DNR proposal to lease, clear state managed forest lands for solar panels met with anger
Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar ...
Should Des Moines, Racoon, other Iowa rivers be on impaired list? DNR objects to EPA move
Michael Schmidt, general counsel for the Iowa Environmental Council, a statewide coalition of groups with environmental ...
With chronic wasting disease ‘endemic,’ DNR will stop culling deer in southeastern Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will discontinue targeted culling in the southeastern corner of the state — ...
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Solar deforestation plans faced internal backlash at Michigan DNR, documents show
Internal documents show DNR foresters questioned plans to lease and clearcut land for solar panels, and leadership struggled ...
Some Iowa counties give up the ability to weigh in on livestock facility construction
Iowa counties can have their own review on proposed animal feeding operation permits if they adopt a construction evaluation ...
DNR discontinues targeted culling of deer in part of Southeast Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will discontinue targeted culling in the southeast corner of the state — including parts of Winona and Fillmore counties — where chronic wasting disease ...
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January’s Tree of the Month? This one grows ‘spider balls’
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ January Tree of the Month is the Osage orange. It grows an iconic fruit that’s ...
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Hunters Disagree on the Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are ...
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Wisconsin DNR invites visitors to celebrate 125 years of state park system
MERRILL, Wisc. (WJFW) —This year, The DNR is celebrating the 125-year anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System. They ...
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Jan. 20 is the first Free Park Day of the Year
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas ...
I-80 rest area near Adair to reopen after semi fire, lactic acid spill
A western Iowa rest area that has been closed for several days after a semi fire and chemical spill is expected to reopen Friday afternoon.
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MN DNR evaluates progress on deer plan
Minnesota’s management of white-tailed deer populations shows numerous accomplishments, and work that remains before some goals and metrics are met, according to a Minnesota Department of Natural Reso ...