outdoors
Anderson: Equity in the outdoors means there's room for everybody
The DNR is making a new push to make the outdoors more inclusive.
Plan to raise bluegill numbers by lowering bag limits gaining support
DNR is pinpointing lakes for growing sunfish populations.
Battery fires prompt Twin Cities-based Rapala to recall 128K fishing knives
There have been 12 instances of fires, according to federal regulators.
Puffin stuff: Herring rules could boost funny-looking bird
The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit some of Maine's most beloved birds — puffins.
Northwest Sportshow cancels for second consecutive year
It was scheduled for March 25-28 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Anderson: Inseparable Lindner brothers built a fishing empire like no other
The Brainerd-area duo formed a pair of distinction, from tackle to media to a shared faith.
It's a 'finch winter' and other birds to watch for in Minnesota
While the pandemic has affected some birding traditions, the wildlife has produced a season to remember.
Suet is surefire way to bring hungry woodpeckers
Beef suet is a favorite of all insect-eating birds. Chickadees, nuthatches, brown creepers, and blue jays are fond of it, and it's the best food to consistently attract woodpeckers.
Grandfather began cabin history, including a sauna-build to entice help
Cabin Country: Before this was built, grandpa constructed a sauna on the shoreline to store tools (and entice helpers with a promise of a hot sauna and dip in the lake at the end of a hard day's work).
Minnesota's newest critical habitat license plate: Endangered pollinators
Images of the rusty patched bumblebee and a monarch butterfly appear on the plates.
Anderson: DNR's proposed duck rule changes run afoul of reality
Recent waterfowling regulation changes the DNR is offering for hunter consideration seem less an effort to ensure the future of waterfowling in Minnesota than an attempt to shoot our way to more ducks.
2021 BWCA visitors will have to learn to 'leave no trace' of their visit
The Forest Service says it's making educational videos mandatory for permits after last season's "unacceptably high amount" of damage to the wilderness.
It's not a trip to Antarctica. Make the leap to winter camping
Apply skills learned over the summer, adapt some gear, and consider a leap to a different season.
Grandma's Marathon on for June, but only at half of usual capacity
The country's 12th-largest marathon typically brings 20,000 participants and thousands of other visitors to Duluth each year.
Harvest season possible for eelpout, a fish on the rise
Research shows vulnerability; first bag limit possible in 2022.
Northfield feeding station has been fountain of observation
Watching nuthatches, northern cardinals and woodpeckers at a feeding station doesn't warm the day, but their actions warm the heart.
The cabin life in McGregor is a credit to 'tenacious' mom
Cabin country: This original cabin has grown into what is sometimes called "the compound."
Colorado begins wolf reintroduction plans OK'd by voters
Colorado could have to navigate years of pending litigation over the Trump administration's delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act as it tries to enact its own voter-approved initiative to reintroduce the predator to the state, top wildlife officials were told Thursday.
Ice fishing contests melting away because of Minnesota's pandemic restrictions
Some events have been canceled and others have gone virtual, where participants can fish numerous lakes. Still others are hoping to host modified events that meet social distancing guidelines
Birkie foundation cuts ties with sponsor Enbridge Energy
Enbridge is working to complete a new $2.6 billion pipeline across northern Minnesota that is the focus of legal action to stop the work over environmental and treaty rights concerns.