Conservation
Streams of Thought: Nominate outdoor leaders from your Minnesota communities
Tim Spielman
July 18, 2024
It’s nearly August (how can that be?), so it’s the time of year again when we at Outdoor News send out the call for nominations for our Outdoor Leaders Award.
Selecting winners of our
Outdoor Observations: New wildlife museum open to the public in Clare, Michigan
Bill Parker
July 16, 2024
A brand new wildlife museum and education center is open to the public adjacent to Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare, Mich.
An agreement between Jay and Jeff Poet, owners of Jay’s Sporting Goods in
Plans released for Iowa’s 2024 Okoboji Blue Water Festival
Steve Weisman
July 12, 2024
Iowa’s Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) is less than a month away. This year’s 9th annual event is set for Saturday, Aug.10, at Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park on the shores of West
Court rules that Wisconsin Republicans improperly blocked conservation work
Todd Richmond
July 10, 2024
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee can’t legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, the state Supreme Court ruled on July 5.
The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose
Trout Unlimited presents conservation awards to those making an impact on Catskill’s rivers
Rich Redman
July 9, 2024
A celebration of conservationists and conservation work being done along Catskill region rivers in New York was recently celebrated at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM), in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County.
On
Colleagues remember writer, New York conservationist Bill Conners
Dan Ladd
July 9, 2024
The passing of Bill Conners, 78, of Pleasant Valley, has left a void in New York’s sporting community. Conners passed away suddenly June 17 at his home
Conners, a regular outdoor columnist with the
Illinois lawmakers’ push to reinstate wetland protection fails to advance
Jennifer Bamberg / Investigate Midwest
June 25, 2024
Among the bills that did not pass the Illinois General Assembly during its spring session is a piece of legislation that sought to restore protections for wetlands stripped last year in a United States Supreme
A quick chat with Christine Thomas, a conservationist, leader in helping get more women outdoors
Brian Peterson
June 19, 2024
Becoming an outdoors woman was an easy thing for Christine Thomas, a lifelong outdoors enthusiast.
The Becoming an Outdoors Woman program? Well, there was a bit more to that.
“In 1990, I was
Gary Gronkowski’s drive for cleaner streams make him Pennsylvania Outdoor News’ Person of the Year
Tom Venesky
June 18, 2024
As a hunter and angler, Gary Gronkowski cherishes the pristine outdoor landscape that surrounds his home in Luzerne County, Pa.
And he also despises the litter and illegal dumping that ruin those places. That’s
