Classifieds

West Central Tribune

Weather Forecast

Close

natural

Tom Kalahar, Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District, helped lead over 50 guests from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, Clean Water Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and legislators on a tour to demonstrate how strategically located conservation practices are improving water quality in the Minnesota River. "We work this landscape hard," Kalahar told his guests. Tribune p...

Targeted conservation efforts help clean up state's namesake waterway

OLIVIA -- A couple of years ago, a group of paddlers made their way down the Minnesota River as the creeks and tributaries churned and gushed with chocolate-colored waters heavy...

outdoors Sat, Jul 31, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources worker Larry Hanson, left, works Saturday at the boat landing on Green Lake in Spicer as part of the "Pick it or Ticket'' campaign to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. Hanson demonstrated to boat owner Bill Shulund, of Spicer, how to inspect and clean his boat. A new law took effect July 1, which requires drain plug removal and draining of water by boat owners before leaving any lake or river in Minnesota. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

DNR now enforcing 'pull the plug' law to halt spread of invasive species

SPICER -- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were at the Green Lake public access in Spicer and other lakes around Minnesota on Saturday morning as part of the...

news / local Mon, Jul 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Dana Christenson of Willmar spends part of Sunday afternoon riding the Glacial Ridge Trail. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Minnesotans speak with regional accents when it comes to parks and trails

WILLMAR -- Minnesotans who share a love for the state's parks and trails are voicing different ideas on how best to protect and promote them, depending on where they live...

news Mon, Jun 14, 2010 - 12:00am

Spotlight on deer may put more in hunter's sights

NEW LONDON -- Local wildlife workers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources put deer in the spotlight this spring. Area hunters could put more deer in their gun sights...

outdoors Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Construction vehicles are in place in New London where replacement of the Mill Pond dam will take place this summer. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

New London dam to be replaced this summer

NEW LONDON -- Construction is set to begin this week on a project to replace New London's Mill Pond dam. The $2.6 million project will be completed before freeze-up late...

news Mon, May 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Dave Coahran, left, and Brad Carlson, employees at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Fisheries office in Spicer, exchange nets as they transfer walleye from their boat to a truck for transport to the hatchery in New London. The spawning run is a busy time for the workers, whose schedules are dictated by the pace of the run until they have collected the amount of eggs needed. Tribune photos by Tom Cherveny

Millions and millions of walleye

NEW LONDON -- It takes millions and millions of walleye to improve your odds of landing one. It also requires a lot of hard work by the staff with the...

outdoors Sat, May 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Matthew Gandsey, left, hands his unloaded firearm to Riley Johnston as instructor Kevin Wilts observes during an exercise in how to correctly cross a fence. Tribune photo by Rand Middleton

Forty years of youth firearms safety have come from this outdoors haven near Benson

BENSON -- John T. Hutchinson stepped up to a line of rifle-carrying, 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls on his land outside of Benson last Saturday, and began by lifting...

outdoors Sat, May 01, 2010 - 12:00am

Teen crashes into gas line, residents evacuated south of Dassel

DASSEL -- Several homes west of Lake Jennie in Collinwood Township of Meeker County were evacuated Wednesday evening after a teen driver crashed a vehicle into a natural gas line...

news Thu, Apr 15, 2010 - 9:07am

Tests results from a laboratory are needed before it's known whether this animal struck and killed by a vehicle near Montevideo is a timber wolf or a wolf-dog hybrid. The young male weighed 81 pounds. Submitted photo

Testing needed to determine species of animal hit on state highway near Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO -- There are a lot of people crying wolf in Chippewa County, and they could be right. An 81-pound canine killed in a collision with a motor vehicle on...

outdoors Sat, Apr 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Turkey prospects looking good in area

NEW LONDON -- All ears will be perked for the sounds of gobblers come Wednesday and the start of the spring wild turkey season. Hunters taking to the woods and...

outdoors Sat, Apr 10, 2010 - 12:00am

The Pomme de Terre River, above, as it flows towards Appleton offers small rapids with pools of water holding walleye, great for fishing. Submitted photo

Taking down barriers to good fishing

MONTEVIDEO -- If fishing for carp and bullheads is your desire, just look for a silt-filled reservoir. These fish dominate in the poor quality habitat created by river dams, according...

outdoors Sat, Feb 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Nathan Olson, invasive species specialist from Fergus Falls, drew a crowd of on-lookers with a display and video on zebra mussels during the aquatic invasive species open house held in Willmar on Jan. 28. One of five such events held across the state, it attracted a big turn out. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Invasive species too close

WILLMAR -- Last year's discovery that zebra mussels have infested waters only an hour's drive away has become a rallying call in Kandiyohi County. An estimated 80 or more people...

outdoors Sat, Feb 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Minn. DNR talks trash about fish house litter

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is talking trash about anglers who leave the ice littered. People who leave behind bottles, cans, cigarette butts, or worse can...

news / state / outdoors Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 10:08am

Last year about 10 acres of corn were planted in the Killen waterfowl refuge on the north end of Marsh Lake to diversify the menu offered to waterfowl. The area is kept dry through the growing season to allow a diverse mix of annual grasses to thrive and produce a bumper crop of seeds for hungry waterfowl when the area is flooded during the fall migration period. Submitted photos

Managed sanctuary being looked at as part of strategy to improve waterfowl hunting

APPLETON -- Waterfowl enthusiasts in the state were all ears when the news was announced at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's Stakeholders Reunion on Jan.

outdoors Sat, Jan 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Invasive aquatic species is topic for open house

WILLMAR -- Zebra mussel infestations are less than an hour's drive away, putting Kandiyohi County lakes at risk, warns the Green Lakes Property Owners' Association. It is one of many...

outdoors / region Sat, Jan 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Pages

Top Ads

ESTATE AUCTION Located: 21683 CSAH #9, Darvinw, MN. East shore Lake Manuella. 4 mi E of Litchfield on Hwy 12, 3.5 mi S on #9.
Read more
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HUNTING LAND AUCTION Located: AmericInn, Fergus Falls, MN. Just off I-94 at exit 210 - Western Ave.
Read more
REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Located: 1618 North Fifth St, Montevideo, MN.
Read more
J. Allen Building & Remodeling, LLC. Servicing Willmar & surrounding areas. Lic. 20634266. 320-894-0330.

Read more
Jeff Ackerson House Doctor, Inc. Seamless Gutter, siding, windows, Steel Roofing. Lic# BC- 20543688 796-4000

Read more

View all top ads »