Army Worms Retreat: No Invasion In 2016
The invasion should have happened in 2014. Or last year. Definitely by now. But forest tent caterpillars are about as scarce as hen’s teeth these days. In great news for everyone planning June...
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Wisconsin Wolf Numbers Up After Trapping, Hunting Banned
WOLF1021c4 — A gray wolf moves through forested country in winter. Credit: MacNeil Lyons, National Park Service Wisconsin’s annual winter wolf survey found an estimated 880 wolves were roaming the...
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Minn. State Parks License Plate Voting Opens
Voting started today for a new Minnesota license plate that will commemorate the 125th anniversary of the state park system. Three finalists were picked from more than 60 entrants by a panel of judges...
View ArticleNorthern Minnesota’s Iconic Gunflint Lodge Sold
Gunflint Lodge, a staple on the Minnesota-Ontario border since 1925 and owned by the Kerfoot-Spunner family since 1929, has been sold. Bruce and Sue Kerfoot confirmed Wednesday that they sold the...
View ArticleWood Turtle Researchers Step In To Help
NORTH OF DULUTH — About 200 yards off a railroad grade, researcher Maddy Cochrane waved her antenna in a semicircle to hear the strongest beep on her VHF radio receiver, then bolted off in that...
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26,000 Sea Gulls, 360 Terns And A Whole Lot Of Bird Guano
Gulls, mostly of the ring-necked species, dominate the ground and the sky at Interstate Island. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com It’s almost Hitchcock-esque when you walk on Interstate Island, the site...
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Survey Finds Minnesota Wolf Population Stable
(Minnesota Department of Natural Resources photo) Minnesota had an estimated 2,278 wolves in 439 packs last winter, up just a tick from the year before, according to survey results released Monday by...
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National Park Service Wants New Wolves For Isle Royale
DULUTH, Minn. — Isle Royale’s decimated wolf population should get a life-saving infusion of 20 to 30 new wolves, National Park Service officials announced Friday. The Park Service released its draft...
View ArticleMinnesota Gets First New Bird Atlas In 81 Years
It took eight years, 700 volunteers and thousands of hours in the field, but Minnesota has its first new breeding bird atlas since 1936. The new, interactive, online atlas is considered the bible of...
View ArticlePark Service Nearing Decision On Isle Royale Wolves
DULUTH — The National Park Service is getting closer to announcing its final decision on reintroducing wolves to Isle Royale National Park, and it couldn’t come a minute too soon. Wolf researchers for...
View ArticleBe A Hero. Count Some Bird Poop For Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to trek across the north woods later this winter and count grouse poop in the snow, spruce grouse poop in...
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Minnesota Man Turns Ideas Into Tackle — And Catches Fish With It
ON STURGEON LAKE — Ron Riegger opened a clear plastic tackle tray, pulled out one of dozens of soft plastic lures from inside and handed it to me. Suddenly, my enthusiasm for a morning of fishing sank...
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Wildlife Experts Find Fault In Federal Plan To Delist Wolves
Five independent wildlife experts asked to review the federal plan to remove protections for gray wolves across the U.S. say the plan is fundamentally flawed and riddled with errors. The five...
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Jared Munch Stand Up Paddling From Duluth To Arctic Ocean
Jared Munch is a bonafide adventure junkie, so it’s not surprising he’s leaving from Brighton Beach in Duluth on Monday, June 10, bound for James Bay on the Arctic Ocean. He’ll be paddling there. On a...
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Hunting For Answers On Forest Bird Decline
WARBA, Minn. — In a dense forest of young alder, aspen and maple trees north of town, Debbie Petersen hollered for her dog, Riley, to slow down. She didn’t want him to stomp on any baby woodcock...
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‘No Child Left Inside’ Effort Gets Minnesota Funding
Legislation aimed at getting more kids outdoors in more ways — dubbed the No Child Left Inside bill — was included in the final natural resources package approved by Minnesota lawmakers in May with...
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In Praise Of 17-inch Walleyes
The fish that most often ends up in the Myers’ livewell deserves some love I ventured north last weekend, not to find fame or fortune, but to mow the lawn. But I digress. This is a column about...
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Minnesota Meets Wisconsin Via North Country Trail
National hiking trail will extend 4,600 miles from Vermont to North Dakota, and cross the Northland on the way. ALONG THE NORTH COUNTY TRAIL — In the woods of the Town Of Superior in Wisconsin, about...
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Minnesota High School Bass Clubs, Tournaments Growing Fast
ON ISLAND LAKE RESERVOIR — Jason Herstad casts left, Zach Carson casts right and they started working a line of old, underwater tree stumps along a mid-lake island, twitching their soft plastic bass...
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Wet And Wild River Ride
Whitewater rafting offers summer fun on Minnesota’s St. Louis River ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER — You might get dumped into the river for a quick swim. You might get sore shoulders from paddling. You might...
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