The Superior National Forest says it will keep in place tougher rules on food storage in the BWCA for another five years, after seeing a drop in bear-human conflicts over the past year.
The Minnesota DNR reports that 44 percent of all CWD positives ever detected in the state happened in the last 18 months. However, CWD is still “a rare event” in the state.
Throughout the holiday weekend, Minnesota residents can fish without a license if accompanied by a child 15 or younger. Kids in that age group never need a license to fish in the state but anyone older does.
Outdoors industry leaders, conservation and environmental advocates, hunters, fishers and outdoors enthusiasts discussed issues related to preserving and protecting the state's lakes, rivers, parkland, trails and wildlife.
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, but fewer than 10 meteors will be visible per hour due to light from Saturday's supermoon. To spot the Quadrantids, venture out in the early evening away from city lights and glimpse the fireballs before the moon crashes the party.
The snowmobiles went through the ice on a marked trail on the lake outside Tower, Minn. Patrons and workers at a nearby restaurant helped pull the people to safety.
The man who pleaded guilty to starting the Camp House Fire left a campfire smoldering while he left to buy fishing bait. Some people whose homes were destroyed are still struggling to return.
The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails commission is recommending that the state spend more than $11 million on a dozen projects improving parks and trails around the state.
The trail opening Sunday at the Northland Arboretum in Baxter winds through snow-covered pine trees and fields in a loop just under half a mile long. Unlike a frozen lake or smooth rink, there are curves, hills and occasional bumps.
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