MN DNR lifts deer feeding bans in 24 counties
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has lifted deer feeding bans in 24 counties to focus efforts in high-risk areas for chronic wasting disease.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has lifted deer feeding bans in 24 counties to focus efforts in high-risk areas for chronic wasting disease.
State officials say burning restrictions will go into effect in northeastern Minnesota Wednesday.
The video WCCO viewers have been sending is startling. Week after week there is new evidence that more bears are coming closer to the metro.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
Minnesota's DNR EagleCam just captured the first eaglet of the year over the weekend.
Last winter, WCCO brought you into a bear's den in Minnesota's north woods. Erin Hassanzadeh and photographer Joe Berglove tagged along with Department of Natural Resources' black bear researchers.
The DNR said that the mother is always the one on the nest at night. The eaglet survives off of the egg's remnants for its first 24 hours of life.
An eaglet hatched in the nest featured on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam Sunday, the agency said.
The first egg of the season arrived Wednesday afternoon in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam nest.
The DNR said the goal is to restore three areas of 10,000 to 50,000 acres each in northeastern parts of the state.
By law, Minnesota’s snowmobile trails opened on Dec. 1, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says most of the state’s trails need more snow before they can be groomed for use.
The CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs says an iron ore mine in northern Minnesota will close if it doesn't get mineral rights from a nearby project that hasn't been completed.
The agency says the number of deer hunters drops about 3% each year, and the average age is now 57.
Eric Bakke caught and released the 58.25-inch fish on Mille Lacs Lake June 11, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said.
Minnesota wildlife officials say a fisherman has officially tied the state record for largest hybrid sunfish snagged.
Officials have issued an alert for "extreme fire risk conditions" in southern and western Minnesota.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled Renville County must conduct an environmental review to determine whether a proposed drainage ditch improvement could harm one of the last free-flowing creeks in the heavily agricultural area.
The DNR says low water levels are making access to boat launches difficult.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Officials say it's likely a cougar spotted and photographed near a Shakopee neighborhood Monday night had likely traveled hundreds of miles on foot from the Dakotas.
The 729-acre land donation from Trust for Public Land stretches for three miles along the St. Croix River near Chisago City.
An eaglet that many have been watching on the Minnesota DNR’s EagleCam took its first big leap Thursday morning.
If you haven't seen this video yet -- you'll want to stop what you're doing and take a look.
Minnesotans with mobility disabilities will be better able to explore state parks this summer as five of them will offer free all-terrain track chairs, allowing more people to experience Minnesota's forest, prairies and wetlands.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking for your help in monitoring black bears across the Twin Cities metro area.
