The Minnesota DNR is shifting to rotational CWD surveillance, and southwest Minnesota is first. Hunters there must have deer one year old or older sampled on opening weekend.
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Open campsites, peak fall color and dozens of naturalist events await families during next week's long MEA weekend, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says.
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Minnesota’s fall colors are arriving across the state. From winding forest roads near Ely to the North Shore and Mississippi River bluffs, here are five drives to put on the fall-color calendar.
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What was a below-average wildfire season in Canada just 10 days ago has become a national emergency, with nearly 1,000 fires now burning and area burned surpassing the 25-year average. Spain, meanwhile, is mourning 13 dead in one of its deadliest wildfires on record.
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Extreme fire danger persists across northern Minnesota, with a new red flag warning in effect Tuesday for Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties. The warning follows a peacetime emergency declaration and National Guard mobilization as wildfires near the Boundary Waters continue to spread.
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that Southern California's landmark clean air rule for more than 1.3 million boilers and water heaters isn't preempted by federal energy law, dealing a defeat to gas manufacturers and trade groups that sued to block it.
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Minnesota wildlife officials have widened a ban on deer feeding and attractants to five additional counties, citing new detections of chronic wasting disease in wild deer last year.
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The Minnesota DNR’s updated electronic licensing system will allow hunters and anglers to purchase and carry licenses digitally, online or in person beginning June 9.
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DUNBAR, MN — A new 1-mile segment of the Mill Towns State Trail is now open, giving residents and visitors expanded access to walking, skiing, snowshoeing and other non-motorized recreation just south of Dundas.
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The Nature Conservancy has added 105 acres of forest in West Greenwich to Rhode Island’s protected lands, creating a publicly accessible preserve that strengthens wildlife habitat and water resource protection in the state.
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