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Survivors of deadly collapse at Georgia dock seek state's help for funerals, counseling

Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-operated ferry dock in Georgia say state officials should help them pay for funerals for the seven people killed as well as medical bills and counseling for those who lived

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Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada's Nova Scotia

Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate.

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Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires

Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate

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EagleCam shows heavy winds blow nest from tree; eaglet dies

Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were heartbroken over the weekend

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Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling for the state to build off its oil and gas expertise to tap into the developing industry of carbon storage as a way to generate new revenue without curtailing the extraction industries that underpin Alaska’s economy

The Independent UK

IDNR is looking for fishing instructors and Midewin seeks high schoolers for its Youth Conservation Corps

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for instructors for its Urban Fishing Program and Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie seeks high schoolers for its Youth Conservation Corps.

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Dennis Anderson: Walz, DNR propose to tap state surplus for $118 million to fix hatcheries, water accesses

A Department of Natural Resources gathering Friday in Bloomington with key stakeholders and Sarah Strommen, the agency's commissioner, detailed an ambitious $118 million onetime request Gov. Tim Walz is seeking from the state's surplus to repair and replace aging boat accesses, fish hatcheries and other outdoor-recreation infrastructure.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker appoints former Downstate legislator as IDNR director

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Natalie Phelps Finnie, a former Downstate legislator, as the new director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Raging wild turkey terrorises neighbourhood attacking and injuring residents

Locals around Coon Rapids in Minnesota, US, have had to go out of their houses armed with brooms and sticks to protect themselves from a wild turkey that has occupied the streets

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Dennis Anderson: DNR leader says funding needed, source to be determined

Appointed Department of Natural Resources commissioner in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz, Sarah Strommen is the first woman to lead the conservation agency. In the interview below Strommen, now reappointed by Walz, looks back at recent conservation successes and also at challenges that lie ahead. The interview has been edited…

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Colleen Callahan, the first woman to be director of the IDNR, is stepping down

Colleen Callahan, the first woman to be director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is stepping down on Jan. 16.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dennis Anderson: Citing some whoppers, Minnesota proposes changes in big fish record-keeping

MINNEAPOLIS — People are fascinated by big fish, and the Department of Natural Resources, like other conservation agencies nationwide, keeps a list of "record'' fish caught in Minnesota — a program that requires anglers to tell the truth about the weight and/or length of their catches, a whopper of an…

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Police seeking tips on shooting of bald eagle in Wisconsin

Police in Wisconsin are seeking tips to help them solve the case of a bald eagle that was shot and injured

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Fungus, not bird flu, likely cause of goose and duck die-off in southern Minnesota

Bird flu did not cause a large waterfowl die-off last week on a southern Minnesota lake, the Department of Natural Resources determined after testing some of the dead birds.

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Maryland’s juvenile rockfish count below average for fourth year, but state says there’s no need to panic

BALTIMORE — For the fourth straight year, juvenile rockfish numbers in Maryland waters were well below the historical average, according to a survey conducted by the state Department of Natural Resources.

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Minnesota DNR web series provides know-how and doesn’t skimp on substance

MINNEAPOLIS — When the COVID pandemic shuttered the Department of Natural Resources' program to teach Minnesotans how to hunt deer in 2020, outreach specialists adapted and produced an 11-part web series, covering topics like finding the correct firearm to scouting locations to field-dressing a whitetail.

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Mountain lion struck, killed by vehicle in DeKalb County

State officials believe the mountain lion may have been caught on video this year.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of whales wash up on beach after nearly 200 die in mass stranding tragedy

Hundreds of whales washed up on the anniversary of Australia's deadliest ever whale stranding in the exact same bay two years on, leaving rescuers racing against the clock to save them

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Towns may grow millions more trees with $1.5 billion for urban forestry

Last year, legislators in Washington state passed a law to bolster the urban forestry work of the Department of Natural Resources. The agency’s urban and community forestry program, which had just two staffers in 2020, will grow to nine positions once the department finalizes new hires.

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Fewer Minnesota doe permits in some areas after deep-snow winter

DULUTH, Minn. — Deer hunters across Minnesota will have about the same opportunities to bag a deer or two this fall compared to last, except in parts of northern Minnesota, where a deep-snow winter pushed the Department of Natural Resources to reduce the number of antlerless deer permits in an…

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Fresh look at rough fish and their protection builds steam

The "No Junk Fish Bill" carried this year in the Minnesota House by Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn would have required the Department of Natural Resources to evaluate rough fish designations and whether any nongame species need protection or management.

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Dennis Anderson: However vague, there’s movement in state’s most recent wolf management plan

Evidence of how glacially the wheels of government grind forward was made plain in recent days with the release of the Department of Natural Resources' most recent wolf management plan.

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Minnesota warden Keith Olson retiring after 34 years on Lake Superior

DULUTH, Minn. — Keith Olson was piloting the 27-foot Department of Natural Resources patrol boat through the Duluth Ship Canal, close to the north pier, back into the harbor after a couple hours of checking Lake Superior anglers.

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Dan Rodricks: Leave the Yock, Maryland’s officially ‘wild’ river, alone

The Youghiogheny River, in Western Maryland, is considered a Scenic and Wild River by the Department of Natural Resources. A few years ago, I hiked along four tough miles of the river and learned firsthand to appreciate what that special designation means.

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Chesapeake blue crab abundance falls to lowest level since scientists began tracking the population in 1990

An annual survey of the Chesapeake Bay has found the blue crab population at its lowest level since scientists began tracking the beleaguered species more than 30 years ago.

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