by Kim Benjamin | Apr 1, 2020 | Sports/Outdoors
How Wildlife Handles Winter By Erica Hoaglund, Minnesota DNR To many Minnesotans at this time of year, Winter can start to feel a little like a long road trip to Spring – are we there yet? As mammals, we humans seem to keep having to fight off the urge...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 13, 2020 | Sports/Outdoors
No Admittance Fee To State Parks On February 15, 2020 – Free Park Four-Pack By Deborah Locke You are feeling a frazzled, the kids won’t stop looking at their screens, and it’s time for a change in the Saturday routine. Here’s an idea. Pack everyone up and head...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 9, 2020 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Winter Camping – Fun Without The Mosquitoes By Harland Hiemstra, Minnesota DNR Wayne Boerner has a little secret he’d like to share with anyone who enjoys camping but likes to get away from all the other people that one sometimes finds at popular...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 3, 2019 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
DNR Issues Ice Warning For Aerated Lakes The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual ice safety warning for lakes with winter aeration systems. Aeration creates areas of thin ice and open water that are extremely hazardous to people and...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 25, 2019 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
From None To Many – The Resurgence Of Wild Turkeys In Minnesota By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer The next time you see a wild turkey, offer a silent thank you to the state of Missouri. Yes, Missouri. Also, consider a quiet thanks to the...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 25, 2019 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Is Mandatory In Central, North-central And Southeast Minnesota deer hunters must bring their harvested deer to sampling stations to be tested for chronic wasting disease in the central surveillance area; north-central and southeast...