Managers on the Superior National Forest have been working with a contractor over the past few years ways to increase efficiency of the wilderness permit reservation system. Kristina Reichenbach of the Superior National Forest said one of the outcomes is a reduction in the reservation fee charged by the contractor to process Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permits. Effective […]

Minnesota’s bull-only moose hunt will continue in 2011, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reduced the number of available permits by half to reflect a continued decline in the moose population and a more conservative harvest model. This year, 105 licenses will be available in northeastern Minnesota, down from the 213 permits issued in 2010. The application […]

Families of Minnesota traffic crash victims can memorialize their lost loved ones on a new website, www.MinnesotaCrashVictims.org. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety developed and oversees the site. DPS officials believe the memorial site is the first of its kind in the nation. Officials say an important component of the site is to support crash […]