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Administration plans stepped-up fight against carp
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – The Obama administration says it will step up efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, even though closing Chicago-area shipping locks,
MN DNR on best bets for weekend skiing and snowmobiling
With a solid base of snow on the ground before winter has even officially started, many people may be wondering where they can find groomed trails this weekend. Statewide trail condition reports are updated by

WI DNR sets Angler Education Workshops: Become one!
At a minimum, these workshops focus on teaching basic spincasting and incorporating related topics in a K-12 curriculum. School teachers, fishing club members, and community youth fishing program leaders are invited. Please check back from
ND: Teddy Roosevelt park elk reduction going well
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – An elk reduction project at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has reached the halfway point and 200 elk have been killed, more than expected. The park’s goal is

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
Two new snowmobile map products available from MN DNR
A new online interactive snowmobile trail map and a downloadable GPS background map are now available to help people explore and navigate Minnesota’s extensive snowmobile trail system, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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

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.

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