Avian flu has been detected in wild birds at several central Iowa locations, prompting a temporary closure at Maffitt Reservoir.

Iowa’s trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17% over 2022. The nesting ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has approved a plan for exploratory mineral drilling just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) over objections from environmentalists ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently acquired 16,000 acres of forestland across 10 counties in northern Minnesota. Among the things the acquisition aims to do is protect critical ...

Minnesota waterfowlers will hold a Duck Summit March 27-28 in Nicollet — near the shores of venerable Swan Lake, which once was one of North America’s migratory bird meccas. The planned gathering, ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources approved a company’s plan to explore for minerals near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Under its approved plan, Franconia Minerals, a ...

SWATARA — Enbridge Energy will pony up $2.8 million after it breached an Aitkin County aquifer during construction of its Line 3 oil pipeline. In a news release Monday, the Minnesota Department of ...

CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports checking ice anglers this week. Time was also spent working recreational vehicle enforcement. Trapping activity was monitored and various calls for service were ...

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) saw no snowmobilers after multiple days of midweek rain reduced trails back to dirt, grass and rock. Some small streams opened during the rain while lake ice continues forming.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota waterfowlers will hold a Duck Summit March 27-28 in Nicollet — near the shores of venerable Swan Lake, which once was one of North America’s migratory bird meccas. The planned ...