Minnesota Department Of Natural Resources

You can vote for the Gitchi-Gami State Trail once per day between now and April 6.

Everyone is encouraged to take a course, but they are legally required for anyone born after December 31, 1979, and they fill up fast.

The programs are free, but some do require advanced registration.

Bass seasons are now alternating between harvest seasons and catch-and-release seasons with no fishing closures. There many other changes anglers should be aware of.

Participants will also get to leave with the snowshoes they create in class.

The strategies Minnesota trees developed to survive the cold, harsh winter months didn't happen overnight.

The DNR pays collectors $200 per bushel for clean, closed, ripe, black spruce cones.

Bundle up and enjoy a 3-day free fishing weekend, which includes another Free Park Day on January 19.

Anglers are reminded of new rules on the use of automatic hook-setting devices, and the guidelines for multiple hook configurations and length.

There will be 190 for sale, including a 67-acre parcel near Island Lake Reservoir in Fredenberg Township, just northwest of Duluth.