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People have through Sunday, April 11, to submit comments on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ proposed waterfowl hunting regulations and seasons. Comments may be submitted by completing on online comment form through Sunday, April 11.

Beginning April 5, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will lead an intensive invasive carp removal effort in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis. The innovative Modified Unified Method (MUM) combines netting and herding techniques to drive and concentrate invasive carp from a large area of water into a small zone for removal.

Extreme fire risk conditions today in portions of east-central and northeast Minnesota have caused the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for the following counties: Carlton, Pine and St. Louis.

The U.S. is experiencing an increase in Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) cases in recent days (California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Utah).

Minnesota produce farmers now have until March 19, 2021, to apply for cost reimbursement associated with water testing for generic E. coli. Under a new Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) mini-grant program, farmers who paid for generic E. coli water testing between September 30, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2020 may be eligible for up to $400 to cover these expenses.  

Preliminary results of a study testing white-tailed deer spleens for presence of neonicotinoid pesticides show exposure of deer throughout the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).