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Jul 22, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Program Advisory Council Meeting Summary
The inaugural meeting focused on an orientation and discussion session to shape the new Community Grant Program and its first Small Grants funding opportunity. Key topics included the program's history, legislative purpose, and eligible activities such as natural resource preservation, trail maintenance, and aquatic invasive species management. Participants discussed the need to reduce barriers for small organizations, the potential for technical assistance to build grantee capacity, and the iterative co-creation process for developing the program's request for proposal. The council also explored governance, decision-making methods, and the logistics of future collaborative efforts.
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Deer Management Plan 2019-2028
This document outlines Minnesota's new, first-ever statewide white-tailed deer management plan, intended to guide deer management for the next decade through 2028. The plan includes eight broad goals covering topics such as communication, stakeholder satisfaction, population management, research, and maintaining healthy deer populations and habitats. A top priority is responding to chronic wasting disease (CWD) to eliminate it in wild deer and minimize new introductions. The plan also supports Minnesota's hunting heritage by focusing on hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation, while aiming to minimize deer damage to native plants, agricultural crops, and forests, as well as mitigating negative societal impacts like deer-vehicle collisions and urban deer conflicts. It emphasizes increasing two-way communication with hunters, landowners, and other interested citizens.
Oct 22, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee Agenda
Key discussions during the meeting involved updates on fisheries management. Staff reported on the stocking of yearling muskies with PIT tags, noting yearlings have significantly higher survival rates than fingerlings. The DNR outlined plans for a new year-round bass fishing season starting in 2026, including extending the catch and release period, which raised concerns about barotrauma for spring bass. Creel results indicated the state's walleye harvestable surplus is currently at 30% for the year, with discussions surrounding hooking mortality and temperature effects. The committee extensively debated proposed winter regulations for walleye, with consensus leaning towards a 3-fish limit (17-inch minimum, 1 over 20 inches), while a 10-fish bag limit without a size limit was generally supported for yellow perch. Fall assessment results showed a slight decrease in pounds per net, low numbers of age-0 perch, and concerns regarding the recruitment of the 2025 walleye class. Public comments addressed favoring a more liberal walleye regulation, concerns about tribal harvesting in specific areas, and requests regarding summer night fishing time extensions.
Jul 23, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting Notes
The meeting focused heavily on fisheries management and recent survey results. The DNR reported that angler hours were substantial, but walleye harvest was low (21.6% of the surplus), prompting plans to increase the bag limit from 2 to 3 walleye starting in mid to late August. The removal of the fall night ban effective September 1, 2025, was confirmed, with future discussion planned for seasonal adjustments. Updates were provided on spring monitoring of northern pike and smallmouth bass, noting high numbers of larger pike and strong bass length distributions. Presentations from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and GLIFWC detailed telemetry research regarding walleye spawning site fidelity, habitat use (depth and temperature), and home range analysis, suggesting potential implications for establishing protected fish zones. Furthermore, muskie stocking will increase to an annual basis, and the committee discussed methods to smooth population status metrics.
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