Outdoors

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  Your Green Life: "Silicon Energy"

  Our region is quickly becoming known for its ingenuity when it comes to ways to be more sustainable. One example of that ingenuity, a business on the Iron Range that is being recognized for its state of the art solar modules. In this weeks Your Green Life Adam Lorch heads to the Range to see why soaking up the sun can lead to a big boost of energy.

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  Nature Matters: Bald Eagle Migration Season Here

  This is the time of year that our nation's symbol, the bald eagle, comes back from its winter vacation in the south. Spring is late this year so will that delay the birds' flight? Dave Anderson takes a look at how the spring migration is going in this week's Nature Matters.

• Madeline Ferry Island is Ready to Run.

  Bayfield, WI (NNCnow.com) The Madeline Island Ferry Line in Bayfield Wisconsin is one day away from being ready to make their first run to Madeline Island.

• Public Input Sought on ATV Trail in Cass County and Crow Wing

  Cass County, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- The Minnesota DNR is seeking public input on a proposal to authorize state grant-in-aid trail funding for a 56-mile ATV trail in Cass and Crow Wing counties.

• Cook County Fishing Closures Will Protect Spawning Fish

  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday announced that there will be several fishing closures in Cook County during the beginning of the 2013 fishing season to protect concentrations of spawning walleye.

• Registration Open for Superior Color Dash 5K

  Superior, WI (NNCNOW.com) --- The Miller-Dwan Foundation is bringing a splash of color to the Northland and raising money for a good cause.

• Snowmobiling Season Could Last Until April

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- With much of Northern Minnesota still blanketed in snow, DNR officials are predicting that the snowmobiling season will extend into April.

• Mining Company Plans for Test Drilling

  (NNCNOW.com)-- Gogebic Taconite plans to drill 13 test holes at a proposed iron ore mining site, near Mellen, Wisconsin, at the end of April.

• Tall Ship Tickets On Sale Monday, Organizers Predict Biggest Year Yet

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com)-- Monday marks the start of ticket sales for Tall Ships 2013. The July festival is gearing up to be the biggest yet--to the delight of Duluth shops, stores, and other businesses.

• Coalition Files Petition For Changes to Tar Sands Oil Pipelines

  (NNCNOW.com)-- A coalition of several groups is demanding change in the way the government regulates the transportation of tar sands oil.

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