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Take a first day hike on New Year's Day

Vincennes Sun-Commercial 25 Dec 2025
Kick off America’s semiquincentennial with other outdoor lovers at one of the many First Day Hikes offered Jan. 1 at Indiana’s state parks and lakes ... .
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Ice fishing unsafe in southern Iowa, DNR cautions

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 24 Dec 2025
Some words may be mispronounced ... The DNR said anglers north of Highway 3 should check the ice before they fish ... The DNR recommends at least 4 inches of quality ice for ice fishing ... Comments ... .
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Zebra mussels were found in the Des Moines River. Why Iowa DNR isn't worried.

Des Moines Register 24 Dec 2025
The DNR confirmed that zebra mussels were in Saylorville Lake in November 2024 ... The DNR states that there were 41 buttons factories in Iowa, and that around 23,840 tons of shells were harvested from the Mississippi River in Iowa in 1899 alone.
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Conservation Officer Reports: Warmer weather deteriorates trail conditions

The Bemidji Pioneer 24 Dec 2025
District 2 - Bemidji area. CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports checking ice anglers this week. Time was also spent working recreational vehicle enforcement ... Other time was spent at monthly K9 training with other members for the DNR K9 Unit ... Cloud area ... .
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First-ever La Crosse County wild deer with CWD confirmed by DNR

Winona Daily News 23 Dec 2025
DNR officials confirmed La Crosse County's first detection of a wild deer with chronic wasting disease Monday. The diseased wild buck was harvested by a hunter within 10 miles of the Monroe and Vernon county borders ... .
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DNR Fishing Report: Stay Safe on the Ice this Winter

Clinton Herald 23 Dec 2025
Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing by the day, and even by the hour in some places. Iowa’s stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures has deteriorated the quality of ice across much of the state south of Iowa ... .
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Trapping violations, angling enforcement keep DNR officers busy

Grand Forks Herald 23 Dec 2025
Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for Monday, Dec ... Other time was spent at monthly K9 training with other members for the DNR K9 Unit ... .
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DNR, Enbridge settle fourth Line 3 aquifer breach

Duluth News Tribune 22 Dec 2025
Fund $1.2 million in environmental projects selected by the DNR “to benefit natural resources.” Pay $300,000 in civil penalties ... The DNR said Enbridge breached the Moose Lake aquifer near ...
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Smith: Cold Moon hunt produces pheasants and more at Theresa Marsh

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 21 Dec 2025
With funds from sales of Wisconsin hunting licenses and Pheasant Stamps, the DNR raises pheasants at the State Game Farm in Poynette and releases them in fall ... 15, according to the DNR.
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U.P. snowmobile trail section closed, DNR seeking reroute

Michigan Live 20 Dec 2025
The DNR warns riders to follow safety rules and regulations, which can be found here. More than 400 miles of snowmobile trails have been lost due to noise or trespassing, according to the DNR ... The DNR maps out state managed trails in three ways.
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Minnesota DNR acquires 16,000 acres of forestland

Grand Forks Herald 20 Dec 2025
The second transaction of just over $5 million involved the DNR acquiring 5,120 acres in St ... These lands will expand and consolidate ownership in existing state forests, creating larger, contiguous blocks of DNR land.
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Michigan’s first cougar cubs spotted again after nine months

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 20 Dec 2025
Nine months ago, the DNR discovered a pair of cougar cubs living in the Upper Peninsula wilds — the first sighting in more than 100 years ... However, confirmed sightings of cougars are still rare, with the DNR reporting 161 total sightings since 2008.
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