Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – As the clock ticked toward the March 1 start of the legislative session, House and Senate democrats were busy pushing their conservation agenda. Last week, House DFLers

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Citizens would play an expanded role in determining how money from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is spent under an agreement to reform the Legislative

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. — While the pace of wetland loss in the state has slowed in recent years, they’re still under fire and not adequately protected by the state and federal

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Rochester, Minn. — They include just 12 miles of a long-running southeast Minnesota river, but special smallmouth bass angling regulations have created a philosophical divide between those who’d like to

By Mike Kallok Mille Lacs Messenger Isle, Minn. — Following DNR Commissioner Gene Merriam’s stamp of approval, the safe harvest level for Mille Lacs walleyes likely will increase to 600,000 pounds with tribal netters retaining

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By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bemidji, Minn. – The DNR has begun discussions about a federal plan that allows states more latitude in controlling resident Canada geese. The plan was released last November, but the

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – As one part of the certification of 4.7 million acres of the state’s forests, forest and deer managers have something to prove by this fall. They must