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Are Earthworms a Threat to State Forests?
By Team JustNorth :: 938 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment, Question of the Week

Earthworms make great fishing bait, but recent research has discovered that they are a threat to Minnesota's forests - making them an invasive species. What sort of damage do they cause?

Sticks, Boomerangs and Dirty Lakes
By Team JustNorth :: 556 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick...

Gone Fishing
By Doug Leier :: 998 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment, Fishing 101

I've found few activities that are more relaxing than spending an hour or even a minute casting a line. Even while typing, I can hear the rustle of the river and see a lure breaking the plane of water and sinking toward my next catch...

Slowing the spread of aquatic nuisance species
By Doug Leier :: 1021 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Fishing - General, Conservation and the Environment

While North Dakota doesn’t yet have ANS as significant as, say, zebra mussels in the Great Lakes, unwanted plants and animals continue to steal time and money away from state Game and Fish Department fisheries managers, and choke out habitat and fishing opportunities. It's a trend that no one wants to see expand...

Don’t touch orphaned or abandoned animals
By Doug Leier :: 984 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment

The local game warden’s phone rings a lot this time of year. Many questions relate to an injured or possibly orphaned duck, deer, raccoon or whatever someone happens to discover...

Disease issues in deer - getting closer to home
By Doug Leier :: 1225 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Hunting - Deer Hunting, Conservation and the Environment

In northwestern Minnesota near the town of Skime, sharpshooters recently completed a culling effort to reduce white-tailed deer numbers. Nearly 500 deer were killed over a two-month period. The campaign was a response to concerns over the potential spread of bovine tuberculosis...

Winter injured conifer needles turn red in spring
By Team JustNorth :: 687 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment

Winter has taken its toll on conifers. By this time, people have probably noticed all the red needles on red pines and other conifers especially those growing along highways. Although the needles look terrible, the buds, twigs and trees are not dead. The needles had a rough winter and they were discolored by winter injuries, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

Spring Cleaning - Outdoors Style
By Doug Leier :: 1328 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment, Outdoors Safety

As April gives way to May, I can’t say I’ve ever found myself wishing that April would stick around – save for some turkey hunting. For me, April is more of a gearing up and getting ready type of month, rather than feet on the ground (in the mud?) and getting it all done that May entails...

Paddlefish Changes in North Dakota
By Doug Leier :: 1524 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Fishing - General, Conservation and the Environment

North Dakota, paddlefish are found exclusively within the Missouri River System. They are the state’s largest fish, often growing longer than 5 feet and occasionally topping 100 pounds...

How Do I Keep Critters Out of the Garden?
By Doug Leier :: 1434 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Conservation and the Environment, Question of the Week

Whether it’s Canada geese in crops, raccoons in gardens or deer in hay stacks, the list is endless. More often than not, those seeking a means of limiting the disturbance of wildlife on their priority issue usually follow up their concern or complaint with this qualifier: “It’s not that I don’t like the (insert species here), I just don’t like that many or all the problems they bring.”...

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