Winnipeg to Encourage Walking, Cycling with Proposed $330-million Plan

The goal is to improve the quality of life for Winnipeg residents. The method: give residents infrastructure than encourage them to be more active.  Get the full story from the Winnipeg Press.

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State Fair Cancels Poultry Shows Because of Avian Flu Threat

With the avian flu scare putting local poultry producers on high alert, the North Dakota State Fair has chosen to act proactively and cancel the poultry shows for this years fair.

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Paddle Fishing Season: The Details & History on a True North Dakota Experience

The art of paddlefishing is found in few places around the country, and for a few days each spring North Dakotans get the chance to try their luck at snagging the giant river fish. Get the details on the annual occasion from Doug Leier.

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NDSU Extension Services: Get Pasture Water Tested This Year

Limited snowmelt and the lack of rainfall this spring means producers should have the water quality in their pastures tested before turning their livestock out to pasture, North Dakota State University Extension Service specialists advise.

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Interview: Senator Hoeven Talks Water, Farm & Ranch Issues on Agripulse

Here’s an opportunity to listen to Senator Hoeven speak in detail on several topics.  

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Do Mosquitos Like You More? Blame Your Genes

The season of swatting is upon us. So if you’re one of those who feels singled out by our buzzing summer companions, it may be because you are. And you likely have your parents to blame for it.

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Real-World Math: A Bit Of Trig And Hay For The Horses

The Common Core math standards say students need more than a textbook understanding of concepts like the Pythagorean Theorem. So two Colorado teachers teamed up for a lesson in real-world math.

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Game & Fish: Kids Boating Course, Becoming and Outdoors Women

With the summer season coming up, there are a few events ND Game and fish want you to have on your radar. Get the full news releases below. Kids Aged 13-15 Are Required to Take Boaters Education Course Boat owners are reminded that children ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft

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You’re No Longer Required to Register With IRS to Take Firearms on International Hunts

— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — U.S. Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer require U.S hunters traveling internationally to obtain an IRS identification number in order to bring personal weapons on hunting trips outside the

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Learn: This Infographic Teaches You How to Grow Dozens of Vegetables

Spring is springing a few weeks earlier than normal this year, and that means time to start thinking about gardens. If you’ve got one going in for the first time or need a little refresher, LifeHacker has you covered with this helpful graphic.

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Sakakawea Rise Expected to be Below Normal

Mountain snow in Montana combined with a dry fall and spring is leading to lower runoff expectations in the Missouri and Yellowstone river basins. The result, Lake Sakakawea won’t be rising as much in the early summer the way it has in recent seasons.

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Open Water Fishing Season is Upon Us!

My first open-water cast of the 2015 fishing season came before spring turkey season, and even before Easter. While the first fish of the year didn’t happen on the same trip, it was reason to smile. Just getting outdoors in early April without mud boots or winter jacket was enough to call it a successful

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Accusations Fly in Pilots’ at Contract Negotiations with Allegiant Air

This is a tricky story to summarize in 46 words. There are tense negotiations taking place in the room, and it seems there are moves being made in the media as well. This report on safety concerns with Allegiant is concerning, but do consider the circumstances.

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Minnesota DNR: Zebra Mussel Treatment Promising in Certain Situations

Zebra mussels are an invasive species that foul up waterways and lakes and they have been changing ecosystems for decades. For an update on why we need to be vigilant about cleaning our boats when we take them between lakes, check this coverage from CBS Minnesota.  

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The Interview: Adam Trigg on the Canoe Trip of a Lifetime

Have you ever thought about paddling from the Gulf of Mexico to the arctic circle? Me neither, that’s why this article was cool.

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Whooping Cranes Recovering Slowly, but Still Endangered With Numbers of Just 350

The spring snow goose season opened in mid-February and honestly leading up to it the open winter and unseasonably warm weather had hunters and biologist alike thinking, “..this just might be the year birds are here before March…” As luck and meteorologists would have it a more typical weather cycle settled in and colder temperatures

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