The Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department will host a game of Minnesota trivia from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Carnegie Library. "How much do you know about the great state of ...

Climate change did not take center stage during this week’s presidential election; it did not even seem to be in the wings or ...

More than 77 percent of voters backed a constitutional amendment that continues to funnel tens of millions of dollars of Minnesota’s lottery proceeds into environmental research and natural resource ...

Minnesotans voted in favor of renewing the state constitutional amendment to put lottery dollars toward the environment.

Sarah Strommen has been commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources since January 2019, the first woman to hold the post. Before that she was an assistant DNR commissioner and also ...

Afton and William O’Brien state parks will be closed to all visitors for several upcoming special hunts in November and December, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

With lush ferns and other foliage growing out of the black Volcanic rock, Cascade River State Park is a sight to behold.

The following parks will be closed during special hunts: • Whitewater State Park, Altura — closed November 16-17, firearms hunt • Frontenac State Park, Frontenac — closed November 23-24, firearms hunt ...

Special hunts will take place at other Minnesota state parks and recreation areas this fall, and access to the parks will ...

Trees reduce air pollution and thus incidence of asthma and even cancer. And by encouraging more walking, tree-lined streets promote good health. Research has also found mental health benefits of ...

They were joined by staff from the coast whose parks were undamaged, along with teams from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Texas State Parks who had embedded in South Carolina for ...