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First Survey of Water Resources on National Wildlife Refuges
The first comprehensive national inventorying of the Refuge System’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and streams begins its first full year in 2011, as population growth and climate change increase competition for water resources. “We will look
WI DNR Snow & Outdoor Report: Dec. 16
Another winter storm last weekend blanked most of the state with an additional 6 to as much as 20 inches of snow, with the central portion of the state receiving the heaviest snowfall. The far
PA: Purchasing a real tree at Christmas is a good thing
University Park, Pa. – The question of whether it is environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree has been asked repeatedly in recent years, and an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences
MI: Governor-elect Snyder to resplit DNR and DEQ
Stokes named as next DNR director Lansing (AP) – Gov.-elect Rick Snyder said recently he’s changing the setup of state government to include a six-person super-cabinet responsible for keeping his initiatives on track. As part
OH: Firearms hunt takes a slight dip in harvest
Youth season, deer gun season completed Columbus – Ohio hunters took 104,442 white-tailed deer during the state’s weeklong deer-gun season, which ran Nov. 29 through Dec. 5, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In
OH: Claiming self defense, man shoots black bear
Massillon, Ohio – A hunter in northeast Ohio shot a 225-pound black bear claiming self defense, the DNR Division of Wildlife reported. The unidentified hunter, reportedly of the Massillon area, shot the state-endangered animal Nov.
PA: Flap over taking a huge bear goes on
Bushkill, Pa. – Controversy continues to swirl around the taking of an enormous bear in Pike County last month by a crossbow hunter. The animal, which was killed legally in the Delaware County Water Gap
MI: Regulations proposed for hog-hunting farms
Lansing – Hog-hunting and hog-breeding facilities might not remain unregulated for much longer. At a recent meeting of the state Natural Resources Commission, a DNRE workgroup presented recommendations for regulating sporting swine (feral hog) facilities.
OH: AEP adds 26,000 acres to Ohio lands
Athens, Ohio – American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio continues to add to its conservation legacy with the opening of an additional 26,000-acres in the ReCreation Land agreement area located in Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Guernsey
