The Latest Breaking News from Department of Natural Resources

Crab Traps Become Reefs: S.C. turns ghost gear into oyster habitat; tests show muddy gains

In South Carolina, abandoned crab traps are being ingeniously transformed into habitats for thriving oyster reefs. Initially problematic due to ghost fishing, these traps are now integral to ecological restoration efforts. With the backing of NOAA and SARP, modified traps have been successfully set up in coastal waters, fostering enhanced…

The Times of India · Oct 19

Survivors of deadly collapse at Georgia dock seek state's help for funerals, counseling

Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-operated ferry dock in Georgia say state officials should help them pay for funerals for the seven people killed as well as medical bills and counseling for those who lived

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada's Nova Scotia

Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate.

France 24 · May 30, 2023

Dennis Anderson: Walz, DNR propose to tap state surplus for $118 million to fix hatcheries, water accesses

A Department of Natural Resources gathering Friday in Bloomington with key stakeholders and Sarah Strommen, the agency's commissioner, detailed an ambitious $118 million onetime request Gov. Tim Walz is seeking from the state's surplus to repair and replace aging boat accesses, fish hatcheries and other outdoor-recreation infrastructure.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker appoints former Downstate legislator as IDNR director

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Natalie Phelps Finnie, a former Downstate legislator, as the new director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 24, 2023

Raging wild turkey terrorises neighbourhood attacking and injuring residents

Locals around Coon Rapids in Minnesota, US, have had to go out of their houses armed with brooms and sticks to protect themselves from a wild turkey that has occupied the streets

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Dennis Anderson: DNR leader says funding needed, source to be determined

Appointed Department of Natural Resources commissioner in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz, Sarah Strommen is the first woman to lead the conservation agency. In the interview below Strommen, now reappointed by Walz, looks back at recent conservation successes and also at challenges that lie ahead. The interview has been edited…

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Colleen Callahan, the first woman to be director of the IDNR, is stepping down

Colleen Callahan, the first woman to be director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is stepping down on Jan. 16.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 7, 2023

Dennis Anderson: Citing some whoppers, Minnesota proposes changes in big fish record-keeping

MINNEAPOLIS — People are fascinated by big fish, and the Department of Natural Resources, like other conservation agencies nationwide, keeps a list of "record'' fish caught in Minnesota — a program that requires anglers to tell the truth about the weight and/or length of their catches, a whopper of an…

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

Police seeking tips on shooting of bald eagle in Wisconsin

Police in Wisconsin are seeking tips to help them solve the case of a bald eagle that was shot and injured

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022