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Southern Illinois researcher utilizes citizen scientists for sounds of nature research project
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale scientist is asking the public to keep its ears open in the name of monitoring biodiversity.
Brent Pease, an assistant professor in the forestry program, kicked off the Sounds of

Outdoor Insights: Thoughts on two-line fishing on the Minnesota River, and Minnesota’s elk herd
DNR Fisheries Chief Brad Parsons confirmed Monday that the agency supports allowing two-line fishing on the Minnesota downstream from Granite Falls,…

Commentary: U.S. House bills would weaken, strip funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is strongly criticizing four bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that take aim at the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Great American Outdoors Act, the bipartisan law that

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Are bobcats taking bite out of fisher population?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 19, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

‘The fishing teacher’ set tone for my attitude adjustment
On a cold and snowy day back in late January, I hiked across an icy parking lot and slid into the Schaumburg Convention Center, where Outdoor News Account Executive Don Kirby and I set up

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Conservation groups need our support now more than ever
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 19, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Wisconsin State Roundup: Remembering former Natural Resources Board member Jane Wiley
Jane Wiley, of Rib Mountain, and more recently Camas, Wash., passed away May 1. She was born June 28, 1936. Most readers will remember Wiley as a former Natural Resources Board member.
We hope

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Storm creates close call for 3 Buffalo County turkey hunters
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 19, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Wisconsin needs more conservationists like Mark Noll
I was tickled to death to see Mark Noll, an Alma dairy farmer, nominated for our Conservationist of the Year Award. I have watched Noll work within the ranks of the Conservation Congress for more