State News

  • Hunters will have more opportunities to harvest deer this season

    Hunters can start planning ahead for the deer season with the release of the 2020 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping regulations handbook, now available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources deer hunting page at mndnr.gov/hunting/deer. 

  • DNR hosts a virtual open house for conversations about deer

    Anyone interested in discussing deer and deer management can tune in to a virtual open house Tuesday, Aug. 18, hosted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The meeting will include a presentation from Barbara Keller, the DNR’s big game program leader, who will share information about Minnesota’s deer and deer hunter population, explain some…

  • Celebrations planned to mark 100 years at Sibley State Park

    Popular destination in Kandiyohi County was designated on April 23, 1919 Celebration events are planned throughout the summer to honor 100 years of Sibley State Park, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The park, in west-central Minnesota, is named for the state’s first governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, and was funded by the state Legislature…

  • Dragonfly program at Lake Maria State Park

    Lake Maria State Park will host a program on dragonflies at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Lake Maria Trail Center. Minnesota Master Naturalist, Arne Myrabo, who is one of the founding members of the Minnesota Dragonfly Society will give a one-hour presentation on dragonflies at the trail center.  Arne will then follow with…