Outdoors

• Wanted: Invasive Pest Patrols

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is looking for volunteers to help keep an eye out for new infestations of invasive species.

• Voyageurs National Park to Collar Moose and Wolves

  International Falls, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- With the recent findings on the decline of the moose population in Minnesota, Voyageurs National Park will be collaring 6 moose this month.

• Live Chat With Arctic Explorer Lonnie Dupre

  Our partners at Minnesota Public Radio will be hosting an online chat with Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre.

• Birkebeiner Trails Improving with More Snow

  Hayward, WI (NNCNOW.com)-- After a brief scare due to low snow totals, organizers of the American Birkebeiner are reporting improving trail conditions in the home stretch to the main event.

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  Warmer Temperatures Predicted as CO2 Rises

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Our Northland weather has been strange over the past 12 months with major floods, tornadoes and a lack of snow.

• Deer Tests Positive for CWD in Waukesha County

  Madison, WI (NNCNOW.com) -- A deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Waukesha County.

• Two Great Lakes Show Record Low Water Levels

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- Two of the Great Lakes are showing record low water levels according to a survey released by the Hydrolics and Hydology Office of Detroit.

• Moose Hunting Season Canceled Due to Dramatic Drop in Population

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- A recent survey of moose in Minnesota shows that the population has dropped dramatically, forcing the DNR to cancel the 2013 moose hunting season.

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  2012 Extreme Weather

  It has been a record breaking year throughout the country. Severe drought plagued the central US, hurricanes ripped up the east coast, and torrential rain fell on many Northland communities. 2012 will go down in history as a weather year to remember as Meteorologist Adam Lorch reports.

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  Ely Winter Festival To Say Goodbye To Longtime Promoter

  Cabin fever starts to hit us all this time of year. In Ely, they found a cure twenty years ago and called it their Winter Festival. This year's festival will be the last for one important cog in the winter blues breaking machine. Dave Anderson explains.

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