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Reclaiming & Repurposing Mined Lands In Northern Minnesota
For generations, the Iron Range in Minnesota has been synonymous with mining, an industry that has profoundly shaped the physical and economic landscape of the region....
DNR Fish Survey Work On Pine Lake in the BWCA
On a recent September morning, a trio of researchers and biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries office in Grand Marais traveled to the...
Fall Colors Arrive To The North Shore: Outlook for 2023
As the days grow shorter and a subtle chill creeps into the air, Minnesota’s North Shore undergoes a colorful transformation. During this time, the North Shore becom...
Fall Black Bear Update & Start to 2023 Hunting Season in NE Minnesota
It has been yet another bountiful year for natural bear food, primarily fruits and nuts in the northeast region of Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of ...
Researchers Study Inland Lake Water Quality Impacts Following 2021 Greenwood Fire
The 2021 Greenwood Fire, which burned nearly 27,000 acres in northeastern Minnesota following a summer of heat and drought, has become a desirable place for scientists...
Moose Habitat Update from Superior National Forest in Minnesota
Minnesota’s moose population continues to face a variety of threats, including brainworm transmission from deer, predation from wolves and bears, winter ticks, and cha...
Northeast Minnesota 2023 Deer Hunting Regulation Changes
There are numerous DNR regulation changes heading into the 2023 deer hunting season. Some of which include the reduction or loss of antlerless lottery permits numerous...
Wood Turtle Habitat & Nesting Research In Northeast Minnesota
The wood turtle was designated a threatened species in Minnesota in 1984. It is predominantly terrestrial turtle, compared to it's aquatic counterparts, making it more...
Devil Track Lake Annual Walleye Survey & Rock Snot On The North Shore
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is busy conducting fish surveys on numerous inland lakes in northeastern Minnesota. In this week's episode, podcast...
Electrofishing with the DNR On Lake Superior Near Grand Marais
A team of fisheries biologists and researchers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently spent the better part of a night looking for coaster brook t...
Fishing On Lake Superior Where To Start
Fishing on Lake Superior is much different than chasing walleye from a canoe. Depth, the types and size of fish in Lake Superior, and the gear required to properly f...
New Acting District Ranger Gunflint Joe Mundell
Joe Mundell is familiar with the landscape on Superior National Forest. Currently serving as the acting Gunflint District Ranger, Mundell has been a U.S. Forest Servi...
Spruce Budworm Expands Farther Into Superior National Forest
Spruce budworm is a native insect and pest in the eyes of many North Shore residents. It continues to decimate balsam firs and to a lesser extent the region's spruce. ...
Implications For NE Minnesota Region As Crossbows Permitted In Archery Deer Season
A law change passed in the Minnesota 2023 legislative session will now allow deer hunters who purchase an archery license to use a crossbow, starting this fall hunting...
Jessica The Guide From Seagull Creek Fishing Camp
Seagull Creek Fishing Camp is a small, quiet resort on the Gunflint Trail at the edge of the BWCA. It is owned and operated by Mike Berg. He started the business in 19...
Bad Bug Season Continues Near Lake Superior And BWCA
The bugs are bad this year. Mosquitoes. Black flies. More mosquitoes. From the Boundary Waters to the shores of Lake Superior, the biting insects remain in full forc...
Finland DNR Fisheries Office Change And Steelhead Spring Run Over
Dean Paron, the longtime Finland Area Fisheries Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is leaving his post along the Baptism River. And while ...
Recap Of Moose Conference In Grand Portage
The North American Moose Conference is an annual gathering that brings together researchers, conservationists, and aspiring graduate students from across the continent...
Hiking Trail Update Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial climb toward the peak of outdoor recreation and visitors arriving to the North Shore. Hiking is among the most accessible and ...
New Grand Marais Fisheries Supervisor And Forest Service MOU With Chippewa Bands
EJ Isaac is the new fisheries supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at the Grand Marais office. WTIP listeners know EJ from his time working wit...
BWCA and Inland Lakes Fishing Opener Preview
Fishing Opener is here. There was great angst among many who fish in and around the Boundary Waters in the weeks leading up to the Minnesota Fishing Opener. The open...
Cervid Farm Ban in Cook County and Wolf Finds Deer Near Highway 61
The Cook County Board of Commissioners took action that will ban any deer, elk, or other cervid farms to operate locally. In doing so, Cook County becomes the first c...
Steelhead Run Slowly Starts On The North Shore
The steelhead are moving. Reports from late April at rivers near Duluth and Two Harbors that flow into Lake Superior were promising for steelhead anglers along the N...
Earth Day Celebrations And Legislative Update
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. In this episode we hear from Kat Meyo, the executive director of the Cook County Local Energy Project, about the Earth Day Fair taking...
Cook County Chapter of Starry Skies North Celebrates Upcoming Dark Sky Week
International Dark Sky Week is a celebration that occurs once a year with the goal to raise awareness around the harms and realities of light pollution and promote the...
Spring Raptor Migration in Northern Minnesota
The spring migration season is in full swing, despite the elongated winter conditions in northern Minnesota. Bald Eagles are the first raptors to return to the norther...
Trout Season Comes To An End & Duluth Resident Finishes Iditarod On Fat Bike
Lake trout fishing on lakes in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness comes to an end for the ice-fishing season on Friday, March 31. Ice fishing for st...
Ice Fishing And Traveling with Sled Dogs
Kate Tender and Allison Opheim spent the winter working as sled dog tour guides at Points Unknown, a Cook County business near the Arrowhead Trail. Kate and Allison...
Turkey Reintroduction in Minnesota & The Upcoming Spring Hunting Season
Following habitat loss and over harvesting of wild turkeys in the late 1800s and early 1900s, wild turkeys ceased to exist in Minnesota. In the early 1970s, the Minn...
Converting Wildfire Fuel Into Biochar In Superior National Forest
Wildfires are a real and present threat nationally, but also in Minnesota’s northern dense landscape, like the Superior National Forest. There is one tree species in t...
