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- Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: During summer, keep your catch freshAfter water temps dipped into the 70s following a 7- to 10-day cooldown, it now appears water temps will remain high for the next week or so. During the hot day...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 21, 2024Bigger panfish, pike and bass being found in deep weeds. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 21, 2024. The post Minnesota’s statewide fish...
- Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for first time since 2018A rare native wild cat — the Canada lynx — has been confirmed in Vermont for the first time since 2018 from video recorded on Aug. 17 in Rutland County, acc...
- Commentary: The Public Service Commission can save the greater prairie chicken in WisconsinThe three Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin commissioners should answer the question: Do we have to extirpate the last remaining greater prairie chic...
- Bears likely to eventually settle in Illinois, but ‘not anytime soon’Illinois does not have a plan to reintroduce black bears to its wilderness, a state conservation police officer said, but he expects there will be a breeding po...
- Saranac River habitat project in New York completed to benefit salmonA $150,000 river restoration project has been completed on the Saranac River at the State University of New York, at Plattsburgh. In a partnership with SUNY Pla...
- Are nuisance permits an answer for Schuyler County farmers feeling pinched by deer in Illinois?Schuyler County has long been part of a region in Illinois appreciated for its deer population. But too much of a good thing is starting to eat at farmers in th...
- Iowa’s largest clean water event, Okoboji Blue Water Festival, draws huge crowdsThe 9th annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) held Aug. 10 in Arnolds Park, Iowa, drew one of the largest crowds ever for this event. Starting at 8 a.m., Pr...
- WI Daily Update: TRCP names new president and CEOThe Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has named a new president and CEO. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: TRCP names new president and ...
- Billions of cicadas motivated hundreds of Illinois artistsThe rare double-brood emergence of cicadas that Illinois experienced earlier this summer inspired DNR to call for cicada art submissions. The statewide art cont...
- Loon rescues from New York’s Adirondacks include one with fish hook in its mouthThe Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation successfully rescued three distressed loons in early July, including two grounded loons and one loon with a fish hoo...
- ‘Redneck Fishing Tournament’ pulls 1,971 carp from Illinois RiverA fishing tournament on the Illinois River netted thousands of dollars for veterans’ charities while removing hundreds of invasive fish from a state waterway....
- MN Daily Update: TRCP names new president and CEOThe Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has named a new president and CEO. Here are the details. The post MN Daily Update: TRCP names new president and ...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 20, 2024Near-shore water temps could possibly cool down, making for more hospitable conditions for staging fish. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – Augus...
- Federal duck count offers hope for 2024 waterfowlersBreeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region...