This past month, area DNR fish biologist Joe Kurz and Conservation Warden Dean Gullickson began working with local outdoor groups to find a way to remove a larger amount of pike to better manage all the game fish populations that live in this stretch of Duncan Creek. This past month, area DNR fish biologist Joe Kurz and Conservation Warden Dean Gullickson began working with local outdoor groups to find a way to remove a larger amount of pike to better manage all the game fish populations...

The warm weather caused more than half an inch of slush on top of the ice. Tracks lead to and from another hole Randy Conn has set up a bit further away from his fishing spot. But this is probably the last weekend for ice fishing at area lakes. Know Deerfield has deep cold water that trout like; a good place to fish. Our goal is to promote a civil discussion about the news of the day and items of interests for those in the rapidcityjournal.com community. We will never edit or alter your...

Wildlife service seeks critical habitat for Pecos sunflower. Department of Interior may exclude an area from critical habitat, unless that would result in the extinction of a threatened or endangered species. The showy plant survives in fewer than two dozen locations in the desert wetlands of New Mexico and west Texas. The Fish and Wildlife Service said the Pecos sunflower's survival is vulnerable due to aquifer depletion, diversions of surface water, filling of wetlands for conversion to...

The idea of architecture as a balance of economics, development and ecology was offered Thursday night by Dan Williams, a nationally recognized expert in sustainable planning. The conference, the first of its kind in Knoxville, is billed as an overview of the growth and related issues facing East Tennessee and the opportunities for addressing them. Buildings consume 30 percent to 40 percent of the total energy used in a society, Williams explained, as well as 25 percent of all water used,...

The California Air Resources Board, a leader in curbing auto emissions, tried to require ships to use a more refined, lower-sulfur fuel in and around state ports. But getting the world to agree and comply is no easy task, as has been discovered with other efforts to control pollution around the globe. A study unveiled by the International Council on Clean Transportation has revealed that international shipping spews more acid rain and smog-producing sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere than...

That and other byproducts from burning coal at electric power plants is also a major contributor to air pollution and is blamed for trapping warm air, contributing to global warming. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state's planned testing of a new way to get rid of pollutants in Ohio's high-sulfur coal is attracting interest from potential new businesses and hopefully will help the state's coal industry, Gov. Governor says coal pollutant testing getting Ohio attention. If new ways of removing coal...

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Habitat projects and food plot production for wildlife should be on your radar as things to get done early in the season. If you do consider a larger project, a consulting forester will probably be of great value in guiding you through the process. The Society has just developed a Cooperative Seed Program that will help you turn forgotten or overlooked spots on you property into a form of habitat that grouse and other species will relish. While much is written and discussed about creating...

And the first fish to the plate are flounders, also known as winter flounders, not be confused with flukes, summer flounders. Opening day for the winter flatfish is tomorrow - the same opening day for catching stocked trout in our ponds and lakes. Nevertheless, fishing today is more of a waiting game instead of a catching game. The cold winter spell of being locked up in one's house watching TV reruns and searching endlessly for TV fishing shows is snapped. Simply put, there are fewer fish...