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The hunt for record-fish piques anglers’ interest in Minnesota after changes
Natalie Ryder
July 18, 2024
Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot
Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
Ducks Unlimited
July 17, 2024
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
Minnesota DNR investigates employee’s social media post related to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
Natalie Ryder
July 17, 2024
The DNR says it is investigating an agency employee’s personal social media post, allegedly about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13.
Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, the
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota to host National Wildlife Federation’s 2025 annual meeting
Staff and News Reports
July 17, 2024
Minnesota has been selected to host the National Wildlife Federation’s annual meeting in June 2025. The annual meeting brings together representatives from the group’s 52 affiliate state and territorial organizations to discuss and celebrate natural
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeks comments on plan to curb pollution in state waters
Tori McCormick
July 17, 2024
State conservation and environmental groups – including Minnesota Trout Unlimited – are encouraging the public to comment on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s proposed changes to two feedlot permit rules designed to reduce nitrate pollution
Minnesota DNR plans to sell 80,000 school trust acres in the Boundary Waters to U.S. Forest Service
Tim Spielman
July 17, 2024
The Minnesota DNR announced last week a plan in which the agency would sell more than 80,000 acres of state-owned school trust lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the U.S. Forest Service,
Substantial changes in place for Minnesota’s Camp Ripley hunt this fall
Natalie Ryder
July 12, 2024
Since 1954, 53,000-acre Camp Ripley has hosted weekend-long events for archery deer hunters in the fall, but this year hunters will have season-long access to the property.
“The installation is going to be open
A new decal seeks to help anglers spare wild steelhead in Minnesota
Tori McCormick
July 11, 2024
Officials at Minnesota Sea Grant are offering a new, quick-and-easy educational tool to help anglers distinguish between wild steelhead and coho and Chinook salmon caught in Lake Superior and its tributary streams and rivers.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR certifies nine new record fish
Staff and News Reports
July 11, 2024
After making changes to the record fish program, the Minnesota DNR has seen steady interest by anglers in documenting their largest catches, as evidenced by the nine new state-record fish the Minnesota DNR has certified
