Mild temperatures ideal for aggressive efforts to repair damaged, dangerous roads FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa., Feb.

Sportsmen and women across the country have reason for encouragement today after the administration initiated steps to restore Clean Water Act protections to many wetlands and streams. Memphis, Tenn.

New research reveals vast tracts of wetlands along the upper Gulf Coast are more hydrologically connected to Galveston Bay and other waters of the U.S. than previously thought, suggesting immediate implications for how they are preserved, managed and regulated.

The loss of wetlands in the prairie pothole region of central North America due to a warmer and drier climate will negatively affect millions of waterfowl that depend on the region for food, shelter and raising young.

Spiritwood Lake in Stutsman County opens to darkhouse spearfishing Jan. 1. All other lakes where darkhouse spearfishing is allowed opened Dec. 1. All individuals who participate in darkhouse spearfishing, regardless of age, must register with the Game and Fish Department.