The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging homeowners to remove birdfeeders now and check their property for food sources that could attract bears.While most of the female bears with cubs and yearlings are still near their denning areas, the mild winter has caused some full-grown bears to emerge from dens early to look around or find a quick, high-calorie snack.“Bird feeders can become bear feeders,” said Andrew Tri, DNR bear project leader.
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The National Weather Service’s Spring Flood Outlook has been updated, and is available attached to this email as well as at weather.gov/dlh/spring-flood-outlookSnowpack and the water contained within it are at historically low levels - mostly zero for a majority of the northland, the National Weather Service reported last week.The chance for spring flooding is much lower than normal, but precipitation through early spring will be one of the most important flood risk factors, the NWS report said.“There is currently no strong signal for above or below normal precipitation in the long range outlooks.
Donn Fuller, of Point o Pines, built a 60-foot ice carousel on Rainy Lake March 10.Those who helped report “It was loads of fun.”A picnic, complete with a fire, was held on the rotating disk of ice.The Pontoon Crew, a group of friends who gather during the summer, celebrated the feat upon its completion.An ice carousel is a man-made ice circle, made in nature when cooler water comes in contact with warmer current.
District 5 - Eveleth areaMondayCO Darrin Kittelson (Int’l Falls #1) reports spring fishing activity on the Rainy River was busy during the beginning of last week, however as the weekend rolled around so did the wind, snow, and cold temperatures which sent most people home early.
With less than half the average snowfall across much of the state and extraordinarily warm winter temperatures, drought conditions in Minnesota have persisted through the winter.
The sun started coming up over Rainy Lake in International Falls on the morning of March 9, and there was something in the air that gave you the sense that something special was about to take place.That something special was Chris Baynes being the first snowmobile driver in history to eclipse the 200 mph barrier in 1, 000 feet with a run of 202.33 mph backed up by a 201.70 mph run.
Wonder when the ice will go out on your favorite lake?Minnesota Sea Grant has some ideas.
Water levels for Rainy Lake will target the top quarter of the rule curve as of March 24.The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board Water Levels Committee announced this week the spring regulation plan, which will be put into effect March 24.The plan calls for the target water levels for Rainy Lake at the top quarter of the rule curve, or 75-100 percent of the rule curve band.