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- Pennsylvania Fish & Boat agency OKs five boating facility grantsPennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners, at their quarterly meeting here April 29, approved five grants to improvements to boating facilities totaling more than ...
- Girls ages 12-18 invited to free learn-to-fly-fish event June 15-16 in PennsylvaniaGirls who want to learn to fly-fish, or hone their skills, will have an opportunity at a two-day Reel Girls trout camp in Port Matilda, Centre County, Pa., June...
- Pennsylvania Game Commission will be spraying 46 game lands to control gypsy mothsIn an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray over 123,000 acres of state game lands this spring to control a non-na...
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commissioners add 20 new wild trout streamsPennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners, at their quarterly meeting April 29, approved the addition of 20 streams or portions of streams to the commission’s wi...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Work set for Kinzua Bridge Park SkywalkA structural safety inspection determined that the Kinzua Bridge Skywalk is safe but needs maintenance to ensure its longevity, said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams ...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Loved John Maclean storyReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 10, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Loved J...
- Agency Profile: Here’s how the Natural Resources Conservation Service helps landowners with conservation solutionsIn March of 1935, high winds swept a massive dust cloud from the Great Plains all the way to our nation’s capital, just when Congress was considering legislat...
- Sharecropping continues on state land in Michigan; here’s how it works for wildlifeAcross Michigan, farmers are prepping fields and wetlands on state game and parks and recreation areas through partnerships with Department of Natural Resources...
- MN Daily Update: Anglers need to know about seasonal fishing closures to protect spawning fishThe Minnesota fishing opener for inland waters kicks off this Saturday. Anglers should be aware of some seasonal closures for fishing on some waters to protect ...
- Histories Forgotten: Illinois sportsmen in 1930s repair and organizeDuring the early 1930s, both the economy and nature were in desperate need of repair. The Great Depression was wreaking havoc across the country. Record drought...
- Behind the Scenes: New Illinois Natural History Survey scientist rejects myth: fish ‘are not gross!’Shaley Valentine recently joined Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) as an assistant research scientist at the Illinois River Biological Station. Prior to jo...
- Dated back to 1911, the “Nifty Minnie” was one mean lure“Fish all day with one live minnow.” That was the marketing tag line for the Nifty Minnie. One source dated this unique lure back to 1911, when it was first...
- An Amazon adventure leads to massive fish for MinnesotansAdam Van Tassell and his 13-year-old son, Brock, are experts in exotic fishing travel. They’ve been to Brazil, Costa Rica, Belize, and other destinations arou...
- Oh, the weather: Where will walleyes be on the Minnesota Opener?Several weeks ago, it looked like lake conditions were ahead of normal following a lengthy warm spell. But the past two weeks have been miserable, weather-wise....
- Public can comment on draft of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay walleye/perch management plan through June 1It’s no secret that the walleye is king of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay fishery, the yellow perch deposed but still cherished. That will remain the case, accordin...