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The outdoors has been part of North Shore conservationist John Green’s life for as long as he can remember.
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Wilderness Camps Get Kids off the Couch
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What will your kids do on their summer vacation? Watch TV? Play video games? Spend hours on the Internet? For most kids, the answer is probably "all of the above." But if they go to a wilderness camp, their answers might be different.
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Sue Prom of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters has begun selling pink canoe paddles to raise money for breast cancer research.
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Summertime Tips to be Firewise
Although summer is a great time of year, don’t forget to do regular maintenance around your home. Simple everyday chores outside are not only good for you physically, but it is also a great way to keep your yard maintained and out of fire danger.
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Although summer is a great time of year, don’t forget to do regular maintenance around your home. Simple everyday chores outside are not only good for you physically, but it is also a great way to keep your yard maintained and out of fire danger.
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A Fishy North Shore Tradition
Shele and her husband, Harley, own Dockside Fish Market in Grand Marais. Dockside opened in 1998. Dockside is unique in the respect that they catch most of the fish they smoke themselves.
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Shele and her husband, Harley, own Dockside Fish Market in Grand Marais. Dockside opened in 1998. Dockside is unique in the respect that they catch most of the fish they smoke themselves.
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Why the BWCA Wilderness Needs Volunteers
Due to ever-present budget cutbacks, the USDA Forest Service relies on volunteers to maintain the hiking and backpacking trails in the BWCA.
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Due to ever-present budget cutbacks, the USDA Forest Service relies on volunteers to maintain the hiking and backpacking trails in the BWCA.
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Waterfleas are small but pivotal members of aquatic communities. However, a rogue species is giving the order Cladocera a bad name.
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Local Groups Oppose Steel River Development, Call for Permanent Protection
A coalition of Ontario angling groups opposes hydroelectric development on the Steel River.
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A coalition of Ontario angling groups opposes hydroelectric development on the Steel River.
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Amazon Native Found in Caribou Lake
A Minnesota DNR fisheries crew netted an unusual fish during a routine fisheries census of Caribou Lake, near Duluth.
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A Minnesota DNR fisheries crew netted an unusual fish during a routine fisheries census of Caribou Lake, near Duluth.
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National Forest Surveys Visitors
The Superior Natioanl Forest is surveying visitors throughout the coming year to learn more about their recreational use of the forest. The surveys are a followup to similar surveys conducted five years ago and are intended to update information and identify recreational trends.
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The Superior Natioanl Forest is surveying visitors throughout the coming year to learn more about their recreational use of the forest. The surveys are a followup to similar surveys conducted five years ago and are intended to update information and identify recreational trends.
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Weather Wipes out Autumn Migrants
Last fall, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)collected 50 dead birds that were floating 200-800 yards from shore in an eight-mile stretch of Lake Superior between Grand Marais and the Brule River mouth.
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Last fall, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)collected 50 dead birds that were floating 200-800 yards from shore in an eight-mile stretch of Lake Superior between Grand Marais and the Brule River mouth.
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Skiers: Pass, Please
Cross-country skiers must purchase a ski pass, and carry it with them while skiing. The passes are required on all Grant-in-Aid and state-operated cross-country ski trails, including trails in state parks and state forests.
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Cross-country skiers must purchase a ski pass, and carry it with them while skiing. The passes are required on all Grant-in-Aid and state-operated cross-country ski trails, including trails in state parks and state forests.
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Owl Experts in Duluth
Last winter’s owl invasion sparked interest in owls and birding tourism. A northern owls conference is scheduled for March 17-19 in Duluth at the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus.
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Last winter’s owl invasion sparked interest in owls and birding tourism. A northern owls conference is scheduled for March 17-19 in Duluth at the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus.
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Do Bridges Block Fish?
Last fall, Minnesota DNR biologists looked at 69 road crossings on 38 North Shore streams to determine if culverts and bridges were presenting barriers to fish migrating upstream from Lake Superior to spawn.
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Last fall, Minnesota DNR biologists looked at 69 road crossings on 38 North Shore streams to determine if culverts and bridges were presenting barriers to fish migrating upstream from Lake Superior to spawn.
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Some of the moose are emaciated, while some of the bulls have poor antler development. Researchers haven’t put their finger on the cause, yet, but are working to narrow the possibilities as part of an ongoing study. And they’re hoping to do it so the herd in the northeast doesn’t turn out like the population in the northwest, which has dropped precipitously in recent years and now numbers fewer than 100 animals.
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Lake Superior Online
Marathon, Ontario, now has a Web cam feeding real-time images to Internet.
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Marathon, Ontario, now has a Web cam feeding real-time images to Internet.
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Ban lead bullets? Gimme a break!
Lead fragments turn up in tests of venison donated to food shelves and immediately we are cautioned not to feed venison to children and pregnant women. Wildlife officials say centerfire bullets are prone to “fragmentation,” apparently exploding into toxic lead shrapnel when they enter a deer. Wow. It’s a wonder hunters and their progeny weren’t lead poisoned into extinction long ago.
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Lead fragments turn up in tests of venison donated to food shelves and immediately we are cautioned not to feed venison to children and pregnant women. Wildlife officials say centerfire bullets are prone to “fragmentation,” apparently exploding into toxic lead shrapnel when they enter a deer. Wow. It’s a wonder hunters and their progeny weren’t lead poisoned into extinction long ago.
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