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A New Year to look forward to

With a new year upon us, it is natural to look forward on how to make this next year better than the previous. But just because the calendar ‘s page has turned; life is not a fresh slate. Uncompleted projects, unfinished documents, and unresolved issues can suck the wind from your sails of optimism, as baggage is carried from one year to the next. Not trying to sound like a Negative Nellie but making sure to keep priorities front and center as we march into 2023. The list of goals for 2022 was long and we were able to chip away at them. Now there are a list of goals set for 2023. ...

Life and death of wild in winter

I quit blaming Mother Nature years ago for nasty weather and started pointing the finger at Old Man Winter. Not that it mattered but it seemed fair, even though we have no control over the weather. For man and beast on the prairie, a winter that starts late and ends early with a few drifts ...

Excessive snow delays ice formation

The phone call was from a Florida number and I had no idea where the conversation would lead. Low and behold, it turned to ice fishing. Growing up and living in North Dakota my entire life I’ve never thought twice about an electrical plug hanging from the front grill on a pickup, ...

NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Reviewing ice fishing regulations for this winter

In the spring of 2000, the new North Dakota Game and Fish Department fishing proclamation carried a provision that eliminated the requirement for licensing winter ice fishing shelters. And yet, after more than 20 years I still get a fair number of phone calls, emails and personal visits ...

Minot area to participate in annual bird count

Area residents will have four opportunities to participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas bird count this month. The counts will take place Dec. 16 at the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Dec. 17 at Garrison Dam, Dec. 23 in Minot and Dec. 30 at the Denbigh ...

Local ordinances enter carbon pipeline debate

There’s a new dynamic in the fight over a proposed carbon pipeline for North Dakota and other Midwestern states. Counties are exploring drafting local rules in case the project wins final approval. Summit Carbon Solutions wants to capture carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and run it ...