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DNR clears up confusion, says May 15 is fishing opener

Warm spring weather means start of garden preparations

DNR: Both spouses must be present for purchase of combination angling, hunting licenses

Ice out declared on Lake Minnetonka

Tuesday afternoon, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office declared "ice out" for Lake Minnetonka, marking the official start of boating season ...

Sheriff David Hutchinson (right) on Lake Minnetonka on March 30, 2021.

DNR adds 12 counties to burn restriction list

Burning permits for brush or yard waste won't be issued in the counties until the restrictions are lifted, the DNR said ...

2nd eaglet hatches on DNR EagleCam

The eaglet hatched around 3:20 p.m. Sunday, and one of the little bird's parents was there to watch as it escaped its shell ...

DNR to lead innovative search to remove invasive carp

The Minnesota and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will lead an intense, innovative Modified Unified Method (MUM) for the first time in the Mississippi River in the efforts to remove invasive carps...

FILE - In this June 22, 2017 file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources shows a silver carp that was caught in the Illinois Waterway approximately nine miles away from Lake Michigan. The first silver carp captured in Minnesota was in 2008.

Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has heard arguments over Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement project in northern Minnesota, which opponents are calling unnecessary due to an eventual decline in the demand for oil ...

Hundreds gather along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, March 11, 2021, to call on President Biden to stop the tar sands Line 3 pipeline that Enbridge is currently constructing in northern Minnesota.

DNR: Mille Lacs Lake to allow early and late-season walleye harvest in 2021

The Minnesota Department of National Resources announced early-season walleye anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep one walleye 21-23 inches long or one longer than 28 inches...

DNR warns of ice conditions with recent warm weather

So far, three people have died from ice-related incidents this season, the DNR said ...

Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked

The Biden administration on Monday reversed a policy imposed under former President Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government's power to enforce a century-old law that protects most U.S. bird species ...

In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, thousands of snow geese take flight over a farm field at their winter grounds, in the Skagit Valley near Conway, Wash. The Biden administration on Monday, March 8, 2021, reversed a policy imposed under former President Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government's power to enforce a century-old law that protects most U.S. bird species. Trump ended criminal prosecutions against companies responsible for bird deaths that could have been prevented.

US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans

Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers ...

A gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn

Mississippi River cities join project to map plastic litter

Cities leading the initial phase will be Baton Rouge, Louisiana; St. Louis; and St. Paul, Minnesota. More than 100 organizations are supporting the project, including the National Geographic Society and numerous Rotary clubs ...

Minnesota tourism lost estimated $7.1B in travel spending during pandemic

According to Tourism Economics, the pandemic-related travel downturn has cost the state roughly $7.1 billion in travel spending losses...

Updated sunfish regulations in effect on nearly 100 Minnesota waters

Sunfish anglers will need to closely check the 2021 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet and signs at water accesses for new sunfish limits that are now in effect on 94 bodies of water...

2 skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite's Half Dome

Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, completed the descent in five hours Sunday by carefully carving their way in crusty snow and using ropes to rappel several sections of bare rock known as the “death slabs" beneath the iconic face of Half Dome ...

In this photo provided by Jason Torlano, Zach Milligan is shown on his descent down Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Two men climbed some 4,000 feet to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome in subfreezing temperatures and skied down the famously steep monolith to the valley floor. Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, completed the daring descent in five hours on Sunday by charging down Half Dome's arching back and using ropes to rappel down several sections of bare rock known as the

Two collared wolves killed in northern Minn., found after transmitter continued monitoring after wolf dumped in frozen river

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is investigating two cases of wolf poaching in northern Minnesota. Both had collars on and one was found in a very unusual place ...