Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Participants will also get to leave with the snowshoes they create in class.

The strategies Minnesota trees developed to survive the cold, harsh winter months didn't happen overnight.

The DNR pays collectors $200 per bushel for clean, closed, ripe, black spruce cones.

Bundle up and enjoy a 3-day free fishing weekend, which includes another Free Park Day on January 19.

Anglers are reminded of new rules on the use of automatic hook-setting devices, and the guidelines for multiple hook configurations and length.

There will be 190 for sale, including a 67-acre parcel near Island Lake Reservoir in Fredenberg Township, just northwest of Duluth.

The DNR will pay collectors up to $200 per bushel for current high-demand species.

There's s a strong supply of oak seedlings this year, and more than 20 other native coniferous and deciduous tree species.

Participating hunters will play an important role in helping the DNR get a more complete picture of bird populations within the state.

The current yellow bass daily limit is currently 30, and the proposal would in drastically increase that number.