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While Lt. Larry Hanson explains how the Department of Natural Resources uses dogs to find invasive zebra mussels, his rescue dog Digger plays with a ball that was the dog’s reward for finding the zebra mussels hidden on a boat trailer Tuesday during a news conference and demonstration at Fort Snelling State Park. Jennifer Simonson | MPR Photo

Meet new zebra mussel inspectors: dogs

ST. PAUL — Zebra mussels often elude human inspectors that search boats being hauled into and out of Minnesota lakes. This year, they might have a harder time escaping the...

outdoors / environment Tue, May 07, 2013 - 11:49pm

Don Williams of Bemidji submitted this photo of an otter and two geese on the Mississippi River near Bemidji earlier this week. Submitted photo

Don Williams of Bemidji submitted this photo of an otter and two geese on the Mississippi River near Bemidji earlier this week. Submitted photo

outdoors / environment Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 10:16pm

Report: Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, but there's still time to stop the dreaded invaders from becoming...

outdoors / environment Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 8:46am

Lake Winona, which is the discharge point for the Alexandria Lakes Area Sanitary District, has been found to have high levels of triclosan. Forum News Service

Washing your hands might be bad for fish

ALEXANDRIA— A lot of questionable decisions were made in the 1960s. Was introducing the antibacterial agent triclosan one of them? The antimicrobial ingredient was first used decades ago in Dial...

outdoors / environment Tue, Mar 26, 2013 - 11:10pm

Brown marmorated stink bug

Stink bug discovery called a ‘big deal’

DULUTH — Its name is no joke. The brown marmorated stink bug really does give off a stink when disturbed. Even more disturbing: It’s been discovered in St. Louis County...

outdoors / environment Sat, Mar 16, 2013 - 11:27pm

Groups sue to end Midwest wolf hunt

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great...

outdoors / environment Tue, Feb 12, 2013 - 1:37pm

Minnesota DNR debuts live eagle cam

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recovery of the bald eagle shows how endangered species laws can work, and now a pair of the iconic birds will be help get...

outdoors / environment Fri, Feb 08, 2013 - 9:12am

Bemidji hosting endangered species meeting tonight at Sanford Center

BEMIDJI – One of five statewide meetings to gather public input about proposedupdates to Minnesota’s list of endangered plants and animals species is planned for tonight. The Department of Natural...

outdoors / environment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 10:21am

2012 was bad year for poachers in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 2012 was a bad year for poachers in Minnesota. The Department of Natural Resources says a surge in calls to its Turn In Poachers hotline...

outdoors / environment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:19am

DNR to research dwindling Minn. moose population

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources is launching a moose research project in northeastern Minnesota to determine why the state's population of the animal is declining...

outdoors / environment Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 9:25am

Program aims to breed rare Minn. butterflies

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The 20 tiny butterfly larvae being cared for by a Minnesota Zoo biologist could represent the last hope for a species that used to be...

outdoors / environment Tue, Dec 25, 2012 - 5:23pm

This undated photo provided by the University of Colorado shows a mountain pine beetle fighting through the copious resin production by an attacked lodgepole pine. Centimeters away, orange frass in the pitch proves successful entry of other mountain pine beetles into this tree. (AP Photo/University of Colorado, Michael Wente) Copyright 2010, The Associated Press

Expedited forest plan calls for more thinning, flexibility in NE Wyoming

By KEVIN WOSTER Rapid City (S.D.) Journal,writer Black Hills National Forest officials will rely on streamlined regulations and extensive commercial tree thinning in a new attack plan against the mountain...

outdoors / environment Tue, Dec 18, 2012 - 1:51am

Abundant snow won't relieve drought conditions

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — With all the snow in parts of Minnesota, it seems surreal to think more than 80 percent of the state is in a severe or...

outdoors / environment Tue, Dec 11, 2012 - 9:20am