01-09-2008, 09:10 PM
DNR NEWS HEADLINES - Jan. 8
DNR releases new audio programs about snowmobiling in Minnesota<br />
DNR announces regulation changes for Upper Red Lake<br />
Opening dates announced for 2008 Minnesota hunting seasons<br />
DNR finalizes planning for motor vehicle use proposals on state forest lands in the West Central Forests' South Unit<br />
Celebrate winter at Glendalough State Park on Jan. 19
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK - Jan. 8<br />
Q: Now is the time of year when Minnesota residents can contribute to the DNR's Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Fund. What is this money used for and how does it help wildlife?
A: Donations made to this fund are used by the DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program for a number of comprehensive statewide efforts to help protect and manage the state's "nongame" wildlife species, which includes more than 700 kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, butterflies and selected invertebrates that are not traditionally hunted or harvested. This also includes conservation efforts for threatened and endangered species. Specifically, the species that have benefited from these efforts are bald eagles, trumpeter swans, peregrine falcons, eastern bluebirds, Blanding's turtles, bats, timber rattlesnakes, great blue herons and other colonial water birds like egrets and grebes. The money raised also helps acquire land and easements to protect habitat, manage prairies, forests and wetlands, create buffer zones along lakeshores, assist to private landowners and local governments with habitat management, and fund educational programs. Contributions to the Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Fund can be made on your 2008 Minnesota tax form.
- Carrol Henderson, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program supervisor
DNR releases new audio programs about snowmobiling in Minnesota<br />
DNR announces regulation changes for Upper Red Lake<br />
Opening dates announced for 2008 Minnesota hunting seasons<br />
DNR finalizes planning for motor vehicle use proposals on state forest lands in the West Central Forests' South Unit<br />
Celebrate winter at Glendalough State Park on Jan. 19
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK - Jan. 8<br />
Q: Now is the time of year when Minnesota residents can contribute to the DNR's Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Fund. What is this money used for and how does it help wildlife?
A: Donations made to this fund are used by the DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program for a number of comprehensive statewide efforts to help protect and manage the state's "nongame" wildlife species, which includes more than 700 kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, butterflies and selected invertebrates that are not traditionally hunted or harvested. This also includes conservation efforts for threatened and endangered species. Specifically, the species that have benefited from these efforts are bald eagles, trumpeter swans, peregrine falcons, eastern bluebirds, Blanding's turtles, bats, timber rattlesnakes, great blue herons and other colonial water birds like egrets and grebes. The money raised also helps acquire land and easements to protect habitat, manage prairies, forests and wetlands, create buffer zones along lakeshores, assist to private landowners and local governments with habitat management, and fund educational programs. Contributions to the Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Fund can be made on your 2008 Minnesota tax form.
- Carrol Henderson, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program supervisor