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- Mound City Council rejects lake improvement district on Minnesota’s Lake MinnetonkaAfter hours of public comments, the Mound City Council denied a request for Harrisons Bay to create a lake improvement district (LID) on Lake Minnetonka. The de...
- Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin wildlife rehabilitator tends, patches or dispatches nature’s critically woundedYou name the critter and Mark Naniot has probably uncorked a can, jar, cup or bottle from its head during his nearly 40-year career as owner/director of the Wil...
- Gretchen Steele: Mid-August in southern Illinois is when hoverflies and spiders ruleI just came in from my daylight coffee on the back porch and quick sashay through the fence row squirrel hunt, and boy howdy, can you tell it’s August in sout...
- Streams of Thought: Minnesota DNR group to address land acquisitions in a world of wind easementsState government officials in particular and a good portion of the general public will tell you that energy generated by the winds of Minnesota is a good thing....
- Dan Ladd: New York workshop aims to get the lead out of ammoThe use of lead-free ammunition and fishing tackle is another one of those topics somewhat polarizing New York’s outdoor community these days. In years past, ...
- MN Daily Update: A great story of the fish-catching ability of the classic DardevleAlmost every angler has utilized the classic red and white Dardevle at one time or another. Tim Lesmeister shares a great story about this lure’s fish-catchin...
- Minnesota’s Sugar Lake has muskies, but anglers are sweet on its crappiesWright County’s Sugar Lake was designated for muskie management in 1967. That original introduction of the species has provided decades of solid muskie-fishin...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Talk to state park staff about what to do if severe weather hitsMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Meet the top dogs from Minnesota’s 2025 Game FairThe 44th annual Game Fair, held over two weekends (Aug. 8-10 and Aug. 15-17 in Ramsey) saw thousands of dogs enter the front gate and walk the grounds of Game F...
- Steve Carney: Expanded-use drop shots, and a waterfowl shot from North DakotaThe drop-shot rig has been a mainstay for bass anglers for many years, and now we are finding out that walleyes and crappies love the rig as well. It has taken ...
- For Minnesota’s Lake Alice, a drawdown gone awryThe DNR reported Aug. 12 that Lake Alice, located in William O’Brien State Park, experienced a near total water level drawdown due to a mechanical issue with ...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair gets underway on ThursdayThe 2025 Minnesota State Fair began Aug. 21 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 1, with great weather in the forecast. The DNR Building will offer a host of ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to online Outdoor NewsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to onl...
- Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilotsAs smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pi...