News releases

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Public input needed on fisheries management plans for 151 Minnesota lakes

Published on February 20, 2025

March is the month to connect with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries offices across Minnesota about 151 lakes in 40 counties that will have their fisheries lake management plans updated in 2025.

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As deadlines approach, Minnesota DNR urges fish house owners to remove shelters from the ice

Published on February 20, 2025

With warm weather in the forecast for much of Minnesota during the coming week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anyone who still has a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal.

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Minnesota DNR to begin capturing and collaring elk for research project in northwest Minnesota

Published on February 18, 2025

Research biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will begin capturing and collaring elk for an in-depth elk research project in northwest Minnesota beginning early March 2025.

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Minnesota DNR proposes bear permit area boundary revisions

Published on February 18, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recommending changes to several bear permit area boundaries based on input from wildlife managers and Tribal requests, as well as an effort to align boundaries with consistent landscapes such as the edges between forested and agricultural lands, and reduce agricultural conflicts.

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Fish and Wildlife Almanac, Feb. 18

Published on February 18, 2025

A weekly list of news briefs about fish, wildlife and habitat management.