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This companion to the Conservation Department’s popular Natural Events Calendar caters to those who pursue traditional outdoor activities.
JEFFERSON CITY—Split-bamboo fishing rods, vintage shotguns and the beaming faces of successful hunters... [Read more]
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Newsbits
Late-Winter Deer Season Application Deadline Extended: The IDNR has reopened the online application system for permits for the Late-Winter Antlerless-only Deer Hunting Season. Hunters may... [Read more]
MADISON – The Great Lakes Compact takes effect Dec. 8, ushering in a new era of cooperation and conservation among those states that border the five Great Lakes, which hold one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water.
The historic agreement... [Read more]
A different idea for gift-giving this holiday season can help save Florida’s unique and varied fish and wildlife, and it can be used year-round. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles offers gift certificates for... [Read more]
The Department of Natural Resources announced today that the White Pine Trail in southern Wexford County will be temporarily closed to repair a wash-out of the trail bed. The project includes installing large boulders and stabilizing materials... [Read more]
Wanted: Information on the shooting of a young bald eagle last month near Paradise Public Fishing Area.
Matt Henry of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources found the wounded bird caught in a fence Nov. 19 at the PFA near Tifton. He and... [Read more]
BANDERA, Texas-Texas Horse Talk magazine readers have named a limestone trail through Hill Country State Natural Area the “Most Challenging Ride” in Texas. The trail, named Stair Step, leads horseback riders up a hill of narrow limestone... [Read more]
Public comment period is open through Jan. 9, 2009
State and Federal agencies working on the restoration of natural resources injured by wastewater discharges in Castro Cove, and the resulting sediment contamination, today released a Draft... [Read more]
HARRISBURG — Residents will benefit from the investment of nearly $44 million for 316 conservation and recreation projects that are designed to help revitalize communities and protect natural resources, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.
“The... [Read more]
Birds Afflicted with a Fungal Disease After Ingesting Moldy Grain
Recently, a dozen Canada geese were found sick or dead on a pond in northern Clinton County by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Wildlife staff responding... [Read more]