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County helps reclaim wilderness through approval of DNR acquisition near Kabekona Lake
A “magical place” of pristine forestland south of Kabekona Lake, with an estimated value of $1 million, will be sold to the Minnesota Trust for Public Land for scientific research and aquatic management.By Sarah Smith, Park Rapids Enterprise , March 08, 2010
Chores bring thoughts of spring
It won’t be long and the “hoo-eek, hoo-eek” calls of hen wood ducks and the high-pitched whistles from drake “woodies” will be sounding from river-bottoms and wetlands everywhere. Conditions, I believe, should be favorable for this year’s annual return. Runoff from springtime snowmelt ought to fill low-flowing rivers and wetland basins with plenty of water.March 07, 2010
Buena Vista Snowjourn: Skiers take the course for 30th annual races
From 7-year-old twin skiers Anna and Elise Carlson of Barnum, Minn., to the senior competitor Jan Niskanen, 75, of Bemidji, the mild March weather Saturday gave 75 skiers a good norning for the 30th annual Buena Vista Snowjourn.
March 07, 2010
Bear comes out of hibernation
A black bear came out of hibernation early Friday to enjoy the warmth of sun. It crawled out of a culvert along the U.S. Highway 2 bypass. Officials remind motorists to leave the animal alone. It is illegal to park along the highway. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
March 06, 2010
Paul Nelson column for March 5: Focus turns to panfish as gamefish season ends
The gamefish season is over for the inland waters of Minnesota, but that does not mean the ice fishing season is over.March 05, 2010
Kestrel displays great spirit, speed and swiftness 
A few Aprils ago while standing in my backyard looking across the pond, I heard the high-pitched “ki-ki-ki” calls of a kestrel.
February 28, 2010
Paul Nelson fishing column for Feb. 26: Last chance to go after gamefish this weekend
The season closes for walleyes, northern pike and other gamefish species q5 midnight Sunday night. Anglers are allowed to fish for crappies, sunfish, perch and rough fish species like whitefish and eelpout continuously in Minnesota.
February 26, 2010
Lake Bemidji Pond Hockey Classic: Crews ready for tournament launch
The boards are in place, the warming tent is up and seven rinks are polished for the first Lake Bemidji Pond Hockey Classic beginning today and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 28.
February 26, 2010
Walker Eelpout Festival draws thousands
WALKER, Minn. – It’s the fishing festival where almost nobody dips a line. But the beer flows, the decked-out rigs roll, and it’s de rigueur to see a mini-bar being towed by a four-wheeler sliding by – with customers bellied up with a cold brew.
By Sarah Smith, Forum Communications , February 22, 2010
Blane Klemek column: The raven is a special bird
Ravens. There’s something very special about this large black bird so similar looking to its smaller cousin the American crow, yet so very different. They’re a symbol of the Northland’s cold and snow-laden wintertime coniferous forests –their calls beckoning, resonating, haunting.
February 21, 2010
Paul Nelson fishing column for Feb. 19: Eelpout Festival begins today in Walker City Park
Fishing should improve quickly once the snow starts to melt and more seasonable weather patterns arrive in the Bemidji area.
February 19, 2010
Record 212-pound sturgeon speared in Wisconsin believed to be 100 years old
OSHKOSH, Wis. - A Wisconsin wildlife official says the record-setting sturgeon speared over the weekend may have been more than 100 years old.
February 16, 2010
Blane Klemek column: European starlings are successful competitors
Many years ago when I was employed as the manager of Wetlands, Pines and Audubon Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge and environ-mental education center near Warren, Minn., some of my duties included building, installing, monitoring, and maintaining bluebird and wood duck nest boxes. I especially enjoyed monitoring the structures to see if any boxes were occupied by nesting birds, squirrels, raptors or what have you.
February 14, 2010
National Long Track Marathon: Speed skating slated for Lake Bemidji
The 1,000-meter oval has been cleared and preparations are almost complete for the 2010 National Long Track Speed skating Marathon Feb. 20 and 21.
By Molly Miron , February 13, 2010
Blane Klemek column: Backyard bird count gives amateurs chance to contribute to science
The National Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology are once again sponsoring the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).
February 07, 2010
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