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If you spend any time fishing Rainy Lake, managing land around the Falls, or keeping an eye on the forests of Koochiching County, the Minnesota DNR has a free summer learning series worth bookmarking.
The Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series returns this summer with eight new webinars running June through August. All sessions are free, live-captioned, and held on Wednesdays at noon — each lasting an hour or less. Pre-registration is required, and recorded versions are posted afterward for those who can’t tune in live.
Several topics hit close to home for northern Minnesota residents. Aquatic invasive species — always a concern for Rainy Lake, Kabetogama, and Namakan — leads off the series on June 18, covering watercraft inspections and what boaters can do to help. The walleye genetics and survival session on July 30 will interest anglers who depend on Rainy Lake’s legendary fishery. And the spruce budworm webinar on August 6 addresses a forest health threat with real implications for the boreal forests surrounding International Falls.
The full summer lineup:
Buckthorn management on July 23 is another practical one — the invasive shrub has been spreading across Minnesota and landowners around Koochiching County have been dealing with it on forest edges and roadsides. The human-wildlife conflicts session on June 25 could be useful for anyone who’s had run-ins with bears, wolves, or deer this close to the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.
“Our outdoors skills webinars are a great way for people to broaden their interest in, and knowledge of, the outdoors,” said Benji Kohn, volunteer mentor program coordinator with the DNR. “Our webinars can help people gain more knowledge and appreciation for what’s out there, and that can lead to being a better steward of our natural resources and trying something new.”
Registration links, episode descriptions, and the full webinar archive are available on the Minnesota DNR website. The DNR also offers additional education programs through its I Can! program — covering camping, paddling, fishing, mountain biking, and archery — as well as hunter education, boat safety, and firearms safety training.
