Minnesotans can make a free visit to any state park or recreation area June 1 during the annual State Parks Open House, which is being called a Great Minnesota Picnic this year...

To protect spawning concentrations of walleye and allow them to disperse, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a delayed fishing opener for two bays in the Tower Fisheries Management Area. Boat travel is allowed through the areas that are closed to fishing...

Scores of eager anglers flocked to the Rainy River this spring despite having to push their boats across the ice to get to open water. They came to take advantage of the extended walleye season, which ended April 14, along the Minnesota-Ontario border waters...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are investigating why about 20 loons and grebes have become sick in and around the Serpent Lake Sanitary District wastewater treatment ponds in Ironton, which is located northeast of Brainerd...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting an open water creel survey on Rush and Little McDonald lakes, both located in Otter Tail County, from the fishing opener, May 10 through Sept. 30...

As the May 10 fishing opener approaches, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages anglers to visit the DNR Web site to familiarize themselves with the new 2008 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, which went into effect on March 1...

Spring open burning permit restrictions for much of northwest and west central Minnesota will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 24. The restrictions are meant to address the fact that most spring wildfires originate from the burning of yard debris, according to Olin Phillips, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fire protection manager...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds horse riders to buy their Horse Trail Pass. The pass, costs $21 for the calendar year purchased, and is required on horse trails within state parks, state forests, state trails, and state recreation areas for anyone 16 years of age and older. Cost for a daily pass is $5...

The application deadline for the 2008 black bear hunt is Friday, May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This fall’s black bear hunt will be Sept. 1 through Oct. 12 and the DNR is offering 11,850 licenses spread across 11 permit areas...

The application deadline for the 2008 bull-only moose hunt is Friday, May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A total of 247 bull permits are available in 30 zones in northeastern Minnesota for this year’s hunt, which runs Oct. 4-19, and winners are selected by drawing...