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Action plans outline strategies to enhance habitats for ducks and pheasants
Area wildlife managers across Minnesota soon will begin planning and implementing updated strategic conservation efforts designed to foster stewardship of ducks, pheasants and their habitats. These efforts follow the state’s recently updated pheasant and duck action plans.
Sign up for firearms safety certification
Though most hunting seasons are more than seven months away, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages anyone who plans to take a firearms safety class to sign up now.
Vehicle Breaks Through Ice on Del Clark Lake near Canby, Minnesota
On February 2, 2025, at approximately 8:50 AM, a vehicle broke through the ice on Del Clark Lake near Canby, Minnesota. Fortunately, the driver was able to exit the truck safely and return to his group without sustaining any injuries.
Farm to School Roadshow workshops connect local vegetable farmers and school buyers to build connections and skills
Interest in serving locally grown foods at schools and early care centers has never been greater, and the University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Department of Education are partnering to offer an exciting statewide series of “Farm to School Roadshow” workshops to help these local connections flourish.
Veterans Town Hall meeting scheduled for February 11
A Veterans town hall meeting is scheduled on Feb.11, 2025, at 2 p.m., at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center, located at 4801 Veterans Drive, in St. Cloud.
Voting begins to help MnDOT name eight snowplows statewide
Voting is now open on the list of finalists for the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, one new name for each MnDOT district.
Register now for the Winter Crops Day & Small Grains Program in Slayton
Join the University of Minnesota Extension Winter Crops Day and Small Grains Program, Thursday, Feb. 20, at the 4-H Building, 3048 Broadway Ave., in Slayton. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program running from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Whether you farm or work with farmers, this program is a great opportunity to hear the latest University-based research and information around corn, soybean and small grain production issues and management strategies. The morning session will highlight corn and soybean production systems while the afternoon session will focus on small grains.
2025 Fridays with a Forester – Zoom series
Join the University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss some of the key issues and questions around forest and woodlands facing Minnesota landowners.
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Solar meets hemp on the Lower Sioux reservation
During one of the colder, iciest and foggiest days on the Lower Sioux Reservation in southwest Minnesota in mid-January, a team of four Anishinaabe men from the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota created an ideal green marriage of hemp and solar. There, 8th Fire Solar brought a solar thermal panel to install on a recently built hempcrete house – perhaps the perfect housing material of the future.