DNR: Space Available At Several State Parks For Memorial Weekend
It's the unofficial start of summer, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says there are still campsites available at several state parks and recreation spots.
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It's the unofficial start of summer, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says there are still campsites available at several state parks and recreation spots.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning everyone that much of the state is under explosive fire conditions.
The agency has been meeting with the Fisheries Advisory Committee made up of local business owners, politicians and fishing guides. They're trying to figure out which rules would help walleye make a comeback on the lake.
Minnesota's battle to stop the spread of invasive carp hit a new snag. After making their way to the Twin Cities, the disruptive fish are now swimming westward through the Minnesota River.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to re-align some deer hunting boundaries to reduce infecting moose with parasites and disease.
Officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said they'll be out on Lake Minnetonka on Tuesday to remind ice anglers that it's almost time to get fishing shelters off the ice.
Researchers have begun putting GPS radio collars on elk in far northwestern Minnesota as part of a broader study to better track their seasonal movements and how they use different kinds of habitat at various times of the year.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has rejected a request for additional environmental review of a large potato grower's expansion plans.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a hungry lone wolf attacked and killed a family dog, Leo, Tuesday afternoon on a trail at Brighton Beach just north of Duluth.
A vet clinic in Duluth says one of their canine patients was killed by a wolf while walking off-leash along the beach Tuesday.
After years of below-average water levels that closed beaches along White Bear Lake, the state has an estimate for how much it would cost to refill the lake.
Every Friday, Heather Brown answers a few of our viewers' burning questions. This week, she finds out how the first episode of a T.V. series got its unique name and why our stomachs growl. Plus, she learns a bit about birds' winter migration habits.
New data show that researchers at the Department of Natural Resources are beginning to unravel the mystery of what's killing Minnesota's moose, they said Tuesday, and a complex interplay of health issues and predators appears to be part of it.
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State park employees say they are prepared to show people a good time in the extreme cold, and offered a few tips on how to stay warm while doing it.
Now that there's enough snow to get out on the trails, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind everyone about snowmobile safety.
Minnesota State Parks and Trails are celebrating their quasquicentennial. There will be special events held throughout the year to honor 125 years of operation, and it all kicked off Friday afternoon at Fort Snelling State Park.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named a new point person for management of the state's deer, elk and moose populations. Adam Murkowski starts Jan. 11 as the DNR's big game program leader.
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The Minnesota dentist who killed a well-known lion in Zimbabwe won't be charged or warned in connection with a complaint that a truck had illegally herded deer inside his property in northwestern Minnesota, the state's Department of Natural Resources said Thursday.
Some Twin Cities neighbors are at odds over a holding pond that's been turned into a skating rink. The pond is in the Millbrook neighborhood in Stillwater.
Over 2,000 acres of land was added to Minnesota's 1.3 million-acre system of wildlife management areas (WMAs) this fall.
The state's spring turkey-hunting time periods will be longer than before, all will include weekends, and more will be available to each hunter, the Department of Natural Resources announced. Five one-week periods will be followed by one longer period ending May 31.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is giving the public an extra week to comment on the final environmental review for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The original deadline was Monday, Dec. 14. The DNR said Thursday that it's extending that through 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.
While many Minnesotans spent Black Friday shopping for bargains, state parks were also packed. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources waived fees to enter all 75 state parks.
