
Commentary: Investing in nature is popular and sound in Minnesota
We cannot meet our emissions reductions targets if we do not protect our lands, waters, and wildlife habitat, which benefit us in so many ways.

We cannot meet our emissions reductions targets if we do not protect our lands, waters, and wildlife habitat, which benefit us in so many ways.

Dave Pauly’s dedication to sharptails – “firebirds,” he affectionately calls them – hasn’t diminished in the nine years since his DNR retirement. In fact, he’s more devoted particularly to the birds these days, expending time

The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Itasca County District Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals on March 29, favoring public accesses in cases where undeveloped roadways are dedicated to public use

The traditional “meat” stream-trout opener is set for April 15 across Minnesota, with stream flows and weather conditions in the heavily fished southeast shaping up well for Saturday after an inordinately cold start to spring.<br

A look at outdoor-related news items published in the April 14, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Despite the difficult and unpredictable winter, turkey biologists still expect a strong 2023 wild turkey-hunting season.
Clayton Lenk, district biologist for the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Tim Lyons, upland game research scientist at

The bill includes the spending recommendations of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council – the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which is one of four funds created by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

I recently saw a post on social media that a guide associate of mine has decided to reduce fish limits for his customers during the 2023 open-water season. His new policy means dropping the crappie

Despite a cool and snowy spring, oak trees will soon be at risk of oak wilt infection. Oak wilt is an invasive fungal disease that kills all of Minnesota’s oak species. Not pruning or cutting
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