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Climate Change Brings Drought, Floods, Blizzards, Tornadoes & More to the High Plains
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (463+ words) Few things have had as much effect on North Dakota as the weather. Call it Climate Change or Mother Nature, the forces behind first the glaciation that molded and shaped this part of the high prairies at the very center…...
ND Outdoors: Why not shut down the season for a year?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) By Doug Leier, Outreach Biologist, NDG&F North Dakota's hunting seasons represent far more than tradition or recreation. For most it's almost part of our DNA. Yet, each year I hear a familiar question: Why don't we just close down…...
Devils Lake prepares for possible insect infestation harmful to ash trees
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) By Mark C. Robinson, DLJ Managing Editor This is the second finding of the insect in North Dakota. It was first detected in La Moure County in August 2024. While the insects fly no more than a mile or two on their…...
ND Outdoors: Survival Of Winter Isn't Assured
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (377+ words) By Doug Leier, Outreach Biologist, NDG&F Early March often creates the impression that winter is nearly over. Day length is increasing, snow begins to settle, and we can see the finish line of our annual winter marathon. However, it's…...
Ag Mag: The effects of soil degradation
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) Soil degradation is an environmental concern that occurs when land becomes less fit for a specific purpose, like crop production. As the soil loses nutrients, namely phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium, crop yields can decline significantly, compounding the problem of food…...
North Dakota has new Director of Cyber Ops
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (320+ words) By Devils Lake Journal staff North Dakota Roots, Global Impact Born and raised in Rock Lake, ND, Rodenbiker began his career modernizing IT infrastructure for rural organizations, wiring campuses, building networks, and supporting systems from the ground up. He later…...
Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills to the Midwest
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (711+ words) By Leah Willingham and Jeff Martin, Associated Press A potent winter storm brought blizzard conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest on Monday, Dec. 29 as other areas of the country experienced plunging temperatures, strong winds,…...
NDIT set to finish statewide first responder radio network by 2027
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) By Devils Lake Journal staff North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) announced that the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) project is on track for completion in 2027. According to a press release from the NDIT office, this means police officers, firefighters, EMS,…...
ND Outdoors: Explaining the difference in survey numbers
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (531+ words) By Doug Leier, Outreach Biologist NDG&F When you hear terms like wildlife survey, census, or index, it might sound like three ways to say the same thing, but there are key differences, especially in how we at the North…...