For those who want to keep the romantic glow of Valentine’s Day going or those simply looking for a magical winter evening experience, a candlelight ski event at Lake Bronson State Park on Feb. 16 may just fit the bill, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Moonlight and the glow of candlelit luminaries will light the trails from 6 to 9 p.m. The 2.1 km candlelight trail is suitable for skiers of all abilities...

Sharpshooters for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will assist the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) later this month in agency efforts to reduce the deer population in the designated bovine tuberculosis (TB) deer management zone of northwestern Minnesota...

A variety of tree and shrub seedlings are still available from state forest nurseries, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Members of the 1837 Treaty Fisheries Technical Committee have established Mille Lacs Lake 2008 harvest caps of 430,000 pounds for walleye, 270,000 pounds for yellow perch and 25,000 pounds for northern pike...

Nearly 200 acres of prime wildlife habitat about half an hour from Minneapolis will be preserved as public open space thanks to the legacy of a Twin Cities leader who died more than three years ago...

Conservation Officer (CO) Marty Stage (Ely) had an unusual number of moose incidents within a 24-hour period. One involved two cars hitting each other and the moose. In another, a plow truck hit two bulls. The last moose, found by a bulldozer operator, most likely suffered from brain worm. 14 more stories...

Ice anglers are reminded to use caution as it will take a few days for the cold spell to tighten the ice back up. Heavy snow will insulate the ice and prevent the freezing process, so be careful especially in the areas with heavy snowfall...

Department of Natural Resources officials announced today the completion of a revised draft of the Michigan State Forest Management Plan. Revisions to the plan were in response to comments on an initial draft that was presented to the public in August of 2006...

The Department of Natural Resources wants to remind anglers that regulations are in place to protect Michigan's waters from the spread of a fish virus known as Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHSv). These regulations place restrictions on the use of certain species of fish or baitfish for fishing...

The Department of Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program has the cure for any woman who has a case of "cabin fever" and is longing to get outdoors -- two weekend BOW programs planned for February. The first is Feb. 22-24 at Bay Cliff Health Center at Big Bay in the Upper Peninsula, and the second is Feb. 29-March 2 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Center at Higgins Lake...