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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

Beaks are diverse wonders of nature

Beaks or bills, whatever you want to call them, are among the most diverse body parts found on creatures the world over. Designed for procuring food, masticating, and working food...

outdoors Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:37pm

Bemidji area lakes avoid winter's first major snowfall

The Bemidji area avoided the first major snowstorm of the year, with only a couple of inches of new snow falling on the local lakes. While most Minnesotans were digging...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Dec 13, 2012 - 3:46pm

Bemidji area bird counts are this weekend

BEMIDJI – The annual Christmas winter bird counts will be held in the Bemidji area, Lake Bemidji State Park and Walker on Saturday while the bird count at Itasca State...

outdoors Thu, Dec 13, 2012 - 3:44pm

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

DNR wants to add moose to endangered species

DULUTH — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to add moose to the state's endangered species list. The moose population is declining in Minnesota, so the DNR wants to...

outdoors Tue, Dec 11, 2012 - 9:17am

Steady cold temperatures welcomed by Bemidji area anglers

Several days with temperatures above freezing this past week were enough to melt much of the snow on the ground in the Bemidji area. Fortunately for those who like ice...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Dec 06, 2012 - 11:49am

Blane Klemek: The music of birds is all around us

Countless birdsongs throughout my lifetime have become indelibly etched into my mind from the moment I had first heard it. For example, I was a mere 6 years old when...

outdoors Fri, Nov 30, 2012 - 6:35pm

Ice is here but thickness will vary on Bemidji area lakes

Lakes in the Bemidji area have been slowly freezing over for the last couple of weeks. A few lakes froze early and a few lakes still have open water, with...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - 2:46pm

17 wolves taken so far in late Minn. wolf season

DULUTH — Minnesota hunters killed at least 17 wolves during the opening weekend of the late wolf season, where trappers had their first chance at the animals. According to the...

outdoors / hunting Mon, Nov 26, 2012 - 10:59am

Wild turkeys abundant in Minnesota, elsewhere

As is often told, Benjamin Franklin, whether as a joke or not, proposed that the United States adopt the wild turkey as its national emblem. It was argued that the...

outdoors Sun, Nov 25, 2012 - 11:34pm

Bemidji area lakes remain open as Thanksgiving approaches

There is usually enough ice to walk on somewhere in the Bemidji area by the weekend after Thanksgiving but that may not be the case this year. There were a...

outdoors / fishing Wed, Nov 21, 2012 - 11:05am

Blane Klemek: Raven and wolf: Unrelated, yet linked

There are two species of wildlife that I consistently associate with wilderness. Within these wild environments, which include northern Minnesota, exist gray wolves — their tracks in the snow revealing...

outdoors Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 8:15pm

Bemidji area anglers continue to wait for lakes to freeze

The firearms deer season ends in the Bemidji area on Sunday. Once the firearms deer season closes most outdoor enthusiasts will be waiting for the lakes to freeze, so the...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - 12:30pm

Blane Klemek: Bird baths good for birds and bird-watchers

While exploring a relative’s farm in Polk County, I once climbed into a deer stand overlooking the property’s woodlands, wetlands and croplands. It was a gorgeous October evening as the...

outdoors Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 4:46pm

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