Sediment and drain tile removal, construction of earthen embankments, and tree removal have been, or will soon be, completed on Knollwood, Mavis, Townsend and Wiegers Waterfowl Production Areas.
Introduced by Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wis., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act would expand the federal government’s role in the fight against CWD.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A new state wildlife management area in northwest Minnesota is named for the species that will benefit from the protected habitat.
Dedication of Cupido Wildlife Management Area in Norman County is Friday
This new Wildlife Management Area features native prairie, which is one of the rarest ecosystems on the planet, and adds to an extensive public lands complex in the area now totaling more than 5,450 acres. “Cupido” references the greater prairie chicken’s Latin name Tympanuchus cupido and Friday’s dedication precedes the annual meeting of the Minnesota Prairie Chicken Society, set for Saturday, Aug. 7, in Fertile, Minnesota.
Written By:
Forum News Service | 4:00 pm, Aug. 3, 2021 ×
Rob Baden, area wildlife manager for the Department of Natural Resources in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, checks out a tract of native prairie in Norman County in August 2020. (Mike McFeely / The Forum)