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The South Bend Sail and Power Squadron will conduct a Safe Boating Course in Mishawaka beginning Feb. 4.
The five-week class meets one night a week at the Battell Center, 904 N. Main St. The first spring class will begin at 6:30 p.m. Class instruction is free; however, students are charged $39 for texts, registration and other materials if necessary.
Participants who successfully complete the American Boating Course 3 (ABC3) and exam will be awarded a certificate of completion recognized by the National Association of Safe Boating Laws Administrators. This certificate is also recognized by Indiana and complies with the new Michigan operator regulations for boats and PWCs (personal watercrafts).
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The Indiana DNR is again offering a late season for hunting Canada geese.The Indiana DNR is again offering a late season for hunting Canada geese.
The season runs Feb. 1-15 in 30 counties: Steuben, LaGrange, Elkhart, St. Joseph, La Porte, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko, Noble, DeKalb, Allen, Whitley, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Vermillion, Parke, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan and Greene.
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There are many ways to recycle Christmas trees, but tossing them on a frozen lake to create fish habitat may not be the best idea and may require a permit from the DNR.
Fish attractors tend to bring fish and fishermen together, said Bill James, chief fisheries biologist for the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife. They provide cover but dont necessarily grow more fish.
Better options include taking the tree to a designated Christmas tree recycling site in your community, tossing it in the backyard to provide shelter for wintering birds, running it through a wood chipper to create your own mulch, chopping it up for firewood.
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River otters are expanding in Indiana and now occupy much of their historic range, representing a success story for wildlife conservation.
Hoosiers now have a good chance of seeing river otters in many Indiana watersheds, a memory that will last a lifetime.
Officially considered extirpated from Indiana by 1942, river otters were absent from the landscape for more than 50 years. Then in 1995, wildlife officials began releasing otters into key areas of the state.
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Volunteer fire departments, Jasper County Sheriff Deputies and Indiana Conservation Officers responded to eight separate wildfires that were burning on Jasper Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area Nov. 29.
Investigators believe the fires were deliberately set and occurred in the same area that several arson fires were reported in the spring of 2012. It is unknown if the same person is responsible for the fires.
The fires were set in Jasper County along CR 400E between CR 850N and CR 1100N and on property belonging to The Nature Conservancy along CR 300E. Another fire was later reported on CR 500E north of SR 10. The fires burned 5 to 6 acres.
Anyone that may have information about these arson fires is urged to contact Indiana Conservation Officer Central Dispatch at 812-837-9536 or the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.