DNR

It won't be long and those fall colors will start popping up around Minnesota. But, with a lack of rain in recent weeks and months, what impact will that have on the fall colors this fall?

The city of St. Cloud is applying for a grant to help them grow the River Bluffs Regional Park along the Mississippi River.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says boaters are violating rules against aquatic invasive species at an unacceptable rate.

Minnesota's annual Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend opens Friday - the weekend when adults can fish without a license while accompanying a child younger than 16.

For the first time in 38 years, hunters and trappers in Minnesota will be able to harvest wolves this fall. In 1974 the federal government put wolves on the Endangered Species List. But, their populations rebounded and wolves were ultimately de-listed and returned to state management this January.

The spring green-up is allowing authorities to lift burning restrictions in 13 Twin Cities metro and central Minnesota counties.

A proposal to raise hunting and fishing license fees has been put on hold in the Minnesota Senate. Republican author Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen tabled the bill after he attempted to add Senate language that includes the fee hikes to a House-passed bill without the increases.

Before you launch your boat into the water this year, you'll need to put a new sticker on it. The DNR says a new required decal will help remind boaters of the state's aquatic invasive species laws.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to auction a collection of hunting and fishing equipment it confiscated for serious game violations.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to resume taking camping and lodging reservations for state parks and recreation areas on Thursday.