Arielle Courtney with the Minnesota DNR says it’s an opportunity to make state parks more accessible to people who may not have the means for a $7 dollar daily pass or a $35 dollar annual pass. “We are always doing research at the DNR to find out why people might not be coming to state parks and what can we do to help bring more people in.

Research biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota Twin Cities will begin capturing and collaring elk for an in-depth elk research project in northwest Minnesota beginning early March.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recommending changes to several bear permit area boundaries based on input from wildlife managers and Tribal requests. This is also an effort to

In areas with significant agricultural land use, expanded bear hunting opportunities can help lower the level of conflict between agricultural land uses and bears.

Minnesota will have newly established limits for several species when the new fishing license year begins on March 1. The Minnesota Fishing Regulations for 2025 will include daily and possession limits for American eel,

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is spreading awareness on how to drive safely when using snowmobiles.

There have been relatively few changes to Minnesota’s bear permit area boundaries since the early 1990s. At that time, bears did not have the same geographic distribution in the state as they do now.

Research biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will begin capturing and collaring elk for an in-depth elk research project in northwest Minnesota beginning early March 2025.

The Minnesota Forestry Association, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is looking for private woodlot owners in northwestern and western Minnesota who are willing to share information about their forest lands as part of an effort to build and update the state’s forest inventory.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers of upcoming changes.

The Minnesota winter severity index doesn’t tell the entire story of deer survival during wintertime, Froberg said.