Outdoors
Minnesota Rovers plan annual outdoors Gear Swap at Como Park
Event is usual spring affair for longstanding outdoors group.
Outdoors
Birds have run of Minnesota in the spring
Various warblers are already flitting about, and their arrival is one of the highlights of spring.
Outdoors
It's a weekend for the birders at state and regional parks
Special programs about bluebirds, woodcocks, spring migrants.
Outdoors
Cabin Country: They enriched their northern getaway — and were enriched by it
It was forever called The Farm, and the dwelling near Emily, Minn., produced like one.
Outdoors
Star Tribune fishing page is back
Fishing season begins anew Saturday, and on May 17 our Wednesday Fishing Page will debut for the summer and run through Labor Day.
Outdoors
Anderson: Minnesota fishing opener is a rite not to be missed
Come Saturday, the first day of fishing 2017 in Minnesota, the best spot to be is on the water - whether with friends, family or a collection of the like.
Outdoors
The Star Tribune Fishing Page returns May 17
Fishing season begins anew Saturday, and on May 17 our Wednesday Fishing Page will debut for the summer and run through Labor Day.
Outdoors
Lake Minnetonka crappie contest reaches its 49th year
Jon Chapman of Woodbury placed first in the Adult Division with a 1.4-pound keeper.
Outdoors
Weather forecast, fishing outlook for Minnesota fishing opener
Weather on Saturday for the fishing opener should be about as good as it gets.
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Irrigation law changes risking prairie wetlands get tucked into Minn. environmental bill
State GOP adds tweaks to bill that could hurt wetland.
Outdoors
Photos help answer a question about chickadees and cattails
Photos helped answer a long-simmering question about chickadees.
Outdoors
Anderson: Separating fact from fiction about Minnesota's buffer law
Misinformation is rife about the state's buffer law, passed two years ago to clean up lakes and rivers, which requires farmers and other landowners to be in compliance with the statute by November.
Outdoors
A trip into the BWCA from long ago is vivid for its haunting finish
Rapids toppled couple's canoe before injury and some anxious days and nights.
Outdoors
Volunteers prepared to ready Superior Hiking Trail for another spring season
Work weekends planned in Finland, Gooseberry Falls, Grand Marais areas.
Outdoors
Simple cabin in Outing, Minn., has been the family standard
Grandpa died young, but family was determined to maintain what their grandparents had begun.
Outdoors
Hatchings, buddings, singing — spring is in full force
Some birds return; wildflowers bloom.
Outdoors
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Minnesota's old-growth forests stand the test of time
Old-growth timberland has diminished but not in ecological value.
Outdoors
Birding, archery, Nordic walking and more make up parks weekend
It's a full slate of activity at Minnesota's state and regional parks and wildlife areas.
Outdoors
Several issues await Minnesota anglers this summer
Year-over-year changes are shaped by issues tackled by DNR fisheries personnel.
Outdoors
About 2,000 expected to compete in Lake Minnetonka crappie contest
Saturday will mark the 49th year Lake Minnetonka has hosted the same spring crappie contest.
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