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Wind-pushed fire consumes 16,000 acres along Gunflint

By Mike KallokStaff Writer Grand Marais, Minn. – Efforts to suppress a fire that has already burned more than 16,000 acres at the end of the Gunflint Trail near Grand Marais likely will continue for

Environment finance bill goes to Pawlenty

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – As the days that remain in the legislation session wind down – adjournment is May 21, though talk of a special session has heated up lately – action

Reactions vary to report on conservation council

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – A plan to create a four- to nine-member citizens council that would serve as the focal point for conservation in the state and oversee the DNR, among other

Northwest deer-culling effort takes 488 deer

Six suspected to have bovine TB By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Minnesota’s first foray into using sharpshooters to try to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis is in the bag. Between Feb. 22

Warm weather improves shallow panfish action

BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS The ice went out last weekend and there’s some crappie activity being reported. Look to Isle Bay and Wahkon Bay in less than eight feet. Many of the channels and

Supporters await funding in session’s final weeks

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – For proponents of a plan to dedicate funds to natural resources, last week produced a roller coaster of emotions. First, the Taxes Committee in the Senate, on a

Council pitches new conservation model

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – A 15-member council created last fall to look at natural resource management in the state has finished its work, the result a 57-page report that outlines ‘bold, yet

Commercial fishery likely on Red Lake this summer

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Red Lake, Minn. – Preparations are under way for the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to begin a commercial walleye processing operation this summer. The plan would allow tribal fishermen

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