Things are beginning to look a bit greener, but be careful; fire season isn’t over yet. Very little precipitation is expected in the Arrowhead region where fuel conditions are unusually dry...

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A 45- to 50-pound grass carp, one of four Asian carp species that threaten aquatic resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin, was caught by a commercial fisherman in the St. Croix River on April 7. The fish was caught near Douglas Point Beach across the river from Prescott, Wis...

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One of St. Croix State Park's most popular river access sites is temporarily closed due to bridge construction, according to park manager Jack Nelson...

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The newly released Alternative Shoreland Standards and Healthy Lakes will be the themes for North Central Minnesota Lakes Stakeholder meeting to be held from 9:30 am till 12:00 noon, on Friday, April 21, at the Hubbard Community Center, Hubbard, MN...

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Minnesota's spring wild turkey hunt is underway. Turkey hunters who will take to the woods for the 2006 spring turkey hunting season should remember two things - be sure to have permission to hunt on the land and hunt safely...

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages state park visitors to discover great camping opportunities as well as save money by staying overnight at any of 18 "Discovery" parks...

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Minnesota's woodlands aren't the only place to hear wild turkeys this year. Turkey calls, tips on tactics, habitat and safety are the subject of a new podcast, now available on the Department of Natural Resources' Web site...

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Lt. Rod Smith (New Ulm) organized the rescue of two fishermen who had driven their snowmobile into open water at the mouth of a river of Lake Winnie. Lt. Smith was on time off at his cabin when he heard people yelling for help. When he walked around to the front of the cabin he could...

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The annual Minnesota state park open house will take place this year at most parks on Sunday, June 4, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is revising the Fish Consumption Advisory to include guidelines on eating fish from Pool 2 of the Mississippi River that may contain PFOS, a perfluorochemical (PFC). PFOS has been measured in the edible tissues of bluegill sunfish and smallmouth bass at levels of health concern for people who eat these fish too often. Pool 2 refers to the section of the Mississippi River between the Hastings Dam and the Ford Dam in St. Paul, including some backwater lakes and connecting channels...

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It doesn't happen often but occasionally wild turkeys turn the tables on us...

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