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Ohio’s Lake Metroparks undertaking herculean effort in building new Fairport park
Paul Palagyi casually swung his left hand toward the distant Fairport Harbor breakwater and adjacent iconic Grand River-West breakwater lighthouse: All maybe two-plus miles away.
Yet in a very real sense Palagyi’s vision extended

Lake Michigan stocking effort aims to restore Chinook salmon
Improving Lake Michigan’s Chinook fishery was the goal of volunteers who showed up at Indiana’s East Chicago Marina to release three- and-a-half-inch-long salmon into pens built for the young fish.
Until the middle of

MN-FISH convenes with DNR to discuss walleye fishing regulations on Mille Lacs
Mark Holsten, MN-FISH executive director, confirmed that the group met with DNR Fisheries personnel in St. Paul on Tuesday, April 16.

Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Catch a monster sturgeon on the river
If you’ve ever wanted to catch the largest species of fish in Minnesota, from now until the season ends May 15 is prime time! The lake sturgeon are currently making their seasonal spawning moves from

Minnesota bonding bills unveiled, environment bill on to Senate floor
Gov. Tim Walz’s budget recommendations from January 2024 pitched a $982.45 million capital budget bill. That bonding bill was unveiled in House and Senate capital investment committees on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30,
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunters have until May 3 to apply for license
A total of 4,030 licenses are available in 15 quota areas where licenses are limited for the 2024 season, which opens Sunday, Sept. 1, and closes Sunday, Oct. 13.
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In Wisconsin, voters narrowly favor ban on latest fishing technology
While anglers, fishing groups, and the DNR here in Minnesota continue to debate and examine the virtues and potentially less-than-favorable outcomes of using forward-facing sonar in angling, public hearings held in neighboring Wisconsin in early

Comment period nears close for management plan on Minnesota’s popular Lac qui Parle WMA
It’s last call for comments on the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area’s master plan.
The Minnesota DNR is asking the members of the public interested in the popular WMA in west-central Minnesota to

2024 New York Great Lakes Preview: Lake Ontario full of promise and choices
Lake Ontario, a shared natural resource between two countries, may have been named after the Iroquois Native American word meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water.” The name appeared on maps for the first time as