Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Jan. 21. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

The Story Tree (dibaajimowaatig) preschool puppet story: Fox’s (waagosh) Dream

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges people to use caution on lakes with winter aeration systems.

The 2020 Snow Kite Crossing, as part of the Garrison Winter Fest Weekend, will be held on Lake Mille Lacs in Garrison Feb 28-March 1.

During the 2019 hunting season and special hunts, chronic wasting disease was confirmed in 27 wild deer, all from southeastern Minnesota.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites public review and comment on a Carlton County proposal to build a grant-in-aid trail for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles.

Winter Techniques: Digital Photography Workshop

How strange is the river. As I survey the Red River this morning through the glasses, it appears only as a 55-yard expanse of white snow. If it were narrow, as it must be near its source, it would seem that one could easily walk across it in the deep woods and not even know you were crossing…

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Jan. 13. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

Now is the chance for local governments to request funding for natural resource improvements.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed in 2019 five species of weeds on the state’s Noxious Weed Prohibited Eradicate List for the first time in eight counties.

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Jan. 5, 2020. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

The Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated college students interested in learning more about possible careers with the DNR through paid summer internship opportunities.

There’s a new Department of Natural Resources conservation officer in each of 13 communities across the state, now that individuals who’ve spent the better part of the past year in training have been assigned their field stations.

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Dec. 30. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

And we are near the shortest day of the year. It is like reaching the top of a mountain, with the prospect of better things to come.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Sarah Strommen has appointed 18 Minnesotans to two-year terms on citizen oversight committees that monitor the agency’s fish and wildlife spending. The new appointees join other members with continuing terms.

Lottery application now only required for three large wildlife management areas

Heading into the holiday season, conservation officers from the Department of Natural Resources are reminding all snowmobile riders to make safety their priority as the number of fatal crashes around the state has trended upward the past few years.

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Dec. 23, 2019. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

Where have all the bodies gone? As I look out upon a white apparently lifeless woodland on this winter day by the Red River, I am made aware that we take for granted that we live on a living planet.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Sarah Strommen has appointed 20 Minnesotans to two-year terms on citizen oversight committees that monitor the agency’s fish and wildlife spending. The new appointees join other members with continuing terms.

Agency takes emergency action in response to discovery of chronic wasting disease in farmed deer in Douglas County

Grey squirrel saunters into view from behind a snowbank near me. He seems to have discovered something in the snow, perhaps something he buried earlier.

Strategic conservation efforts designed to foster stewardship of pheasants, ducks and their habitats are outlined in new Minnesota Department of Natural Resources action plans for these popular birds.

The collectible, artistic Minnesota walleye stamp can be a gift for an angler that keeps on giving.

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Dec. 16. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

Minnesotans can take an active role in helping shape deer population goals across the state by attending local workshops designed to increase inclusiveness and transparency in the Department of Natural Resources’ decision-making process.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Explore Minnesota are partnering to launch a new Outdoor Recreation Task Force.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting its third annual Veteran Employment Information Event Jan. 9 in St. Paul.

The wet and the dry. Who will champion, one over the other?

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is launching three new endorsements in addition to 10-year certification a farmer or landowner receives in the program.

CASS LAKE — Chippewa National Forest officials announce a temporary bridge closure on the Suomi Snowmobile Trail, (state trail 222) as crews make needed repairs.

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Dec. 9, 2019. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Dec. 2. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html

Late season conditions are shaping up favorably for pheasant hunters this December.

Ah! the slate-colored junco! Always a pleasure to see you again, my friends.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Red Lake Nation and Bureau of Indian Affairs recently signed a new 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) that outlines continued cooperative management of the walleye population in Upper and Lower Red Lake in northwest Minnesota. The signing…