Outdoors

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa is accepting applications for 2015 AmeriCorps field crew member positions from individuals, ages 18 to 25, who have an interest in working outdoors. The priority application deadline is Dec. 31, but applications will be accepted until all positions...

There’s an avian tune that I listen for every year around this time. In fact, this season I heard it for the first time on Christmas morning. It’s a song that reminds us that even in the face of cold and ice, spring really isn’t all that far away. Indeed, what I’m referring...

It seems like a long time since we have gone into a new year with no snow on the ground. Every season seems to have a new twist making them all unique. With the lack of snow cover and the recent extreme cold snap, the lakes have had a chance to continue to make ice. We have great...

HILLMAN, Minn. - A 56-year-old Rice, Minn., man fell out of his tree stand Sunday and was carried out of the woods on a stretcher near 73rd Street in Lakin Township in Morrison County, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office reported. David Cheney was transported to St. Cloud Hospital...

With the news last week that zebra mussels have invaded two Becker County lakes (Melissa and Pickerel) a decision on what to do with the $150,000 the state has allocated to Becker County for aquatic invasive species prevention has acquired new sense of urgency. Thus, it came as...

In a split vote, the Becker County Commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the Dunton Locks tram between Muskrat Lake and Lake Sallie closed indefinitely. Last week, county staff closed the tram after the DNR confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Melissa, which is at the...

Spending time in nature is on the rise. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that state park permits were up in Minnesota in 2013, showing that people are getting outdoors more. “At Maplewood State Park, we have seen about a 20 percent increase in daily vehicle...

The Minnesota Coalition of Lake Associations (MN COLA) is releasing its Legislative Agenda for consideration in the 2014 Minnesota State Legislative Session. The overall intention of their 2014 legislative platform is to protect the waters of the state more effectively and more...