Smokey Bear missing
Smokey Bear warned against wildfires, but he never said anything about theft. Wisconsin Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward to find Smokey Bear — or at least a 6-foot-tall reflective aluminum...
View ArticleOwl collection
As we’ve reported several times, the Northland is seeing an influx of owls from Canada this winter. They’ve moved south in search of food, such as mice and voles. While many owls are finding good...
View ArticleBear news elsewhere
It’s good to know that wild animal sightings make the news in places other than Duluth. A black bear made the news in Cottage Grove, Minn., when it was spotted multiple times early Wednesday in the...
View ArticleLeave fawns alone
White-tailed deer across the Northland have started to have their fawns, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging people to leave the little dears alone. Even if you don’t see the...
View ArticleUnder mom’s watchful eye
Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Darin Fagerman of Grand Marais recently watched two wolf pups cross a road under the watchful eye of their mother, according to the weekly DNR...
View ArticleLeaping rainbow is a winner
Cloquet artist Stuart Nelson’s painting of a rainbow trout leaping to consume a mayfly has been chosen for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2014 Trout Stamp. Nelson won the 1999 trout...
View ArticleFree wheelin’ Labor Day weekend
On Labor Day weekend, Minnesota will host its first “Free Wheeling Weekend,” making it free to ride on state and grant-in-aid trails for two days, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials...
View ArticlePesky critters beware
Are varmints picking at your cabbage patch? Are deer deforesting your yard? Are you finding it’s not so nice to play host to mice? The Carlton County Extension Community Connect Program will present...
View ArticleBalsam bough-nanza
Did you ever wonder where all those Christmas wreaths come from? Well, the Northland’s forest is the easy answer. In Minnesota alone, about 1,700 tons of balsam boughs are harvested each autumn,...
View ArticleBird of a different feather to present
If you’ve been paying attention to the Outdoors Notes, and really, why wouldn’t you? You might have made plans to attend the Duluth Audubon Society’s meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday to see a presentation by...
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