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The great blue heron is a fascinating bird. Though somewhat gangly in physical stature, the bird is graceful in flight, remarkably stealthy when hunting for food, and is beautifully plumaged...

Bemidji made Outdoor Life's list of America's 200 best hunting and fishing towns for 2009. Bemdji ranked No. 31 on the list, which appears in the June/July issue. While Bemidji's...

Once a week for nearly a month, I checked the brand new nest box to see how the duck inside was faring. The wood duck hen had accepted the box...

President Barack Obama's 2010 budget would boost U.S. Forest Service funding by 8.9 percent. While setting national priorities that "acts to save and create new jobs, and lay a new...

After about 90 minutes of public testimony Tuesday evening, the Beltrami County Board members voted unanimously to make two changes in the timber harvest policy for Three Island Park, Movil...

Springtime is the best time. In terms of phenology, so much is happening seemingly all at once that it's as if the unfolding events are too much for our senses...

Trees would continue to be harvested in Beltrami County parks, but under a much more subdued policy, a policy county commissioners will consider Tuesday. In February, a group of citizens...

The on-again, off-again potential development of remote areas on national forests, called roadless areas, is off again. U.S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday signed an interim directive giving him...

I didn't see my first bluebird until almost the second week of April this year. In past years, I have often seen or heard a singing male by - at...

The Beltrami County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to require Sunset Cove Resort owners to remove a road through the shoreland area of Cass Lake and restore the wetland. Resorters Al...