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    June 12, 2017
    Trout expert and Red Wing native to Audubon Society
    Benji Kohn, coordinator for the Minnesota Trout Unlimited Watershed education program and the Trout in the Classroom Project, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the Red Wing Conservation Club. He will address the Red Wing Chapter of the Audubon Society. Kohn has had a varied...
    sports/outdoorsJune 12, 2017 - 10:34am
    Wolf program coming to Frontenac State Park June 17
    A free educational program on wolves is coming to the area soon. Representatives from the International Wolf Center will be at Frontenac State Park on Saturday, June 17, to discuss wolf biology, behavior and perceptions of wolves in an engaging and unbiased program called Wolves at...
    sports/outdoorsJune 12, 2017 - 10:30am
    CRWP and the Nature Conservancy field days are here
    The Nature Conservancy and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership announced an upcoming field day 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 17, at the property of Phil Maring, 40764 County 14 Blvd., Kenyon. The Little Cannon River runs through the length of this property, located south of...
    sports/outdoorsJune 12, 2017 - 10:30am
    May 26, 2017
    Belwin Conservancy in Afton, Minn., held a bison release Saturday, May 20. Festivities began at 11 a.m. with the first truck releasing bison around noon. Jake Pfeifer / RiverTown Multimedia
    Where the buffalo roam
    A herd of bison stampeded onto the prairie during Belwin Conservancy's bison release Saturday, May 20. The annual event is in its ninth year...
    sports/outdoorsMay 26, 2017 - 10:17am
    May 22, 2017
    Lifelong Red Wing resident, James Isensee, 92, shot this turkey April 28 in the Flower Valley area. Photo submitted by Ann Vogel
    'A way of life'
    Whether it's hopping into a boat and fishing or sitting in a deer stand, turkey or duck blind, there is always something in season for a Minnesota...
    sports/outdoorsMay 22, 2017 - 12:18pm
    May 19, 2017
    MSC Southeast set golf tournament for May 25
    The Minnesota State College Southeast Foundation is hosting the annual Community Connections Golf Tournament Thursday, May 25, at Mount Frontenac...
    sports/outdoorsMay 19, 2017 - 8:30am
    Squadron urges people to boat safely
    Minnesota's Titanic as it is sometimes referred to, describes an event that occurred in July 1890 on the Mississippi. The vessel Sea Wing left...
    sports/outdoorsMay 19, 2017 - 7:00am
    May 16, 2017
    The dam at Sartell impounds a 1,365-acre pool that stretches from Sartell to nearly the confluence with the Platte River close to Rice. Little Rock Lake’s 1,310 acres also are accessible via navigable channel from this part of the Mississippi River, adding to the wide range of angling opportunities. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Mississippi River holds great angling for fishing opener
    When Gov. Mark Dayton heads out in the early hours of May 13 in hopes of hooking into a big fish, he'll be doing something only a few governors...
    sports/outdoorsMay 16, 2017 - 3:30pm
    May 9, 2017
    Area farmers work with Cannon River Watershed Partnership
    After all the rain we've had recently, as you drive around you might wonder what that bright green crop is on some farm fields. What you're likely...
    sports/outdoorsMay 9, 2017 - 12:00pm
    May 5, 2017
    Cannon River Watershed Partnership to hold annual meeting
    Cannon River Watershed Partnership will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, at River Bend Nature Center, 1000 Rustad Road, Faribault, Minn. The center is located east of the community along Highway 60. A meet-and-greet with a goat will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special guest...
    sports/outdoorsMay 5, 2017 - 7:00am
    April 14, 2017
    Audubon Society hosts program on Hawk Ridge
    The Upper Hiawatha Valley Audubon Chapter of Red Wing will host a program on "The Beauty and Birds of Hawk Ridge" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Red Wing Conservation Club, 1010 E. Fifth St.
    sports/outdoorsApril 14, 2017 - 7:58pm
    Photo by Kip Earney
    Seasonal eagles population surges early
    If you think you're seeing more bald eagles than usual for March 15, you're right. The raptors are migrating back to Minnesota and Wisconsin...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 14, 2017 - 7:00am
    February 25, 2017
    Bird of the Month: Pileated woodpecker
    Pileated woodpeckers are immediately recognizable by a bright red crest with a black and white body and wings. Pileated woodpeckers, a little...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 25, 2017 - 9:00am
    February 24, 2017
    Update: 'Birkie' canceled, but BirkieStock is on
    American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation today canceled the 2017 American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet and Prince Haakon cross-country ski races. The American...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 24, 2017 - 4:43pm
    February 3, 2017
    A decorative wreath made with invasive Oriental bittersweet vines. Photo courtesy of beckyredbarn.com
    February Weed of the Month: The cut-flower pathway
    There are many different ways that plant, insect, and disease pests can enter Minnesota. The particular method of introduction for a pest is...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 3, 2017 - 12:55pm
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