Tweet August 4, 2020 Project Overview In April 2020, Minnesota DNR resumed restoring and enhancing coastal marsh habitat at Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point by excavating excess sediment, remediating legacy wood waste, and removing non-native vegetation. This work will mitigate … Continue reading →
Tweet The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use a $1.1 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the work of Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, fund three significant local projects and continue the program’s … Continue reading →
TweetWilderness State Park to open new reservations Wednesday for overnight camping dates Aug. 3 and later The planned redevelopment project at Wilderness State Park’s East Lakeshore Campground (sites 1-75) in Emmet County was put on hold for 2020. As a … Continue reading →
Tweet Redesign Places Emphasis On Ease Of Use The DNR’s new website focuses on ease of use for customers. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is excited to announce the launch of … Continue reading →
Tweet DNR hosts workshops tailored to those new to hunting and fishing through the Learn to Fish and the Learn to Hunt, Shoot, & Trap programs. Find more upcoming educational events. Aug. 7 – Learn to Hunt: Frogs, Martinsville Sept. 12 – Learn to Stream Fish, … Continue reading →
TweetThe Natural Resources Commission (NRC), during its bi-monthly meeting today, approved additions to the Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Blossom Hollow in Johnson County, and the Mossy Point Nature Preserve in Parke County. The nature preserve addition in Johnson County … Continue reading →
Tweet A prehistoric species, the lake sturgeon (aka rubbernose sturgeon) can be found in large clear rivers and lakes, including the Red River at Red River State Recreation Area. The largest historical record of lake sturgeon in Minnesota dates from 1903, … Continue reading →
TweetSigning in to buy hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses will look different the next time you do so because of a new state online portal called Access Indiana. The new portal is a safe, secure and easy to use way … Continue reading →
Tweet New shower building at Temperance River State Park A new energy efficient shower building has opened in the upper campground at Temperance River State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore. The 1,500 square-foot building, which serves the park’s 57 campsites, … Continue reading →
Tweet Rice Lake High School Rice Lake High School foreign exchange studnet Emma Džurbanová from the Czech Republic is the winner of the 2021 Wisconsin State Park admission sticker design contest. / Source: Wisconsin DNR MADISON. Wis. – The 2021 … Continue reading →
Tweet Robert Audrain III now holds the record longear sunfish under alternative methods JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Robert Audrain III of St. Louis for catching a new state record longear sunfish. Audrain was fishing … Continue reading →
TweetThe Becoming an Outdoors Woman Beyond BOW program is offering three virtual seminars focusing on fly fishing. While the seminars are geared towards women, they are open to any adult who would like to attend. Participants may choose to attend any … Continue reading →
TweetThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Edible Outdoors are partnering to offer a virtual introduction to fly fishing and fly tying. John Motoviloff, who wrote the book on fly fishing in Iowa and Wisconsin, and Eric Cabunoc, a passionate … Continue reading →
TweetAnyone who finds several or more dead fish in a lake or stream can help by reporting these fish die-offs, which happen occasionally and usually result from natural causes. “It can be unsettling and concerning to find a number of … Continue reading →
Tweet Fox River is an 800-plus-acre mix of upland, wetland, bottomland timber and emerging oak savanna that supports all types of wildlife year-round. It’s also a stopover on the migration route for songbirds and waterfowl including a good number of … Continue reading →
TweetFishing for catfish is a summer tradition for many Iowa families. You can always count on channel catfish when the bite slows down for other fish in the heat of Iowa summers. “Catfish will bite most of the time, no … Continue reading →
Tweet Invasive carp removed from the Little Sioux River watershed. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources removed 18 invasive carp from the Little Sioux River watershed near the Iowa border in southwestern Minnesota July 8 during a capture operation. The operation … Continue reading →
TweetWichita, Kan. – Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors announced today a partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to pilot a program to engage high school and college trap shooters in hunting activities. Based on the Shooting Sports … Continue reading →
Tweet Hundreds of acres of prairie is being restored at Hawthorn Wildlife Area replacing what was a dense tangle of non-native invasive brush. The maturing prairie has attracted an increasingly diverse bird population, especially during the migration, and a growing … Continue reading →
Tweet DNR’s Division of Outdoor Recreation has launched a new interactive ‘Where to Paddle‘ map that is designed to highlight Indiana’s water trails. The ‘Where to Paddle’ interactive map is a free resource designed to help paddlers who own a … Continue reading →
