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Stan Worm, left, vice president of the Kandiyohi County Lakes Association, hands out an automatic boat drain plug to Rosie Ericson during an informational meeting Wednesday about aquatic invasive species. The plug, which has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, automatically drains water from boats. More than 200 of the $40 plugs were given away Wednesday. (Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange)

Boater education the key to preventing spread of aquatic invasive species

NEW LONDON -- Perhaps encouraged by the gradual ice-out on area lakes ahead of next weekend's fishing opener, more than 200 people attended a countywide meeting about aquatic invasive species...

news / local Sat, May 04, 2013 - 4:00am

Sam Crary and his father, Jerry, fish by canoe on the Minnesota River in this undated photo. Tom Landwehr, the commissioner of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, says the DNR is looking for ways to accommodate multiple uses in the Minnesota River Valley. Tribune photo

DNR to focus on ‘shared landscape’ approach in Minnesota River Valley

SAINT PAUL — Challenges ranging from aquatic invasive species to disappearing grasslands have the attention of the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources this year, as well as finding...

news / region Sun, Jan 06, 2013 - 11:29pm

Fishing: No Tullibee netting on Green Lake

Due to low numbers, there will be no gillnetting season for Tullibee on Green Lake this year. Test nets showed a low abundance of Tullibee, or Cisco, on the lake,...

sports Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Marie Thurn, left, a volunteer who helps rescue injured and ill wildlife, comforts Katie Mattson who made the call Thursday morning to rescue a lone pelican that is stranded on a small, frozen lake west of New London. The bird, which can be seen in the background, is unable to fly. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Rescue on hold for stranded pelican

NEW LONDON -- Rescue efforts are on hold for a lone pelican stranded on a small, frozen lake west of New London. If the weather warms up and the ice...

news / local Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 12:00am

DNR lengthens wolf hunt period

Minnesota's first regulated wolf hunt will be longer than earlier announced, with a late season ending Jan. 31 instead of Jan. 6, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials said Thursday...

news / state / outdoors Fri, Jul 13, 2012 - 10:00am

Update: Minnesota State Park reservation schedule starting March 22

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) new state park and recreation area reservation system will be operational again starting Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m. The new online system...

news / state Tue, Mar 20, 2012 - 11:57am

Gary Leaf of Sportsmen for Change says during testimony Tuesday that he supports wolf hunting and trapping seasons. Advocates of the measure call it "one of the most historic hunting bills that have gone through the Legislature. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Minnesota wolf season proposal draws opponents

ST. PAUL -- Establishing wolf hunting and trapping seasons is popular among many at the Minnesota Legislature, but lawmakers are hearing from those who do not like the idea. So...

news / outdoors Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 12:00am

Signs protected

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that vandalizing roadway signs or other state property along highways can carry a fine of up to $3,000 and a year in jail. Shooting,...

news / state Mon, Jan 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Minn. DNR urges caution amid high fire danger

A lack of snow cover across all but one little corner of Minnesota has left the state with an unusually high fire danger for late December. The state Department of...

news / local / region / state Thu, Dec 29, 2011 - 12:00am

Tests find evidence of Asian carp in Minn. waters north of Twin Cities

ST. PAUL -- Asian carp appear on their way to northern Minnesota waters, or may already be there. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today announced DNA test results in...

news / state / outdoors Thu, Dec 08, 2011 - 12:27pm

Outdoors: DNR night flights combat illegal shining, poaching

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using its team of conservation officer pilots to identify shiners and other lawbreakers. "We fly at an altitude that allows us to...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Outdoors: Deaths reinforce need for tree stand safety

With the firearm deer season underway, the Minnesota Department of Resources (DNR) urges hunters to take precautions that avoid crippling or fatal injuries when using tree stands. Three Minnesota deer...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Trumpeter swans such as these are protected. One was found dead in Kandiyohi County, and authorities are trying to apprehend the culprit. (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources photo)

DNR officer out to catch trumpeter swan killer in Kandiyohi County, Minn.

COLFAX TOWNSHIP -- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Jim Steffen is looking for the person who shot and killed a trumpeter swan in the northern part of Kandiyohi...

news / local / outdoors Wed, Nov 02, 2011 - 10:59am

Deer hunting in 2011 is expected to be good but it would be tough to beat this: Last year, Jim Boyd of Cloquet killed two deer with one shot during the Minnesota firearms deer opener. The two deer were directly in line with one another, and Boyd saw only the closest one. Photo submitted by Jim Boyd

DNR: Deer season looks good

Hunters who venture into fields and forests for Minnesota's firearms deer season can expect a good deer season and ample hunting opportunities, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

outdoors Sat, Oct 29, 2011 - 12:00am

Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny
At left, Tom Landwehr and his daughter, Jocelyn, visit with Congressmen John Kline and Collin Peterson and Gov. Mark Dayton at the Watson Hunting Camp for the Governor's Pheasant Opener earlier this month. Tom Landwehr is the new commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fighting the good fight on the land

By Tom Cherveny tcherveny@wctrib.com Fierce, partisan budget battles. A state shutdown. Asian carp. Zebra mussels. Out-of-control forest fires. Since taking office last January, Tom Landwehr, commissioner of the Minnesota Department...

outdoors Sat, Oct 29, 2011 - 12:00am

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