The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is sponsoring Pollinators in the Classroom, a professional development workshop for educators. Pollinators in the Classroom will be held June 10-11 at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. The workshop will explore pollinators, what they are, ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the winners of the 2025 Earth Day Patch Contest. More than 1,600 students from 100 schools entered this year’s contest. Winners in four age categories are Tryg Klindworth, Beulah (K-3); Mariah Achtenberg, White Shield (4-6); Jazmin ...

I’ve long appreciated the fact that in North Dakota we can talk about deer and deer hunting any time of year. While fall discussions typically revolve around the deer numbers and the coming hunt, this time of year there’s plenty to discuss about the state’s deer lottery. Of note, ...

For many, the other side of the window in May is a path to the first tulips and annual flowers emerging, spotting the first baby goose or even swatting a mosquito. Gardens are planned and planted, golf clubs, baseballs and softballs are as common as minnows, jigs and spinners. We look forward ...

It was March 7 when my old friend and game warden Cory Erck called on a Friday afternoon. While I was working indoors at a sport show he was out patroling his district. After the usual pleasantries we compared notes of the boat ramps open on the Missouri River, to snow geese showing up on the ...

Spring migration is in full swing and millions of birds will pass over North Dakota during this time, with some remaining in the state or stopping by before going on to another location. Karen LoneFight, of White Shield, captured these photos of raptors.