Northland Nature...Barred owls are welcome residents of May woods

During May, those of us who watch nature closely will find plenty to see. The woods are filled with spring wildflowers and fern fiddleheads on the forest floor, while the trees provide a greening canopy overhead.

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Catbird Seat...Stamps of Approval

If you’ve been fishing any time during the last, say, 12 years or so, you might already be familiar with the art work of Big Lake’s Stuart Nelson.

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• Raising money for Teen Challenge
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In Our Own Backyard….You are what you eat

The object in the plastic sandwich bag was long and slender, with a tall, honeycombed cap resting over a thick stem. My sister had picked it along a woods trail near her house just outside Minneapolis, and she decided to bring it when they came to our house for Mother’s Day weekend.

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Arbor Day blankets the county in new growth

A number of recent events in celebration of Arbor Day have contributed greatly to the environment and taught hundreds of school kids the value of taking care of it.

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Mayors work with American Cancer Society to help minorities beat cancer

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Early fishing opener slipping off the hook

Time is running out to kick the Minnesota fishing opener up a week.

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Minnesota panels recommend moderate increases in deer herd

Panels meeting in Tower and Floodwood this past week suggested mostly moderate increases in deer population goals for most deer permit areas in those regions, said Jeff Lightfoot, regional wildlife manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Grand Rapids.

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New required aquatic invasive species rules decal for boaters now available

A new required decal is now available for Minnesota boaters to help remind them of the state’s aquatic invasive species laws, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today.

Confiscated hunting, fishing equipment auction set for April 28

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold an auction of confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Saturday, April 28 beginning at 10 a.m.

DNR to offer limited moose hunt this fall

Consistent with the state's moose management plan, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that it will offer a limited bulls-only hunting season this fall.

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Burning restrictions take effect March 26 for much of central and northern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will place burning restrictions over much of the state starting March 26, with more areas included later.

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Our View: Bikes are transportation, too

On Tuesday evening, about a dozen residents gathered at the Cloquet Public Library – a meeting held thanks to the Statewide Health Improvement Program – to talk about ways to make Cloquet more bike- and pedestrian-friendly as well as more connected.

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Making Cloquet more accessible to walkers, bikers, strollers

Close to a dozen residents of all ages met Monday at the Cloquet Public Library to discuss exactly that, and to go on a sample “walkability tour.”

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Rural Carlton wildfire blamed on cigarette

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Spirit Mountain ski patrol holds open house days

Recruitment Drive Offers a Chance to Ski with the Patrol