Outdoors

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Outdoors

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

One court filing alleged that Brady Harth’s illegal kills also included a bobcat, coyotes, a beaver and a bear.

Environment

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Environment

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Outdoors

Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid

Dennis Anderson

Outdoors

Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid

Dennis Anderson

Outdoors

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Outdoors

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

One court filing alleged that Brady Harth’s illegal kills also included a bobcat, coyotes, a beaver and a bear.

Outdoors

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Outdoors

Some BWCAW paddlers will need to find a new place to pick up permits this season

Outdoors

Anderson: When situations got dire, these DNR officers swooped in to the rescue

Environment

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

Outdoor Activities

Outdoors

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Call for entries now open.

High Schools

'New tricks up our sleeves': Hundreds of Minnesota girls kick off flag football careers this weekend

Outdoors

Anderson: DNR wants to cut Minnesota walleye limit to 4, but some want the idea thrown back

Dennis Anderson

Outdoors

Time to talk turkey: Excellent hunting expected as Minnesota’s spring season opens

Environment

Environment

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

The same evaluation said the agency does a good job selecting land to buy.

Outdoors

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Environment

Duck makes itself at home in Minnesota DNR's EagleCam nest

Environment

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

This Week In Nature

This Week In Nature

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals

The short-lived blossoms are soaking up sun before shade envelops them.

This Week In Nature

Buzz killers: Big brown bats get head start on mosquito control

This Week In Nature

Frogsicles: Frozen frogs are thawing out for spring

This Week In Nature

Pasqueflowers are popping up in patches of Minnesota prairie

Strib Voices

Wolves

Scoggins: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly

Chip ScogginsColumnist

Wolves

Reusse: Timberwolves-Lakers theme develops as NBA takes a day off from taking Edwards’ money

Patrick ReusseColumnist

Columnists

Rash: Tariffs and reckless rhetoric repel international tourists from U.S. travel

John RashEditorial Columnist

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Sale of Allete/Minnesota Power is in the public interest

Michael Noble

Strib Voices

Wolves

Scoggins: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly

Chip ScogginsColumnist

Wolves

Reusse: Timberwolves-Lakers theme develops as NBA takes a day off from taking Edwards’ money

Patrick ReusseColumnist

Columnists

Rash: Tariffs and reckless rhetoric repel international tourists from U.S. travel

John RashEditorial Columnist

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Sale of Allete/Minnesota Power is in the public interest

Michael Noble

How I Get Outside

Outdoor Activities

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

The NFL Hall of Famer and former state Supreme Court justice produces gallons of maple syrup with his family each year.

More from Outdoors

Outdoors

As tick season starts, another transmittable illness looms: Powassan virus

Last year, Minnesota hit a record 14 cases.

April 21, 2025

This Week In Nature

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals

The short-lived blossoms are soaking up sun before shade envelops them.

April 20, 2025

Outdoors

Anderson: DNR wants to cut Minnesota walleye limit to 4, but some want the idea thrown back

Minnesota's lower-limit walleye plan will be announced as a DNR rule-making proposal in May. A 60-day public comment period will follow.

Dennis Anderson

April 19, 2025

Outdoors

Time to talk turkey: Excellent hunting expected as Minnesota’s spring season opens

A quick guide to Minnesota’s 2025 turkey hunt

April 17, 2025

Outdoors

What’s going on with the DNR’s long-anticipated outdoor activity licensing app?

A new system was supposed to be ready in Minnesota by March 1.

April 17, 2025

Outdoors

10 great off-leash dog park hiking trails in the Twin Cities metro area

Some parks offer nature paths so humans can exercise while allowing their canine pals to run untethered.

April 15, 2025

Environment

In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape

The love of birds, for sport, food or observation, has been the saving grace of swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the Mississippi River.

April 14, 2025

Outdoors

Why the nation’s altered wetland landscape faces new threats

Take an interactive tour through the Mississippi River Basin, from bog to bayou, that explores the changing wetland landscape.

April 14, 2025

This Week In Nature

Buzz killers: Big brown bats get head start on mosquito control

Minnesota’s hardiest bat is pivotal in keeping mosquitos and other insects down.

April 13, 2025

Outdoor Activities

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

The NFL Hall of Famer and former state Supreme Court justice produces gallons of maple syrup with his family each year.

April 13, 2025

Outdoors

Anderson: It's time to get politics out of Minnesota conservation

Birders, hikers, bikers, hunters and anglers in Minnesota must work together and have their voices heard.

Dennis Anderson

April 11, 2025

Outdoors

Latest twist in Minnesota data center debate: How much water they will consume

Estimates for water use aren’t nearly as high as the electricity needed for the data centers planned in Minnesota

April 11, 2025

Back to Top

Outdoors

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid

Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Prolific poacher sentenced in Minnesota to probation, must make restitution for killing wolf

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Some BWCAW paddlers will need to find a new place to pick up permits this season

Anderson: When situations got dire, these DNR officers swooped in to the rescue

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

Outdoor Activities

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

'New tricks up our sleeves': Hundreds of Minnesota girls kick off flag football careers this weekend

Anderson: DNR wants to cut Minnesota walleye limit to 4, but some want the idea thrown back

Time to talk turkey: Excellent hunting expected as Minnesota’s spring season opens

Environment

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR’s reporting of land inventory

Announcing the Minnesota Star Tribune’s nature photo contest

Duck makes itself at home in Minnesota DNR's EagleCam nest

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

This Week In Nature

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals

Buzz killers: Big brown bats get head start on mosquito control

Frogsicles: Frozen frogs are thawing out for spring

Pasqueflowers are popping up in patches of Minnesota prairie

Strib Voices

Scoggins: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly

Reusse: Timberwolves-Lakers theme develops as NBA takes a day off from taking Edwards’ money

Rash: Tariffs and reckless rhetoric repel international tourists from U.S. travel

Counterpoint: Sale of Allete/Minnesota Power is in the public interest

Strib Voices

Scoggins: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly

Reusse: Timberwolves-Lakers theme develops as NBA takes a day off from taking Edwards’ money

Rash: Tariffs and reckless rhetoric repel international tourists from U.S. travel

Counterpoint: Sale of Allete/Minnesota Power is in the public interest

How I Get Outside

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

Most Read

State Patrol: Ex-Viking Adrian Peterson arrested in Twin Cities for driving drunk with four passengers in his car

Live Blog replay: Timberwolves turn back Lakers in Game 3

Twins prospect Keaschall breaks right forearm in rout of Angels

Vikings select Maryland WR Felton in draft's third round

Most Read

State Patrol: Ex-Viking Adrian Peterson arrested in Twin Cities for driving drunk with four passengers in his car

Live Blog replay: Timberwolves turn back Lakers in Game 3

Twins prospect Keaschall breaks right forearm in rout of Angels

Vikings select Maryland WR Felton in draft's third round

More from Outdoors

As tick season starts, another transmittable illness looms: Powassan virus

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals

Anderson: DNR wants to cut Minnesota walleye limit to 4, but some want the idea thrown back

Time to talk turkey: Excellent hunting expected as Minnesota’s spring season opens

What’s going on with the DNR’s long-anticipated outdoor activity licensing app?

10 great off-leash dog park hiking trails in the Twin Cities metro area

In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape

Why the nation’s altered wetland landscape faces new threats

Buzz killers: Big brown bats get head start on mosquito control

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

Anderson: It's time to get politics out of Minnesota conservation

Latest twist in Minnesota data center debate: How much water they will consume