Forty years ago, bipartisan legislation created the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from a storied state fish and game department and what had been, until a few years previously, a collection of regulatory agencies perceived by some as toothless and duplicative...

Anglers are reminded that both large and smallmouth bass season on the Great Lakes and the inland waters closed on December 31, 2007.

Port Crescent State Park will hold a "GO-Get Outdoors" candlelight cross-country ski night on Jan. 12. Approximately 1.5 miles of the groomed cross-country ski trail will be illuminated for night skiing. Luminaries will be lit at 5:30 p.m. and skiers may begin skiing after that time. A bonfire and refreshments will be available for the skiers to help them warm up...

Proud Lake Recreation Area will begin hosting weekly "GO-Get Outdoors" candlelight "hikes" each Tuesday evening around the Marsh Trail for those with cross-country skis or snowshoes...

Mitchell State Park in Cadillac reminds campers that outdoor recreation doesn't have to stop when the temperatures and snow start falling. Whether it's snowmobiling, ice fishing, downhill or cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just enjoying the winter landscape, Mitchell State Park has a lot to offer in the winter...

The Department of Natural Resources announced today that it has executed agreements with all 69 snowmobile trail grant sponsors, who have signed their trail maintenance and grooming grants to cover more than 6,546 miles of Michigan's designated snowmobile trail system...

The Department of Natural Resources has announced that new Global Positioning System (GPS) quality snowmobile trail maps have recently been posted on the department's Web site...

The Michigan Forestry Visitor Center and Logging Museum at Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling has announced its schedule of winter and spring programs for 2008...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the DNR Commissioner’s Advisory Task Force are looking for input from the public on what would make the proposed state park at Lake Vermilion in northeastern Minnesota a place they would want to visit...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public review and comment on the proposed construction of an 11-mile ATV trail connecting the city of Chisholm with Highway 5 and Connor’s Road just northwest of the city in west-central St. Louis County...