Natalie Ryder is a Community Editor at Forest Lake Times. She covers a diverse range of topics including animals, agriculture, and regional interest, while also delving into social issues and world news. Natalie has been featured in Aitkin Independent Age, HometownSource, and Outdoor News.
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Natalie Ryder's coverage is primarily focused on local news and community events in the United States, particularly within Minnesota and Minneapolis. Her articles often cover topics related to family & relationships, house & home, personal finance, education as well as city council decisions and school board updates.
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By: Natalie Ryder
Based on preliminary calculations from this year’s CWD-positive cases, the prevalence of the disease is around 5% in DPAs 647 and 648 in Minnesota's Fillmore County, meaning it could triple within the next few years if culling ended. (File photo courtesy of the USFWS)
There will be DNR employees alongside stakeholders in each session offering the introductory comments before opening it up for discussion with attendees. Michelle Carstensen and Kelsie LaSharr, with the DNR, will guide an elk session, highlighting landowner research that is taking place in the northwest. (File photo courtesy of the Minnesota DNR)
By: Natalie Ryder
The concern expressed is that the longer it takes to fully establish a carp barrier at Lock and Dam 5 in Minnesota City, the more carp will be able to squeeze northward up the Mississippi River. (File photo courtesy of the DNR)
By: Natalie Ryder
Williston, N.D., resident Courtney Homan says she processes all of her kills and catches to honor their sacrifice and blend her passion for hunting with her passion for cooking. (Photos courtesy of Courtney Homan)
By: Natalie Ryder
Pressure ridges, or ice heaves, are prominent this season on many Minnesota lakes, causing vehicles to break through the ice. Five of the seven vehicles that Northland Towing, of Isle, has retrieved this year have been in the vicinity of pressure ridges. (Photo courtesy of Jim Staricha)
By: Natalie Ryder
Minnesota DNR Elk Coordinator Kelsie LaSharr (below) and DNR Wildlife Health Group Leader Michelle Carstensen (above) co-led the Roundtable session on elk management on Friday, Jan. 10 in Bloomington. Carstensen highlighted the ongoing health and genetic research the DNR is conducting on its northwestern herds. (Photos courtesy of Minnesota DNR)
Among the DNR’s changes to trapping seasons in Minnesota this year was an extension of the otter-trapping dates. While in the past the season has ended in January, this year the season extends to May 15 in both state zones. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)
By: Bill Key, Dan Ladd, Natalie Ryder, Dan Small, Steve Pollick
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas on Monday, Jan. 20. Listen here for more details.
By: Natalie Ryder
With split membership among Republicans and DFLers in both the Senate and House, the Minnesota DNR plans to consider policy items from both sides of the aisle. House DFLers haven’t been to the Capitol to deny the Republicans a quorum, but Republicans have pushed on regardless, as the session’s second week nears its close. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)
By: Natalie Ryder
“Each survey is important to help guide management, and the northeast elk restoration project is part of that management thought process,” said Blane Klemek, the DNR’s northwest regional wildlife manager. (File photo courtesy of the Minnesota DNR)
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