STAFF REPORT Members of Voyageurs National Park staff are gearing up for the summer, and how to protect Borderland resources from aquatic invasive species. Superintendent… Login to continue reading Login…
Rainy River-Rainy Lake and Lower Rainy River Watershed will be the focus of a community conversation at 3 p.m. April 11, hosted by the Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District staff.
As April opens, the stage is set for some serious planetary action in the morning sky. On April Fools’ Day, Venus, Saturn and Mars sit close to each other above the eastern horizon, almost equally spaced and in that order from left to right.
Discovery of a wild white-tailed deer infected with CWD within the city of Grand Rapids has prompted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to update its chronic wasting disease response plan. The response plan will better reflect a statewide approach to disease surveillance, management, control and education.
An eagle soars over the Rainy River as swans and geese rest on ice below. PHOTOS BY BEN SUNNE .
Voyageurs National Park staff will burn areas of wetlands to treat areas of invasive hybrid cattails from now through April, weather permitting. Burning will include floating and rooted cattails as well as other wetland areas to remove dead vegetation, rejuvenate wetland plant communities, and reduce woody plant encroachment.
A full moon rising Friday evening over Rainy Lake’s Deer Island. PHOTO BY PATTY GROWETTE .
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anglers and others to comment on fisheries management plans through April 15 for several waterbodies in the International Falls Fisheries work area.
Tuesday: Final report from International Voyageurs Snowmobile Club Alicia Budris: What a season. One of the best in years for snow.
Ben Sunne shot these photos of what appears to be a male sharp-tail grouse performing a courtship dance. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that each spring, as many as 25 males gather in a grassy area and begin to display.