with many things in America’s freshwater fishing culture.
Tricked out specialty boats that scream second mortgage. Tournament anglers dressed like walking advertisements. Slick, glossy magazines devoted to the craft.

While the odds that a fresh, new federal Farm Bill will have been established by the time an extension to the current bill expires this fall are debatable, conservation groups nonetheless expressed approval of recent

In March of 1935, high winds swept a massive dust cloud from the Great Plains all the way to our nation’s capital, just when Congress was considering legislation on a proposed soil conservation law.

During the early 1930s, both the economy and nature were in desperate need of repair. The Great Depression was wreaking havoc across the country.
Record drought conditions over much of the nation’s southwest and

Shaley Valentine recently joined Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) as an assistant research scientist at the Illinois River Biological Station. Prior to joining INHS, Valentine completed a PhD at Southern Illinois University, specializing in the

If you have never had the pleasure of going out on Lake Michigan to experience the great salmon and trout fishing that is available, I’d recommend that you book a trip right away.
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