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Courtesy is required on Green Lake, not another ordinance

SPICER -- An education about being respectful -- and not a new ordinance -- will be pursued next year in an attempt to curb what some perceive as rude behavior...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Oct 02, 2009 - 12:00am

It's hard to give up when you're hot

By Sunday afternoon, my wife and I had all of our weekend projects done. It seems there are always things that have to be accomplished and only so much time...

outdoors Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Bruce Gilbertson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources area fisheries supervisor, right, stands Thursday in front of the tubes where walleye eggs are hatched at the New London hatchery. Also pictured are Sens. Steve Dille of Dassel, left, and Leroy Stumpf of Plummer. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Senators hear funding request for dams, fish hatchery and bike trails

NEW LONDON -- While casually milling around New London's Mill Pond Dam on Thursday afternoon, about a dozen Minnesota senators were told that the structure they were standing on was...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Sep 18, 2009 - 12:00am

St. Joseph man rescued after being thrown from runaway fishing boat on Eden Lake

EDEN VALLEY -- Eden Valley Fire and Rescue Squad, along with the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, responded to a runaway fishing boat Sunday afternoon on Eden Lake. Dave Loso, 47,...

news / local / outdoors Tue, Sep 15, 2009 - 12:07am

Strands of Eurasian watermilfoil build up in the back of a paddle boat. Volunteer divers were pulling the plant from a portion of the north shore on Aug. 29 during a test of techniques for hand removing it. Submitted photos

Growing urgency drives effort to control Eurasian watermilfoil in beautiful Green Lake

SPICER -- There's a myth out there that goes like this: Eurasian watermilfoil will never thrive in the clean waters of Green Lake. Take a look through Greg Swenson's scuba...

outdoors Sat, Sep 12, 2009 - 12:00am

A zebra mussel is seen in this undated photo. Photo by Celeste Beam/Alexandria Echo Press

County working to stop the spread of zebra mussels in local waters

The spread of zebra mussels in a growing number of Minnesota lakes has the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners worried and poised to take state action to prevent the invasive...

news / local / region / state / outdoors Fri, Sep 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Clear and smooth as glass

outdoors Sat, Aug 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Jeanette Jacobson, of Roseland, keeps her balance on a steep slope on the west shore of Green Lake Wednesday in Spicer while helping to plant 4,000 native Minnesota flowers and grasses in a shoreline restoration project. By planting seeds and established plants, it's hoped that the mix will hold the soil in place, absorb rainwater and provide an attractive natural shoreline. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Project will restore a piece of Green Lake shoreline and serve as education site for homeowners

The slope on the west shore of Green Lake is so steep it almost looked like Jeanette Jacobson was gripping the sides of a vertical wall on Wednesday as she...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Aug 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Cory Netland sends a secchi disk into the waters of Long Lake to measure water clarity. The Hawk Creek Watershed Project is collecting water samples from a number of Willmar area lakes. The data will be analyzed and used to determine how best to improve the lakes. Submitted photo

Assessments of Willmar area lakes to be done this year

WILLMAR -- Not since Willmar Mayor Ole Reynolds and Kandiyohi County board chair Virgil Olson stood before the cameras and supposedly sipped water from a dipper pulled from Foot Lake...

outdoors Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 12:00am

No choices when it comes to fishing

Everyday we have to make choices. We only hope, most of the time we make the right ones. We learn from decisions we make, whether they are right or wrong...

outdoors Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 12:00am

New fishing tournament rules reduce permit fees, offer more exemptions

ST. PAUL -- New rules for Minnesota fishing contests in 2010 may exempt some tournament organizers from permit requirements and will reduce permit fees by half, but charitable organizations will...

news / outdoors Sat, Aug 08, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota takes pride in its ample water resources, but a string of drier-than-normal summers has put water quantity on the agenda for many in the state's conservation community. The area's water resources are enjoyed by the crew of his pontoon boat recently photographed while plying the waters of Lake Andrew in Kandiyohi County. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Water quantity issues rising on the conservation agenda

REDWOOD FALLS -- Water quality has long been the focus for conservation efforts in Minnesota, but a string of drier-than-normal summers is pushing water quantity issues to the forefront as...

outdoors / local / region Sat, Aug 01, 2009 - 12:00am

Life is not fair, even for the dogs

he dogs got excited when they saw me put a cooler in the back of the truck. It is a pain to always take a poodle and a Lab when...

outdoors Sat, Jul 25, 2009 - 12:00am

Working, relaxing in the outdoors

Sunday afternoon was sunny and warm, but not too warm. It was one of those days a person just wants to lay back and do nothing. Unfortunately, doing nothing is...

outdoors Fri, Jul 03, 2009 - 12:00am

Joshua Maxwell, left, and Jamison Seiffert of Litchfield are given a certificate by fishing legend Al Linder for raising the most money for Minnesota Teen Challenge recently in Brainerd. Submitted photo

Area teens earn fundraising award at Fishing Challenge

BRAINERD -- The first annual Minnesota Fishing Challenge presented by Mills Fleet Farm was a huge success. The 87 teams participating in this charity raised more than $85,000, which will...

outdoors Sat, Jun 27, 2009 - 12:00am

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