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Most of the ducks the hunters harvest on the lake are game bufflehead, but they also will sometimes harvest bluebills, ...

Game and Fish urges hunters to use caution and identify birds to prevent shooting at endangered whooping cranes ...

Minnesotans may now purchase seedlings for spring planting from the State Forest Nursery near Akeley. The nursery opened ...

ALEXANDRIA — The Community Wood-Fired Oven has announced its distributions to area non-profits and organizations for 2026.

Celeste Edenloff is the special projects editor and senior reporter for the Alexandria Echo Press. She has lived in the ...

Researchers and forest officials say the recent wildfires will help rejuvenate the fire-dependent ecosystem. New life was ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The first of three twin-home structures, each containing two daycare "pods," is being built as part of ...

Buckthorn forms a shrubby tree reaching a height of 15 to 25 feet. It produces blackish colored berries containing seeds.

Spring is the preferred time to prune most deciduous shrubs, rather than in the fall.

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Former MyPillow CEO, GOP gubernatorial candidate, says he encouraged Trump to back Demuth; will file suit against voting ...