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OUTDOORS NOTES Deadline Feb. 12 for disabled vet turkey hunt
Applications are being taken for the sixth annual Physically Disabled Veterans Turkey Hunt, scheduled April 20-22 at Camp Ripley near Little Falls.
The hunt is open to physically disabled veterans who receive outpatient treatment at a VA medical center or veterans who are eligible for VA care and cannot hunt during the regular firearms season.
Limited space is available. To request an application, call the Voluntary Service office at (320) 255-6394. Applications must be received by Feb. 12.
Winter Rendezvous set
The 29th annual Winter Rendezvous is scheduled from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Deep Portage Learning Center near Hackensack. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Step back in time and try your hand at lumberjack, voyageur and Native American games such as tomahawk throwing, snowsnakes, cross-cut sawing and the snowshoe relay.
Participation fee is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12, seniors and Deep Portage members. Lunch is an additional $5 for adults and $3 for children, seniors and members.
For reservations or more information, call (218) 682-2325 or (888) 280-9908, e-mail portage@uslink.net or go to www.deep-portage.org.
Deep Portage is located 10 miles east of Hackensack, off Cass County Road 46.
DNR awards $3.4 million
The DNR has awarded $3.4 million in grants to 21 local communities from the new Parks and Trails Legacy Grant Program.
The projects will help local governments acquire, develop, restore, and maintain parks and trails of regional or statewide significance across Minnesota.
Funding for the program comes from the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment approved by voters in 2008.
Information on the projects selected for funding may be found on the Parks and Trails Legacy Grant Program Web page at www.dnr.state. mn.us/grants/recreation/pt_ legacy.html. Questions related to the grant program may be directed to the DNR's Parks and Trails Division at (651) 259-5642.
Hearings scheduled
A public hearing to discuss proposed changes to rules governing aquatic plant management fees is scheduled from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Camp Ripley Education Center, 15000 Highway 115, Little Falls.
Hearings also are scheduled at the same times Feb. 23 at Bigwood Event Center, 925 Western Ave., Fergus Falls; and Feb. 25 at the Kelly Inn, 2705 Annapolis Lane N., Plymouth.
The hearings, as well as the now-open public comment period, give interested citizens an opportunity to have their concerns considered before the DNR adopts rule changes. Written comments may be submitted to Administrative Law Judge Bruce H. Johnson, Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0620, or by e-mail to rulecomments@state.mn.us.
The proposed rules and additional information about the process are available on the DNR Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/ rules/app/index.html.
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