March 1997

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Table of Contents - Spring 1997
  • Clearer forecast of Whitewater Valley
    A locally produced watershed stewardship plan offers hope for a precious piece of southeastern Minnesota
  • Inflation drives license fee increase
    DNR official says rising costs and flay revenue hamper the agency's ability of manage the state's fish and wildlife
  • Trout fishing's golden era
    Okay, it's still not Montana, but in recent years trout anglers in southeastern Minnesota swear they've died and gone to heaven
  • Wildlife's forest, farmland, and wetland legwork
    Scientists' insights into wildlife remain critical to management decisions
  • Around the state
    Recent reports on fish, wildlife, and native plant activities throughout Minnesota
  • Whitetails weather winter's worst
    New DNR research illuminates adaptations by deer to cold, snow, and lack of food
  • Birds as barometers
    Will watching warblers and other feathered forest life lead to better forest stewardship?
  • Yellow Medicine County's new prescription for ecological health
    Restore 750 acres of wetlands and call me in the morning
  • Little-known federal program helps restore 160,000 acres of MN wetlands
    NAWCA funds $10 million worth of habitat restorations in Minnesota alone
  • 1837 Treat ruling requires respect
    DNR officials say the Mille Lacs Band treaty ruling is law that will be enforced
  • Feds clamp down on alien invaders
    National Invasive Species Act hampers access to U.S. waters by harmful exotic plants and animals
  • Twin Cities SNA donation preserves precious parcel
    Orono couple keeps Big Woods tract intact for future generations
  • Metro Home owners harm waters
    Ecologists say leaves, grass, and dog droppings pollute city lakes and rivers
  • Taking stock of stocking's benefits
    First oversold, then over criticized, fish stocking remains a mainstay of DNR fisheries management 
  • Opinion - Factory hog farms foul air, water, democracy
  • Ask the DNR
  • Director's message: The duties of administration
  • From the editor
  • Past issues of Fish & Wildlife Today