On Wednesday, June 11, three projects were presented to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources, all seeking immediate funding from a pool of Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund dollars for “emerging issues.”
Emerging issues
In case you’ve missed the past few legislative updates, or your eyes glazed over while reading them, here is a final roundup of what shook out on the environment side this legislative session in Minnesota.<br
Public support for hunting and sport shooting in the United States remains strong, but highly conditional, according to the 2025 Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting and Sport Shooting report, a new national study conducted by Responsive
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3.4 million in 2023.<br
After a strong windstorm last weekend ripped through the Bemidji area in Beltrami County, clocking speeds comparable to hurricane winds, a few of the state recreation sites within the region reported closures as of June
State conservation and environmental groups, including Minnesota Trout Unlimited, the Izaak Walton League, and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, are urging the public to comment on new state feedlot rulemaking that could overhaul how
Last week, the Minnesota DNR added eight additional counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban, bringing the total of where the ban is in effect to 32 counties. It’s in those new areas, too,
Little Falls, Minn. — Each spring, the Minnesota National Wild Turkey Federation state chapter joins forces with the Minnesota Veterans Outdoors Program to host a special turkey hunt at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.
Competition has a tendency to bring unexpected results from individuals. Nerves can certainly get the best of some in high-pressure situations, while others might sharpen their focus and direct their energy to accomplish things they
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