Beyond Minnesota: Mountain lion claws man in hot tub in Colorado
Staff Report
March 29, 2023
Outdoor news stories from around the country published in the March 31, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Nature
Examining the implications of when ice-out occurs on lakes
Steve McComas
March 29, 2023
New findings from wintertime settings indicate algae are important under the ice, and shorter ice seasons have ramifications for summertime conditions as well.
Littering in our woods and waters is a problem we need to solve
Steve Weisman
March 29, 2023
How many times as kids were we told by our parents to pick up after ourselves, to clean our rooms, to clean up the trash? Yet, as I look along our roadsides and ditches and
Have silver carp hit critical mass in Minnesota waters of the Mississippi?
Brian Mozey
March 29, 2023
Members of Minnesota’s Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee last week debated spending millions on an Asian carp barrier on the Mississippi River, just days after the DNR reported the highest state capture to date
Legislation introduced to re-establish a wolf population in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
Victor Skinner
March 29, 2023
An Upper Peninsula lawmaker believes the Department of Natural Resources has a “responsibility” to re-establish gray wolves in the Lower Peninsula.
Republican Rep. Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock), introduced a resolution last month calling for the
Lake Michigan, Huron water levels projected to remain in ‘sweet spot’ in 2023
Steve Begnoche
March 29, 2023
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels appear to be in “a sweet spot” while Lake Superior’s level inches up again.
That’s the assessment Mark Breederland, Michigan State University-Extension educator, provided to participants at the
Pennsylvania takes regional approach fighting invasive species
Tom Venesky
March 29, 2023
The Pennsylvania Governor’s Invasive Species Council is taking a regional approach in the fight against invasives.
The new approach will launch as a pilot program in 13 northwest counties in July and will be
Summer seasonal positions available in Iowa state parks
DNR Report
March 28, 2023
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) State Parks Bureau is looking for job applicants for seasonal park officer and employee openings in 24 parks around the state.
Ohio state parks offer photo contest
DNR Report
March 28, 2023
Snap a great photo at one of Ohio’s 75 state parks and enter the 2023 Ohio State Parks Photo Contest, coordinated by the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft. ODNR is accepting submissions
