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DNR again denies review of its own motorized backroad route proposal Up North Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune The Department of Natural Resources has rejected the latest plea from a citizens group to formally review alleged environmental threats from a proposed 764-mile back-roads driving route that the agency intends to open across northern Minnesota for four-wheel drive owners. The petitioners are concerned that the so-called Border to Border Touring Route will unduly escalate traffic of high-impact vehicles on natural surface roads that snake through remote forest lands amid pri...

Hubbard County Board hears issues around ATV routes County commissioners look for solution for damage in ditches as popularity of the sports grows. CORRECTION: This article has been updated to show that a resident had an issue with the Akeley Paul Bunyan ATV Trailriders, not the Timberland Dirt Devils ATV Club. 9:38 pm, Mar. 15, 2021 The Hubbard County Board heard comments from residents and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) representatives about ATVs damaging road approaches. At Tuesday’s meeting, board chair David De La Hunt said, “Our concern is how d...

Nearly 1.29 million people visited North Dakota state parks in 2020; annual state park permit sales increased 20%. An estimated 12.3 million people visited Minnesota state parks and recreation areas last year, a 25% increase from 2019.

Gary Garth Special to USA TODAY Coronavirus has wreaked havoc over the past year, infecting 107 million people and killing 2.3 million worldwide – with 27.1 million of those cases and 468,000 of the deaths coming from the United States. By any measure, things have been disrupted. How COVID-19 will ultimately affect 2021 is unknown. But a few things are evident. COVID-19 fatigue is real. People are ready to get out and on the move. And for more than 50 million Americans, that likely means a camping trip. Camping – be it via a tent in the backcountry or a hard-sided camper parked in a full...