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    October 15, 2018
    Students worked together to unload a truck of native plants to replace the burdock that they removed from the area. Kelsey Roy/RiverTown Multimedia
    High school class continues prairie restoration project
    The Hastings High School field biology class was put to work Oct. 3 as they continued efforts with Friends of the Mississippi River to restore...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 15, 2018 - 5:00am
    September 22, 2018
    In order to get the whooping cranes to follow humans in the ultra-light airplane, caretakers had to spend many hours working with young cranes to get them to imprint on humans. Photo courtesy of Operation Migration
    Operation Migration helped whooping cranes survive
    After 25 years of striving to reintroduce whooping cranes into the eastern section of North America, Operation Migration will cease work at the...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 22, 2018 - 7:00pm
    September 18, 2018
    Dakota County Parks naturalists Laura LeFebvre (left) and Konnie Herr tag a monarch butterfly that was reared indoors at the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Visitor Center. Information was recorded about the butterfly prior to its release Aug. 29, 2018, at Lebanon Hills. Photo by Brian Basham
    Dakota County monarch program helps species, migration research
    Fluttering monarch butterflies were a common sight at Lebanon Hills Regional Park this summer. For the third year in a row, Dakota County Parks...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
    September 17, 2018
    2019 Waterfowl Stamp Competition. First Place: Jim Caturia. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Cannon Falls artist wins waterfowl stamp contest
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Sept. 13 that Jim Caturia, of Cannon Falls, won the 2019 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 17, 2018 - 5:00am
    September 1, 2018
    Kayakers paddle the gentle streams that wind through the Mississippi backwaters near Wabasha, Minn., on June 12. Steve Gardiner / Forum News Service
    Backwaters kayaking provides a day of scenic beauty
    When the Chippewa River pushed enough sand into the Mississippi River to form Lake Pepin, it highlighted the effort with an artistic flourish....
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 1, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 5, 2018
    The Grand Duchess will set sail at 6 p.m. from Lakefront Park in Hudson to give guests a scenic and informational cruise of the St. Croix River. Submitted photo
    Cruising the St. Croix River
    Explore the St. Croix River from another perspective. From mussels to raptors and a variety of living river critters, experience the St. Croix...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 5, 2018 - 9:41am
    June 23, 2018
    Pictured, from left to right, in the back are Head Coach Jeff Dohmen, Ella Dohmen, Colin Maher, Casey Steinmetz, Jacob Landoll, Meredyth Anderson, Coach Matt Anderson and Coach Dan Braun; in the middle are Nolan Guild, Carlie Furlong, Morgan Sherry, Kate Kummer, Emma Butler, Eva Greene and Abi Englin; and in the front are Sydney Sticha, Isabella Kasel, Margaret Macoskey, Marian Tripp, Blossom Mwangi and Peter Clark. Not pictured are Patrick (P.J.) and Thomas (Mas) Noonan. Photo courtesy of Jeff Dohmen
    SEAS archery team qualifies and competes at nationals
    Archery is uncommon in the realm of school-sponsored athletics, but at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton catholic school (SEAS) in Hastings the sport is...
    sports/outdoorsJune 23, 2018 - 8:00am
    June 22, 2018
    Simon Kimmes, shooting trap, made the MN State High School Clay Target League All-State team. Photo courtesy of Dawn Walker
    Hastings Trap and Skeet team moves on to postseason shooting
    sports/outdoorsJune 22, 2018 - 3:00pm
    May 10, 2018
    Competition has started for the Hastings Raiders Trap and Skeet Shooting club. They shoot at the 3M Trap and Skeet club. Photo courtesy of Dawn Walker
    Hastings Raiders remain nation's largest trap and skeet shooting teams
    Nationwide nearly 22,000 student athletes represent over 800 high school approved teams in 20 states participating in the USA High School Clay...
    sports/outdoorsMay 10, 2018 - 2:29pm
    Fishing Frenzy: An interactive look at the 2018 Minnesota fishing opener
    Around a half million anglers will venture out this weekend looking to catch the big one during the Minnesota walleye and pike fishing opene...
    sports/outdoorsMay 10, 2018 - 8:56am
    April 15, 2018
    The DNR east metro fisheries crew met a truck from the state hatchery in Lanesboro to transfer 2,000 trout in the Vermillion River. Another 2,300 yearling rainbow trout are planned for stocking downstream later this spring after the frost is out. Kara Hildreth / Contributor
    Area has successful trout fishing season opener
    The first fishing opener of the year is upon us, and the volunteers in the nonprofit conservation group Twin Cities Trout Unlimited are ready....
    sports/outdoorsApril 15, 2018 - 7:30am
    March 17, 2018
    River Blades skater Lindsey Nadeau passed her US Figure Skating Field Moves and Freeskate tests in front of a panel of US Figure Skating-appointed judges. Photo courtesy of Amanda Truax
    Recent River Blades Skating School accomplishments
    Kare 11 kicked-off television coverage for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 9, in Minneapolis. River Blades Skating School was invited...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 17, 2018 - 8:00am
    Latsch was found on the ground near a bald eagle nest on the Mississippi River just outside of Winona. Photo courtesy of the National Eagle Center
    National Eagle Center introduces newest bald eagle ambassador: Latsch
    The next great bald eagle ambassador has landed at the National Eagle Center. On March 4, the National Eagle Center publicly announced the name...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 17, 2018 - 6:17am
    March 6, 2018
    Soaring in the sky
    Minnesota and Wisconsin are home to the largest population of nesting eagles in the United States outside of Alaska. That is why, if you take...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 6, 2018 - 12:13pm
    March 2, 2018
    Deadline nears to remove fish houses
    ST. PAUL — The deadline for anglers to remove fish houses from lakes in Minnesota is approaching quickly, according to a release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Removal dates are determined by an east-west line formed by U.S. Highway 10, east along Highway 34...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 2, 2018 - 9:45am
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