Outdoors

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is expanding the areas subject to open burning restrictions of vegetative debris.

It is finally April, the snow is melting, and the fantastic smell of spring is in the air. However, if you are smelling something foul, it might just be Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana). Callery pear is famously known for its attractive white spring blooms and infamously known for its pungent scent, which has been associated with rotting fish and other unsavory odors. The well-known Bradford pear is one of many Callery pear varieties.

VNP REPORT

This edition of Weed of the Month, “Bite Back – Taking Advantage of an Invasive Problem,” generated a lot of interest with readers. With that interest came many engaging comments and questions, inspiring us to write a bonus edition of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Weed of the Month.

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MINNESOTA STARWATCH

The National Weather Service in Duluth will offer free Skywarn Spotter Training Classes across the northland this spring.

Voyageurs National Park staff plan to conduct prescribed burns in selected wetlands in and near Black Bay and Cranberry Bay on Rainy Lake this month.

District 5 - Eveleth area