A new wrinkle discovered related to Hemingway’s final days in Minnesota
Christine Whitehead / Special Contributor
June 11, 2026
A copy of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ found in Rochester gets the Nobel treatment
Nature Page & Night Sky
Some interest in latest Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil lease sale
Associated Press
June 10, 2026
Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, June 5, a showing critics described as tepid but one that
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Zebra mussels confirmed in Little Boy Lake in Cass County
Staff and News Reports
June 10, 2026
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Little Boy Lake, near Longville in Cass County.
Patrick Durkin: Landscapes endure despite varied users, abusers
Patrick Durkin
June 10, 2026
While hunting turkeys on public lands not far from Eau Claire, Wis., in mid-May, I noticed a unique property boundary sign nailed to a red oak.
The old yellow sign read:
“WILDLIFE SAFETY
Illinois Mixed Bag: Salem High wins Illinois ‘Clash’ Championship
Staff and News Reports
June 9, 2026
Springfield — Salem High School’s Mya Russell and Cole Beard captured the 2026 Illinois Clash Championship with a total of 29 pounds, 2 ounces of bass during the Illinois Coaches and Student State Tournament Trail
No silver or bighead carp in spring survey of Chicago Area Waterway System
Tim Bunton
June 9, 2026
One grass carp was spotted, but there were no signs of bighead or silver carp during an intensive two-week spring sampling of in the Chicago Area Waterway System.
The sampling, led by Illinois DNR,
New York State Conservation Council offers eight resolutions for fall meeting
Staff Report
June 9, 2026
In the wake of its spring meeting in April, the New York State Conservation Council has submitted eight resolutions addressing a variety of conservation, legislative, fish and wildlife management, public access, environmental stewardship, and outdoor
USFS, outdoor organizations sign memorandum of understanding
Staff Report
June 8, 2026
The U.S. Forest Service and the Boone and Crockett Club and various other groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) underscoring the importance of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities with a particular emphasis on public access
NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame inducts 10 members at banquet
Staff Report
June 8, 2026
Ten new members were inducted into the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame during the group’s annual induction ceremony held May 18, in Canastota.
Inductees are chosen each year based on “a lifetime
