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- Study sheds light on mercury in walleyes, perchFor those who incorrectly still insist that zebra mussels are good for “cleaning up the lake,” a newly published study in the December 2024 issue of Science...
- Court to decide access to tract along Spruce Creek — a world-famous limestone trout stream in PennsylvaniaFor more than three years, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been in a legal back-and-forth with landowners along a section of land that ...
- Here are ways to impress your non-hunting friends and family around the table this holiday seasonSome traumas are impossible to forget. The case of my late great-aunt’s Christmas goose is one of those such episodes. Let me explain. Christmas with my feral...
- Hellbenders proposed for endangered listing in U.S.In response to more than a decade of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to protect...
- When bowhunting fails, simply watch black-capped chickadeesThey took me onto private ground in Bureau County and brought extra equipment for me to borrow. They chose a tree right next to a beautiful prairie re-creation ...
- Wisconsin Wardens at Work: ‘Admin’ wardens go afield for deer seasonDNR game wardens may have dreamed of becoming a field warden because they love being out in Wisconsin’s natural resources. They know protecting those resource...
- Jeremiah Haas: Hunters should take advantage of post-season shoppingA new year begins as most of our hunting seasons end. It is a great time to pick up some deals as retailers discount items for the year. However, like any sale,...
- Steve McComas: Here’s a celebration fish can appreciateIce on a lake doesn’t freeze all at once – it sputters and hesitates and then the edges stiffen. Whole-lake ice formation comes from the slow dance of rearr...
- Changes coming to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in 2025Changeover is coming to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission this new year, but what that means for fish and wildlife management remains to be seen. “The...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 27, 2024Rain, warm temperatures not good for ice conditions. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report from across the state on Dec. 27, 2024. The post Michigan’...
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro committed to Chesapeake Bay cleanupTop officials from all the Chesapeake Bay states and the federal government gathered in Annapolis, Maryland, in early December to reiterate their commitment to ...
- Beetles released in Allegheny National Forest to combat invasive insectThe U.S. Forest Service announced the release of additional beneficial insects in the Allegheny National Forest to combat the non-native, invasive hemlock wooll...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Local conservationists get national awardThe U.S. Forest Service recently announced that three leaders of the annual Allegheny River Cleanup have received the 2024 Outstanding Wild and Scenic Rivers St...
- Wingfoot Lake State Park and Ohio DNR honored by autism society for ensuring a welcoming, engaging environmentWingfoot Lake State Park and the Ohio DNR (ODNR) were honored by the Autism Society of Greater Akron at its annual gala recently, receiving the distinguished In...
- Nearly 4,000 acres conserved in Coshocton, OhioIn multiple stages over five years, Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) have forever protected more than 3,990 ...