Tag: DNR

Minnesota DNR to close Upper Sioux Agency State Park on Feb. 16

Jan. 10—ST. PAUL — Leadership in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that they will be closing the Upper Sioux Agency State Park on Feb. 16, with intentions of transferring the 1,300-acre park to the Upper Sioux Community in mid-March. DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen called the transfer “the right thing to do” on […]

Avian flu detected in South Carolina following die-offs of wood ducks, DNR says

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is reporting that a die-off in wood ducks in South Carolina has been caused by a “highly pathogenic” strain of avian influenza. Within the last two weeks, DNR and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have received “numerous calls concerning an apparent […]

Maryland DNR considers buying Savage River Lodge

Dec. 22—FROSTBURG — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources might buy the Savage River Lodge in Garrett County. A Nov. 20 letter from the DNR to Garrett County Board of Commissioners Chair Paul Edwards, State Sen. Mike McKay and Del. Jim Hinebaugh states it is “notification of a potential real estate acquisition in Garrett County” […]