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Weekly Conservation Officer Reports

Aug 20, 2019 10:32AM ● By Editor

District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - August 19, 2019

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Possible federal protection has no immediate impact on lake sturgeon management, regulations in Minnesota

Aug 18, 2019 09:03AM ● By Editor

In the short term, the Fish and Wildlife Service will begin gathering information from states and tribes on lake sturgeon status and management. By Brad Dokken of the Grand Forks Herald - August 18, 2019

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EPA, Michigan to spend $6.7 million to protect endangered Lake Superior reef

Aug 16, 2019 08:53PM ● By Editor

These smothering sands are encroaching to cover Buffalo Reef, a 2,200-acre natural underwater structure that scientists and researchers say is vital for lake trout and lake whitefish spawning. By Matt Durr from mlive.com - August 16, 2019

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Paradise Lost: Reflections on a legacy of trips to the BWCA

Aug 16, 2019 08:30PM ● By Editor

I just returned from the BWCA, and I learned that though the wilderness is constant and unchanging, I’m not. By illiniguy from ricochet.com - August 16, 2019

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How rollbacks to the U.S. Endangered Species Act could impact conservation in Canada

Aug 16, 2019 08:14PM ● By Editor

The two countries share hundreds of cross-border species at risk. By Stephanie Hogan · CBC News · August 16, 2019

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DNR manages wild rice lakes with an eye on water levels and climate

Aug 16, 2019 08:06PM ● By Editor

More than 2,000 lakes and rivers in 64 Minnesota counties contain wild rice, with concentrations of rice being the highest in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca and St. Louis counties. From the Minnesota DNR - August 16, 2019

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Video: Massive Lake Trout caught on Lake Superior

Aug 14, 2019 10:13AM ● By Editor

The fish could have been a record catch, but the fishermen released it before it was weighed. From KSTP-TV - August 13, 2019

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Video: Moose dives off cliff, swims away like nothing happened.

Aug 13, 2019 05:10PM ● By Editor

Dr. Ronald Moen, a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, researcher in mammalian ecology, and recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Moose Biologist Award confirmed that our daredevil friend here was not in serious danger. By Sage Anderson of mashable.com - August 13, 2019

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Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Protections For Endangered Species

Aug 13, 2019 06:29AM ● By Editor

Republicans talk about improving efficiency. Democrats talk about increasing protections. Both, at times, talk about the need for more money to fund wildlife conservation. By Nathan Rott of National Public Radio News - August 13, 2019

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Forest management company revises plan for Brook Trout Triangle

Aug 13, 2019 06:17AM ● By Editor

Road access, harvesting pulled from proposed 10-year plan. From CBC News Thunder Bay · August 13, 2019

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